comment_id,post_id,post_title,body,score,created_utc
kp0lycb,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"He's not wrong. I can't imagine voting for anyone who is outright stating that they will be a dictator, even if it IS for one day (spoiler alert: it'll be more than 1 day).",1253,2024-02-05 12:31:09
kp0std4,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,I mean it looks like Republicans want a sick fuck to lead the nation... and they are pretty proud of that.,1180,2024-02-05 13:28:44
kp0rhtk,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,Project 2025 would introduce authoritarian rule to all of government.  The USA would be over.,595,2024-02-05 13:18:23
kp1gd28,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"I wish I could find the video again, but I ran into a video on YouTube shorts where a guy just shouted obscenities as a board meeting calling people fat, ugly, and stupid. The comments were ""imagine if this guy were President, all the problems would be fixed."" The guy literally said nothing on how to change anything or make anything better at all. It was just insults.

Somehow in their heads they've connected effective with asshole.",309,2024-02-05 16:05:58
kp0n0au,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,Every election since Obama has been.,302,2024-02-05 12:40:35
kp0qixx,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"Electing Bush was a pretty gigantic hit to the 'soul of our' nation in it's own right, and he shouldn't have even been president. The fucking Supreme Court has been fucking us for decades, idiotic institution",297,2024-02-05 13:10:30
kp0okov,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,I won’t be dictator tomorrow. Promise. What? Today is not tomorrow.,257,2024-02-05 12:54:08
kp14s6f,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,Bold of you to think that there would be elections in 2028 if Trump wins.,256,2024-02-05 14:54:04
kp0w7ic,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,its insane to me.  everyday i feel like I'm living in a nightmare when i read the news.  How is this actually real?,228,2024-02-05 13:54:16
kp1hx0n,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"They like the trope of ""he's a jackass but he gets stuff done"" popularized by shows like House and Sherlock so much that they not only mistook it for reality but also confused the causation.

Being a jackass who gets stuff done is shitty in the real world, because 90% of the time your genius isn't worth how much of a dick you are - even if you *are* effective and not just an asshole, there are other people who are just as good and don't suck to work with.",184,2024-02-05 16:15:19
kp1763c,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,hate + fear - critical thinking skills = maga cult,157,2024-02-05 15:09:30
kp0pvxc,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"The executive isn’t even the biggest concern: it’s the assault on the judiciary that is our real long term risk. Once the courts are corrupt, the people have no protection against bad law.",146,2024-02-05 13:05:10
kp0zd84,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"From the article:  

""Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said Biden “has been a nightmare for this country in just three short years in the White House, and no amount of gaslighting will make Americans forget about all the misery and destruction he has brought.”""

Was there a follow up question from the author asking to name 5 examples of Biden's nightmare?

I can't imagine any nightmare worse than the leader of the government ignoring COVID, enacting tax cuts that turned into steep tax increases in the next term, tanking the economy, having raging unemployment and ignoring our longtime allies in favor of Russia, China and North Korea.",142,2024-02-05 14:17:12
kp0st9e,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"What amazes me is the fact so many actually want former President Trump back in office.

Then I remember we are the same Country that fought a war to keep people as slaves. 

So here we are...",133,2024-02-05 13:28:43
kp0w04x,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"The outright sanctioning of torture really shook me.  I thought Bush would be the worst president we could ever have, but I was proven wrong",124,2024-02-05 13:52:46
kp0vs9i,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"IDK it would be a true test of our elections in 2028.  Technically Trump wouldn't be allowed to run again, but you know he would go for it again.",118,2024-02-05 13:51:10
kp0prh0,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,Republicans would accept Trump as a literal Emperor if it meant they won. That's literally all they care about in their little chimp brains. Winning.,114,2024-02-05 13:04:09
kp1buv1,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"Authoritarians tend to use pretend elections to lend a sense of legitimacy to their rule. I don't think they'd be gone, but republicans have been skewing elections with gerrymandering and silent voter unregistration for years. I think that behavior would be kicked up to an 11.",111,2024-02-05 15:38:52
kp0wfhm,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"I am going to vote for Biden; but, if Trump is truly this much of a threat it’s fucking crazy that a declining 81 year old is the best option the Democratic Party has to put forward.",104,2024-02-05 13:55:53
kp1hclk,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"There shouldn't be any battle with trump. He should have been put in prison by now for stealing nuclear secrets and other classified documents, or 1/6 and calling for the second civil war. He should be barred from our elections for disrupting the peaceful transition of power. The fact that he's allowed to run and ruin the nation at all is a great example of how worthless and pathetic our system is and the amount of loopholes for the rich and powerful to slip through exist.",103,2024-02-05 16:11:54
kp1095v,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"""The power you give me, I will lay down when this crisis has abated.""

