Then do the same for half a year after no longer being president. It just looks like they've gotten a few years younger with the removal of constant daily stress
And the fact that he also didn't do shit his first time around, you can't age if you don't do much in Office (and not have to stress about things). All he did was run his mouth, his children getting sponsors and shit, and him not knowing how much power the Presidency had....he's more useless than a cockroach.
On the day you're sworn in they actually inject you with something to cause cognitive distance that lasts around 5 years or so, so the neuralizer works properly on their last day.
I don't think he cares anymore. He's just free of the burden and whatever happens isn't his responsibility anymore. He's pretty old now, that age where he can just not give a fuck anymore.
Dude legitimately tried to do what is best for the country. He came back after his son died and still tried to work for america. And americans spat in his face and called him demented and old. And he still willingly gave up power to allow someone younger even after seeing the shitshow of 2022 turnout where over 150m still didnt vote where over 80% of 18-35 voters, still did not vote even after democrats begging them and bombarding them with videos of jan 6th, testimonies, evidence after evidence.
Dude worked through a 50/50 split senate with conservative democrat like Mancin and corporate stooge like Sinema, and still managed to pass some of the most beneficial policies in modern times that would have helped americans for decades to come.
AND that was after dealing with the covid shitshow that Trump left behind, deliberately not allowing Bidens team the usual access that every other presidency have done to be effective from day 1. And still Biden managed to save the country from a recession and bring back inflation to normal numbers.
And still he got spat in the face because he wasnt looking like a 35 year old after having deal with a infection travelling and nethanyahu and russia and everything else.
Yet he still tried to do what is best for the country. America did not deserve him.
Oh, I don’t think people understand that the inflation that’s going on is from when Trump borrowed trillions of dollars for stimulus checks.
Trump went into the White House as a millionaire and came out a billionaire literally.
The double standards and politics is so wild -if we went off of morals, Elon musk has four baby moms and 13 children..
Trump has three ex-wives to that were immigrants ..
Lol he didn't "willingly give up power"-- it wasn't his power to give up because he wasn't going to win that election. He sabotaged the most important primary in American history, and the worst part is that even he recognized the plan was for him to lead a transition to '24 on the campaign trail in '20.
A 50/50 Senate is where Biden always thrived. Whether he was giving up on school integration or giving up on protecting abortion by passing the Hyde Amendment, he's always been the guy willing to rush the center and make deals with regressive America. In this way, he was able to use his presidency to pass business friendly legislation, bipartisan infrastructure packages, Republican immigration policy, and bombs to blow up children in the Middle East. Unfortunately, it was a time when the country needed an organized Democratic party prepared to stop fascism.
Hey protest voter, the election is over and you can stop with the Russian manipulation tactics. How's that protest vote working out for you? Do you feel safe with our future? Does it feel worth it that you sent the Democratic party a message?
Where did I say how I voted? I turned out for Kamala in a deep blue state where I didn't even have to-- but I wasn't surprised when her terrible campaign, which lost ground with every major demographic in the country, crashed and burned. She was set up to fail by Biden and she probably wouldn't have even won a primary if Joe had allowed it.
What message do you think I sent? Because the one that Democrats sent to us was that this election wasn't very important. I realize that it probably makes you feel good to throw this tantrum and tell me how I voted and accuse me of hurting our future-- but the reality is that I was not in charge of Kamala's doomed campaign and I was not accountable for winning that election, Democrats were. But truth hurts-- especially when it's critical. I think you'd probably prefer to suffer under an endless Trump regime than recognize criticism and hold your own leaders accountable for their administrations and campaigns-- but unfortunately that's the only way they're ever going to be better and win.
You're parroting the Russian manipulation talking points fed to the protest voters 1:1, so excuse me for thinking that the thing that walks and quacks like a duck is a duck.
He did smile. It’s recorded. He also was wearing a maga hat. His party turned on him, his VP turned on him. Called him unfit and left him out to be made a fool of. Democrats are guilty of this as well.
If he was so happy to not be president why the he'll would he lie and run for a second term. I would say at least half of why Trump is president is Biden's direct doing.
See, I don’t think he realized he was too old for it until it was too late. He did it, he had it done and over with, and now he realized that he’s better off enjoying retirement as he should at his age.
the POS that protected Trump while in authority and had to be dragged off the ballot preventing a proper democratic process to pick his replacement for the party. he should be as reviled as the rapist cheeto and space nazi
Most people that give medals to people who ratted on their own kind for nazi monies believe it or not smile for they are backed by millions of uniformed idiots.
