• stickly@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Reread the OP. There was no mention of presidential elections anywhere, just “liberal candidate” generally in “elections”. You made the same assumption, which just goes to show how the media landscape has conditioned us to think like that.

    • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      7 days ago

      Well,

      A) “Let’s dissuade people from participating in radical politics” is only during presidential election season, when’s the last time you saw an ad for midterms? The DNC barely participates themselves. Be real.

      B) So? The comment you replied to chose to talk about the presidential election which is no less valid of an interpretation. Maybe they didn’t want to dox themselves more locally than “US,” you are the one who chose to reply to that comment specifically instead of making your own top level comment about midterms.

      C) Almost everyone in this thread interpreted it to be directly about Kamala. It doesn’t mention her by name, no, and yes, all the rest in the DNC are just as incompetent of candidates, but people get mad when you remind them of that and if you agree with me, we’re the outliers here, as sad as that is for a supposed anarchist community. That said, it was likely OP’s intent even without naming her (or it’s an old meme about Biden or Hillary because tbh they KEEP doing it for presidential elections especially like they want to lose.)