I don’t really understand your charge against Biden. Skimming headlines from afar it seemed like he was supposedly the most progressive president in a very long time. Where do you think one should read up on his record in office if we want to judge his presidency?
Biden has largely just maintained the status quo. He hasn’t done anything to meaningfully progress anything. None of the problems facing the US or the world have been even remotely addressed by him. The best that could be said is he hasn’t made most things any worse, although he’s really giving it the college try with his support for Israel recently. The only reason Biden looks remotely progressive is because he undid all the stuff Trump fucked up. Just because the previous guy was running backwards doesn’t mean you get credit for returning to where you started when you’ve done fuck all since then.
As for where to find his accomplishments, I’ve got no idea as he has very few worth mentioning. He’s managed to keep the economy going so there’s that I guess, and he supported Ukraine, but really that should be considered the bare minimum. Domestically he’s doing nothing of particular note.
Sadly too little too late. Something like that if done a decade or two ago might have worked, but at this point it’s a bandaid on a sucking chest wound. Dealing with climate change is going to require not only the kind of investment the IRA authorizes but equivalent foreign policy pushes, as well as a significant domestic PR campaign. The petrochemical companies have been allowed free reign to push their messaging for too many decades and now a significant portion of the US literally believes climate change is a hoax. It’s going to take something like the public awareness campaign that was instituted against tobacco companies to undo that damage and the best time to have done that was a decade ago. The second best time is now.
That’s an interesting perspective, thanks for sharing.
Just because the previous guy was running backwards doesn’t mean you get credit for returning to where you started when you’ve done fuck all since then.
I disagree with this point enthusiastically. If he steered the boat ten miles up river, that’s still a major achievement, especially if the previous captain had just drifted from bank to bank while he was actively putting holes in the hull. We don’t know how Biden would have sailed if he’d taken charge where the previous guy did, maybe he’d have stayed in one place, gone down stream, or maybe he’d taken another ten miles the right way, we’ll never know.
Give me milquetoast extremism or give me death!
I don’t really understand your charge against Biden. Skimming headlines from afar it seemed like he was supposedly the most progressive president in a very long time. Where do you think one should read up on his record in office if we want to judge his presidency?
Biden has largely just maintained the status quo. He hasn’t done anything to meaningfully progress anything. None of the problems facing the US or the world have been even remotely addressed by him. The best that could be said is he hasn’t made most things any worse, although he’s really giving it the college try with his support for Israel recently. The only reason Biden looks remotely progressive is because he undid all the stuff Trump fucked up. Just because the previous guy was running backwards doesn’t mean you get credit for returning to where you started when you’ve done fuck all since then.
As for where to find his accomplishments, I’ve got no idea as he has very few worth mentioning. He’s managed to keep the economy going so there’s that I guess, and he supported Ukraine, but really that should be considered the bare minimum. Domestically he’s doing nothing of particular note.
Climate change is by far the most serious problem facing the US and the IRA is a genuinely substantial step towards addressing that.
Sadly too little too late. Something like that if done a decade or two ago might have worked, but at this point it’s a bandaid on a sucking chest wound. Dealing with climate change is going to require not only the kind of investment the IRA authorizes but equivalent foreign policy pushes, as well as a significant domestic PR campaign. The petrochemical companies have been allowed free reign to push their messaging for too many decades and now a significant portion of the US literally believes climate change is a hoax. It’s going to take something like the public awareness campaign that was instituted against tobacco companies to undo that damage and the best time to have done that was a decade ago. The second best time is now.
That’s an interesting perspective, thanks for sharing.
I disagree with this point enthusiastically. If he steered the boat ten miles up river, that’s still a major achievement, especially if the previous captain had just drifted from bank to bank while he was actively putting holes in the hull. We don’t know how Biden would have sailed if he’d taken charge where the previous guy did, maybe he’d have stayed in one place, gone down stream, or maybe he’d taken another ten miles the right way, we’ll never know.