Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided U.S.

Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by ben_w on Saturday November 07, 2020 @02:27PM (#25018023)

I would be surprised if as many as half of those who voted for him believed that they were voting to either kill democracy or rewarding immoral behaviour.

Perhaps I’m overly-cynical, but in my (limited) experience, most people just don’t pay enough attention for such motivations — or even expectations — to be plausible.

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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by louwrentius on Saturday November 07, 2020 @02:31PM (#25018074)

It's probably worse: they want abortions illegal and gays back in the closet. Look at the packing of the SC.

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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by nickysielicki on Saturday November 07, 2020 @02:53PM (#25018444)

Filling vacancies is not what "court packing" means. That's never what it has meant. Court packing is when you create new positions (and thus, vacancies) to fill. Filling a lot of court vacancies is not court packing.

And you know this. And Joe Biden knew this when he made the same claim in one of the debates. It's gaslighting, and it bothers me that absolutely nobody called him out on it. Court packing is a red line that nobody should cross. I feel it's important that we all choose our words carefully so that it continues to stay off the table.

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