Did Biden not give Sorros a medal of freedom? Also look into the origins of Hugo Boss unrelated to Byron but if y’all hate nazis so much why do you pick and choose what facts you want to accept.
Never said I’m a fan of him, but highlights the phrase “what you do to your enemy, he does to you tomorrow.” Conservatives call me a liberal that likes guns and liberals call me a conservative that likes drugs, what am I?…go ahead downvote away throw all the personal insults you can. I seen what makes you people cheer so your boos and disapproval provide me nourishment.
You're overlooking my nuance as a human by being so insistent about how unique you are. Brother, you don't sound different. You sound like a bad AI quote generator.
A lot of his domestic policies will age well along with him pulling out of Afghanistan. BUT, his facilitation of Israel's genocide of Gaza will be an irreparable stain on his legacy that will grow worse and worse with each passing year
He allowed Trump to return as president after a failed insurrection. That along with his inaction during the destruction of Gaza smear his otherwise great presidency.
If he had died in 2023, history would remember him for his economic successes, pursuit of worker rights, and support of Ukraine. Now history will remember him as a last weak president before a historic decline, a symptom of the incompetence of the Democrats.
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You might downvote me, but this is the truth. Biden ran on being the stopgap against fascism. He and the Democrats failed miserably. They couldn't prosecute Trump for four damn years, couldn't muster new, popular politicians, couldn't run an effective campaign. Biden personally couldn't just step down like he said he would. A large part of the next four years is due to their incompetence.
By "everyone outside of the US" you must mean yourself because I am outside of the US and I disagree with your broad take and I am sure many other people would too.
No i don't just mean myself. Hell a lot of people refused to vote because of what his administration did in Gaza. Just cos you don't see anything wrong with what he did doesn't mean everybody does. To a large portion of people he is and will forever be known as Genocide Joe.
I doubt the Arab world agrees with that view of Joe. Peace isn't arming and funding a rogue state to exterminate the indigenous population by any measure of the imagination. Blinken and the whole Biden administration share that legacy, including Kamala.
Trump is another kettle of orange fish. Trump doesn't hide what a humongous piece of shit he is. We all know and yet he's in the white house in the throes of a coup because the Americans put him there with their democracy. What does that say about them?
You realize that phrase sounds like something Trump would make up? And Americans who threw their votes away because of that single issue are definitely having second thoughts now and it is all on them.
I dont blame people who couldn't in good conscious vote for evil. They are both evil to different degrees. The situation in the US is a glaring symptom that there is something seriously wrong with the political sphere and yall can thank AIPAC for that.
What phrase sounds like something Trump would make up?
Trumps plan doesnt have a snowflakes chance in hell of happening. What it has done is force the Arab nations to come up with a plan for peace in Gaza.
People believe the genocide Joe stuff because it's true. Did he not fund this massacre? Did he not continue sending bombs after clear evidence of war crimes was made public by the shameless Israelis who knew they could get away with it? Did he sanction the Israelis for their war crimes? Did he do anything really to show he cares for humanity? The answer is a full resounding no. He's evil evil evil and so is his administration. When you are meant to be a superpower and police the world and call yourself a champion of western values you have a bigger responsibility. He failed on all fronts
He did nothing different than nearly every world leader or president has done. Had he done the things you say it would have been even worse. It's propaganda. The evidence of this is clear when it's nearly all BRICS countries pushing the Genocide narrative.
Regarding Trump. You say it won't happen, we also said that about a ton of other things he's actively doing. I think it's naive to say it won't happen when he's giving Israel the green light to push them out.
It's not propaganda. We have eyes and have seen first hand testimony of war crimes by the evil idiots in the IDF posting their heinous behaviour online. Of parents holding their babies with their heads blown up, of the entire Gaza strip levelled. Of the denial of water food and humanitarian aid entering Gaza.
Even your journalists was calling the administration out on their lies while they sat there smirking. Disgusting doesn't even begin to cover it up. No other world leader is financing Israel the way the US is.
Absolutely not. Comparing Joe to this current moron is night and day. Joe seems legit. Don is going to ruin your country. It’s sad to watch from outside.
First I'm not comparing him to the orange turd. Second the US is not my country thank god for that. Third, genocide is his legacy and he was too selfish to stand aside and let a more able candidate come forward as presidential candidate until the eleventh hour fucking it all up for the dems and the rest of the world by making it oh so easy for the orange turd to come back with a vengeance. He is Genocide Joe and I hope those words follow him forever and ever.
