• chellewalker@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    I think his point was more that politicians are just so used to coverups and lying that they do it even when it’s right in front of our faces. We could see for our own eyes that Biden was unfit to run, but were gaslit up until the debate when he stood down.

    And the same things are all true of Trump; we can see with our own eyes how unqualified he is, but everyone insists on pretending otherwise.

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      Yeah. I feel like almost everyone misunderstands Jon. He calls out shitty government behavior.

      Republicans being a bursting cornucopia are statistically certain to spend more time in his sights, but Jon has never given Dems a “pass”. Also, his monologues aren’t just “Republicans dumb”, they’re incredibly informative about how the systems are supposed to work. He sneaks in legitimate government literacy lessons. Jon is a genius of our time.

      This is what every other comedian trying to be Jon… Even on the tonight show, doesn’t seem to have internalized.

      Jon deserved a break… But his original retirement left such a void.

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        1 month ago

        I still haven’t figured out how to download only the Monday episodes of TDS. Until then I guess I’m stuck watching on yt. The others are OK but Jon makes the show.

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      1 month ago

      This!

      Both of my parents have dementia. I have relatives that died after living with dementia for a while.

      Biden’s level of dementia takes 3-6 years to reach that point. There is no way people around him and higher ups in democratic party didn’t know he had dementia.

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      Agreed. Lying is the default. No one is surprised at all if politicians lie. And theres no accountability because of it, so why not lie.