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[โ€“] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I used to think people who voted party above politics were the worst kinds of people. Then Trump won a term and I realized that while party politics were extremely stupid, we have a responsibility to do damage control. Failing to do damage control will result in someone with the IQ of a candy bracelet becoming leader of the free world and doing exactly what you think he'd do with that power.

[โ€“] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago

Failing to do damage control will result in someone with the IQ of a candy bracelet becoming leader of the free world and doing exactly what you think he'd do with that power.

I love this metaphor - after taking a moment to consider whether it's unfair to candy bracelets...