Biden's third such address will be something of an on-the-job interview, as the nation's oldest president tries to quell voter concerns about his age and job performance while sharpening the contrast with Donald Trump.

That was one of the more interesting SOTU addresses I’ve seen. Personally, I think he said most of the things that needed to be said, and he said them reasonably well. I’m sure he’s going to get some flack for attacking Trump directly (though not by name), but I was frankly glad to see it. Doing otherwise makes it seem like it’s just your typical election/political disagreements, but we’re past that now.

  • AFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    2 years ago

    All of those things are problems, and we should talk about them and how to fix them. Biden says they’re problems, too. If we’re in a thread about, say, the southern border, and you were bringing up these issues and Biden’s failings, I’d be right along with you.

    What I object to is people coming into a thread about who should be the next president saying “Fuck Biden” because he isn’t doing enough at the border or hasn’t taken a strong enough stand on Gaza. I object to that because the implicit message is “don’t vote for Biden,” which will directly result in Trump getting elected, and Trump is far worse in all these areas.

      • AFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        2 years ago

        If you consistently vote for the better candidates, you will reverse the decay. If you throw up your hands and the worse candidates keep winning, you increase the decay.

        Seriously, what’s the better solution in this election?