It is always interesting to see comments like yours who bash Biden or the Democratic with BS opinions, buzz words like "genocide Joe" and vague accusations. While completely ignoring how the current administration is literally tearing up the constitution and ignoring laws. Hell, just yesterday the orange shit stain called himself a king.
All your comments are very disingenuous.
You should concentrate more on the current situation, instead of spouting off propaganda and blaming everyone else, but the republican fascists.
LOL, at this point I have to assume you're trolling. You can't call "personal feelings" and "subjective opinion" when discussing clear-cut easy-to-prove/disprove facts. You do that when discussing favorite films, not historical facts.
JingleJangleJin gave you a great lead (understatement) to follow up on what was actually said or not said. Maybe you have reasons to dislike Biden. Maybe you have good reasons. I don't love him either, to be honest. I'm not telling you to ignore your personal feelings. Everyone is guided (as they should be) by their feelings.
But I agree with the other respondents who said that there's pretty clear evidence of a right answer in this case. When your personal feelings tell you to ignore verifiable information that other people (albeit people using Reddit--like you) share with you in good faith, maybe it's time for you to start feeling like you can change your mind about something without compromising yourself. Prioritizing your current feelings to the extent that you refuse to consider any outside evidence or perspectives that disagree with them can only hurt you. You wouldn't be trusting yourself; you'd be trusting something that is part of you, but shouldn't necessarily continue to be. It would be like feeling so sure that you can cross the street safely that you refuse to do it with open eyes.
If you really trust your own feelings, or rather, your ability to feel what's right, trust yourself to consider what's in front of you. If you're capable of making the right judgments, let yourself experience what someone else says will change your mind, and let yourself change your mind, or not change it! Develop an informed concept of a thing as true or not true, or if you can't be sure (that's a feeling too), say, without shame, "I don't know yet." But at least try to listen, or see, and understand.
If you end up changing your mind about something, no matter how small, it won't be a victory of some enemy over you (no one can effectively gloat about something for long if you agree with them)--it'll be your own victory; you'll have trusted your own judgments and come to an answer through your own reflection. It won't matter that someone pushed you in the right direction initially, or insulted you at some point in the past. It'll fully make sense to you, and you'll have changed, and you'll love yourself.
Maybe you'll still dislike Biden. Probably! There are plenty of reasons to disapprove of what he's done. But you won't have made the mistake of deluding yourself, of letting a single opinion reinforce itself unjustly, of letting it dictate what's true rather than letting yourself dictate what's true.
Stay open-minded, dude. Don't let pride, stubbornness, or fear of change ruin you. Trust yourself to interpret a wide range of perspectives and experiences; that's what the human brain (and heart, metaphorically) is capable of.
I wrote this from the heart, and I hope it resonated with you. Best wishes.
Are you saying there wasn't a genocide in Gaza or that Biden didn't give Israel weapons and money to do it without enacting the Leahy Act that would have given him the legal right to stop funding Israel in the middle of a genocide?
Or are you saying you just don't care about the genocide?
I’m saying that Biden follows the law regarding our treaties. Blaming Biden for hamas attacking Israel and Israel responding is juvenile at best and idiotic in reality. Are you saying that Trump ISNT trying to relocate the Palestinians? Get real. All of you that voted on this base are entitled children and I hope you spend 4 years walking barefoot on legos
I’m saying that Biden follows the law regarding our treaties.
The Leahy Act would be following the law AND Stopping the genocide.
Blaming Biden for hamas attacking Israel and Israel responding is juvenile at best and idiotic in reality
If you can point to where I said "Hamas attacked BECAUSE of Biden" I will concede. Otherwise, this is a stupid argument that no one made but you posted it just to argue against in order to feel like you're winning against an internet stranger. That is REALLY sad. Proof you have no real argument if you need to make up things to argue against.
Are you saying that Trump ISNT trying to relocate the Palestinians?
Didn't say this either - but you are sure making it sound like prior to Trump the Palestinians were happily living in their homes and are NOW being asked to move. Also, Egyptian officials have already let the cat out of the bag. The Biden admin was asking Egypt to take in Palestinians for a relocation project BEFORE October 7th. You not knowing about this isn't my problem. Educate yourself before defending someone blindly.
All of you that voted on this base are entitled children
I can't vote because I'm an immigrant - but you know who can vote but didn't vote for Biden based on his actions in Gaza? The American Palestinian community. You just blatantly blaming the victims here? The fuck is wrong with you?
