Was it a "real" problem? Falling for media repetition? Look how much he got done. You want him to produce and sing and dance it out for you too? What's our job? Support or complain, knowing what the alternative is? Aim your ire at the GOP. Face it, you all really want an emcee not a president. - ThreadSky

bungalowbillcom.bsky.social • 25 days ago

Was it a "real" problem? Falling for media repetition? Look how much he got done. You want him to produce and sing and dance it out for you too? What's our job? Support or complain, knowing what the alternative is? Aim your ire at the GOP. Face it, you all really want an emcee not a president.

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paximajica.bsky.social•25 days ago

Not true, and I take your criticism seriously, so please consider doing the same. Being a good messenger, using the bully pulpit effectively is essential to the presidency and Biden could not — and was often directly pivoted by his staff from — doing that. The accomplishments are real. They matter.

paximajica.bsky.social•25 days ago

Being able to convey their importance, connect them to a bigger project matters. Lincoln, FDR, Kennedy, Reagan, Clinton, Obama. All of them understood how one served the other.

paximajica.bsky.social•25 days ago

You may not like that many voters had needs and desires not perfectly connected to the many, many good things Biden did (I share that frustration.) Meeting them where they are doesn’t mean staying there, it means taking the most salient and motivating issues seriously.

paximajica.bsky.social•25 days ago

It means really listening, building coalitions that make us all proactive and fighting on every level. Gaza wasn’t some made up problem for Biden. Many voters had family and friends directly impacted, killed, and displaced and his stance was unacceptable to them.

paximajica.bsky.social•25 days ago

You can’t just dismiss them, even if there are greater consequences you’re fighting for. You have to address them. That doesn’t mean acquiescence or pandering. It requires finding common ground and sharing influence and power. And that requires clear and constant communication. Biden didn’t do that.

bungalowbillcom.bsky.social•25 days ago

Sure he did. You just don't know that Biden is not the president of Israel. But again, bash your side and let the perpetrator go free.

bungalowbillcom.bsky.social•25 days ago

And others pushed them to it instead of listening to reason. Biden went to Israel and told them on stage in front of the world to hold back and learn from our mistakes. Now everyone watches as Trump says to clear the whole place out.

paximajica.bsky.social•25 days ago

Agreed. But there is a real argument to be made that our government did not honor the commitment we’ve made against human rights abuses when it came to arming the Israelis after these abuses were known. Something these groups saw repeatedly.

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