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fujiyamasan

(1,480 posts)
22. I don't usually see this issue so much from the candidates themselves
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:19 AM
12 hrs ago

The last several presidential nominees were pretty normal, especially in comparison with the brain rotted pedophile that’s president now.

The problem with our side is we have a grifter class. It’s basically a group of consultants and it’s a revolving door with so called not for profits that drift in and out as advisors. Sometimes they claim to represent various groups, and then candidates feel compelled to cater to them. In the past there was also an inclination to use language better suited for academic settings, that seeped its way into democratic politics. Latinx, critical race theory, “cis” gender…just a few examples. Very few use these terms in real life. But the right has a field day with all of them.

Take Harris’ comments from the ad in the last election over transgender surgeries for inmates. It was from the 2020, primaries where candidates were tripping to “out woke” each other. This was a good example of a complete self own. Harris could have simply kept an ambiguous position about it, or simply chose to avoid talking much about it. Instead she bragged about it. We also saw absurd accusations during those primaries that Obama was the “deporter in chief”, while in reality he was simply enforcing immigration law.

In short, our candidates are a hell of a lot more culturally normal than the pedophile party. Unless we’re seeing our culture itself so fucked to the point where pedophilia is normalized, which is what the other side is trying to do (see Megyn Kelly’s comments).

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repub response: Newsom says dems are culturally abnormal (they will leave out cuturally) msongs 22 hrs ago #1
So he's saying minorities are abnormal? leftstreet 22 hrs ago #2
He's Saying RobinA 21 hrs ago #11
Then he needs better consultants leftstreet 21 hrs ago #14
The only people who "bring up" cultural pronouns are magats. Ferrets are Cool 10 hrs ago #33
We do not control the narrative. Therefore, Republicans will always ask, "Why do you refuse to talk about pronouns!?" Oneironaut 9 hrs ago #48
The only time I hear about "Hot Button Issues" is from right wing media AStern 9 hrs ago #49
Shrug. Shit like this works on Bill Maher Johonny 22 hrs ago #3
Malcolm Nance for president gab13by13 22 hrs ago #4
We *are* culturally normal. They're the ones with dysfunctional, antisocial bigotry unblock 21 hrs ago #5
Democracy is also on the table by the way. Gov. yorkster 21 hrs ago #6
He means devoid of culture. LuvLoogie 21 hrs ago #7
I Agree With Him RobinA 21 hrs ago #8
people who get "freaked out" by pronouns are not "culturally normal" WhiskeyGrinder 21 hrs ago #13
I agree with him and you 100% calguy 10 hrs ago #29
I agree OC375 9 hrs ago #46
It's the REPUGS who keep talking about "cultural issues!" Wednesdays 21 hrs ago #9
Or cultural pronouns. Ferrets are Cool 10 hrs ago #34
Like I've been telling you all, Newsom won't be the 2028 nominee. Fiendish Thingy 21 hrs ago #10
Yep, he's against taxi taxing mega rich something even MAGA wants uponit7771 13 hrs ago #21
We are. The right wingers, esp the 30%, are the outliers Iris 21 hrs ago #12
Whose culture? misanthrope 18 hrs ago #15
Governor Max Headroom can STFU TexasBushwhacker 17 hrs ago #16
You rang? LearnedHand 10 hrs ago #31
Most of the base agrees with him on the culture war stuff BannonsLiver 10 hrs ago #43
What matters most is winning. We need to do whatever we need to win. Sometimes it means we don't have to be so open JI7 16 hrs ago #17
Exactly. For all that we hate them, and I, who previously didn't hate anyone, do hate them, Scrivener7 14 hrs ago #18
We're told we spend so much time on this stuff, but it's the Republicans who are constantly talking about it. Vinca 14 hrs ago #19
Thank you. Ferrets are Cool 10 hrs ago #35
THANK YOU! MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #39
I think there is a difference between ... Whiskeytide 13 hrs ago #20
I don't usually see this issue so much from the candidates themselves fujiyamasan 12 hrs ago #22
I think people started reacting when employers starting forcing people to give their pronouns Wanderlust988 12 hrs ago #23
As someone pointed out before, 9 and 88 are interesting Scrivener7 11 hrs ago #25
Hit and run artist, doesn't stck around to reply. JoseBalow 9 hrs ago #47
It means absolutely nothing. I just found those numbers easier to hit on the keyboard. Wanderlust988 9 hrs ago #50
Ah. Of course. So it's all just a coincidence. Scrivener7 8 hrs ago #51
Honestly, I have no idea what you're talking about? I don't know what it's supposed to mean. Wanderlust988 8 hrs ago #55
... BannonsLiver 8 hrs ago #52
Such bad luck to innocently choose 2 white supremacy codes! Scrivener7 8 hrs ago #54
Uhh...I'm black! Pro-black too. Wanderlust988 8 hrs ago #56
Sounds serious Torchlight 5 hrs ago #61
People deal with trans people pretty much uniformly across the country. Some people just don't know it. WhiskeyGrinder 10 hrs ago #27
Well, they have always demanded women's marital status Bettie 7 hrs ago #60
Um, that statement is not true Bettie 12 hrs ago #24
Thank you MustLoveBeagles 7 hrs ago #58
This issue is settled for Gen Z RainCaster 10 hrs ago #26
My take Mz Pip 10 hrs ago #28
That is exactly what he is saying Soul_of_Wit 8 hrs ago #53
I don't say much. bucolic_frolic 10 hrs ago #30
This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver 10 hrs ago #42
This is objectively incorrect. Holy crap. Oneironaut 9 hrs ago #45
It gives JustAnotherGen 10 hrs ago #32
WTF does that mean? Initech 10 hrs ago #36
It means a Newsom hater found something to criticize Bobstandard 10 hrs ago #38
Its a talking point aimed at low information Johonny 7 hrs ago #59
Which is why Newsom isn't a good candidate. Ritabert 10 hrs ago #37
What is the matter with this guy? Our "candidate in waiting" for the next election can't get people who can help script CTyankee 10 hrs ago #40
... BannonsLiver 10 hrs ago #41
"Be Normal" is a smear constantly used against LGBTQIA+ people. Oneironaut 10 hrs ago #44
He is correct.. Cherrycheeks 8 hrs ago #57
I agree, and I only just learned that "female" is an insult. This is fuel for the other side. Doodley 5 hrs ago #62
I am tired of him already. milestogo 5 hrs ago #63
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