Interestingly, that same leahy act would have prevented us from sending aid to Palestine based on the actions of hamas. But that doesn’t seem to bother you so much.
Playing silly word games with it doesn’t change the fact that you do in fact blame Biden. Like a child. Why lay genocide at his feet if you don’t? Stop being disingenuous. It’s transparent and frankly it’s gross.
It has never been national policy to force relocation of Palestinians until now. Whether any prior administration was seeking humanitarian support is not the smoking gun you think it is. It’s a disgusting fact twist to fit your outrage narrative.
Do I blame hamas for Israel’s retaliation? Yes. No one made them invade. No one made them kidnap rape or murder. Do I think Israel abused the excuse? Maybe. But there is no good guy in that conflict, just two bad actors. So no. I don’t care what happens to either side because they both chose it. And in the meantime, people who think JUST LIKE YOU have utterly wrecked America by handing us over to fascists. Great job there. Goal achieved with the virtue signal, I’m sure Gaza really appreciates it. You remain an idiot.
Interestingly, that same leahy act would have prevented us from sending aid to Palestine based on the actions of hamas. But that doesn’t seem to bother you so much.
What the fuck is that even supposed to mean? I guarantee you 100% if Hamas had control of Gaza and the West Bank and were oppressing Jewish citizens, I would 100% be calling for the Leahy Act to stop funding Hamas. Of course - WE WERE NEVER FUNDING HAMAS, so this isn't even a real fucking argument. Sending VERY SMALL AMOUNTS of humanitarian aid (food) is not the same as literally giving a country commenting a genocide weapons to do it.
Playing silly word games with it doesn’t change the fact that you do in fact blame Biden.
For funding the genocide and doing nothing about it? 100%. For October 7th? No. That is stupid and you are stupid for posing this as a real argument TWICE.
Like a child.
Ouch, I'm offended by your constant insults. Please have mercy.
Why lay genocide at his feet if you don’t?
"Why blame the person giving weapons to a genocidal government for the genocide???" Another stupid question.
Stop being disingenuous. It’s transparent and frankly it’s gross.
I'm not - you are just unable to follow a simple conversation. And the only thing gross here is you excusing genocide. Repeatedly.
Whether any prior administration was seeking humanitarian support is not the smoking gun you think it is.
Translation: "i've done no research so I'm convinced I'm right." Ignorance is bliss and damn if you aren't blissful.
Do I blame hamas for Israel’s retaliation? Yes. No one made them invade.
The day before October 7th, a news report came out saying this was the deadliest year on record for youths in Palestine. Do I blame Israel for Hamas' retaliation? Yes. No one made them kill all those innocent children. That isn't a defense of Hamas - a right wing terrorist organization that was formed specifically because of Israels actions in Gaza - it's just adding context. I don't support Hamas, I support Palestinians looking to live in peace and not get bombed randomly while in school (I guess now that there are no more schools standing in Gaza no more kids will die in school so... yay?).
But there is no good guy in that conflict, just two bad actors.
Look at that !!! We agree on something! Israel bad AND Hamas bad!
And in the meantime, people who think JUST LIKE YOU have utterly wrecked America by handing us over to fascists.
Here you go blaming Palestinians again for not voting for the terrible candidate that was supporting the genocide of their people.
You remain an idiot.
Yes. I am an idiot for expecting more from elected representatives. If only we can all be as blissful as you thinking you did something heroic by voting for the person actively funding a genocide.
Glad you asked nothing of the democratic party and they lost the election anyway for being completely unpopular. You sure supported a winner there!!!
You write a lot of words. I follow your line of reasoning, as I did from the beginning. Like everyone else with your mindset, you are unable to grasp the consequences of your philosophy.
It cost all of us. So if it hurt your feelings to be called out for it, GOOD.
You are confused. YOU are unable to grasp the consequences of YOUR philosophy. You don’t see how allowing the democrats to continue turning further and further right wing over the years - but voting for them anyway without making any requests or holding them accountable - has created a political reality where fascists can exist.
And instead of realizing that, you criticize anyone left of approving a genocide as the problem, feeding right into what the right wing fascists want.
But hey, whatever you need to tell yourself to help you sleep better at night for having voted for a genocide, more power to you.
Jesus is the Son of God. He died on the cross for our sins and was resurrected three days later. Confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe with your heart that God raised Him from the dead, and you will be saved; you will not die, but have everlasting life.
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u/Sir_Earl_Jeffries Feb 21 '25
I wish I could feel as happy as that smile looked