*-Emperor Palpatine*",95,2024-02-05 14:23:26
kp23pmo,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"Asking them, ""what stuff did he get done?"" usually has interesting results. They'll usually say taxes, the border, economy, and then kinda fade off. Asking *what* he did with taxes or the border or the economy mostly gets blank stares or vague, angry assertions about how they were all great.",94,2024-02-05 18:20:29
kp10eh8,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"Abu Ghraib prison torture was not a good look. . .

But the intentional withholding of PPE from ""Blue Cities"" during a pandemic is probably worse.",89,2024-02-05 14:24:29
kp0rfph,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"Republicans have been programmed to want it by a vast and sophisticated right-wing propaganda machine.

That’s what’s destroying the USA from the inside.

Shut off the cult programming and most of them will snap out of the mass psychosis.",84,2024-02-05 13:17:54
kp0ndu2,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,Wonder if 4 more years of Biden will get rid of maga republicans? Hope so!,82,2024-02-05 12:43:54
kp0sge3,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,The ol’ “Free beer tomorrow” gag,81,2024-02-05 13:25:55
kp0pb7i,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,They didn't morph... This is who they always were.  Trump just allowed them to take their masks off.,74,2024-02-05 13:00:20
kp0yktl,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,If Trump wins again I fully expect Thomas and Alito to retire and be replaced by far right conservatives in their early 50s. Which would essentially lock the SCOTUS in as an extremely conservative majority for at least 15-20 years barring any judicial reform.,69,2024-02-05 14:11:30
kp1cits,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,They flat out tried to throw out the legal electors and substitute their own last time. When they have a VP who'll go along with that next time round then the voting makes no difference.,68,2024-02-05 15:42:56
kp12r5g,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause,65,2024-02-05 14:40:39
kp0x2pn,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"All laws and past practices would be thrown out. Trump is going to die within 5 years just from age and health, but his group would change all the rules. Don't expect any rules or laws to still be in place. Especially any that are intended to make life fair",64,2024-02-05 14:00:33
kp0v48v,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"We’re still sorting through the damage. Full evidence of the degree to which his admin. lied to the American people about the reasons to invade Iraq, torturing of prisoners, etc. Consider also that we wasted eight years doing nothing to combat climate change and ignored a host of other issues. Bush’s tax cuts turned a surplus into a deficit, and his economic policies tanked the economy before the end of his second term. He also sat Alito on the bench, who lied to the Senate calling Roe settled law, who then wrote the opinion to overturn it as soon as he could. That’s off the top of my head before I’ve had my coffee.",61,2024-02-05 13:46:15
kp0usz3,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"Bush's two terms were absolutely devastating to the United States.   His tax cut while hyper funding the military for Afghanistan and Iraq nearly decimated the economy while many were still trying to to recover from the dot com bubble burst, followed by the Subprime mortgage crash in 2007.

That's not including the fake evidence used to push the US into Iraq or the extreme amount of no bid contracts given to companies of which certain members of government had stakes in. 

Honestly, ""No Child Left Behind"" was the least shitty part of his administration, even though it fucking decimated public schooling.",56,2024-02-05 13:43:54
kp0yp70,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"One of the things he should focus on is the fact he’s trying to implement a plan for the border, but Trump is influencing the Republicans in Congress to shut it down because he doesn’t want to give Biden any sort of “win” right now!  He needs to focus on what matters to voters and how Trump even now, not as President is effecting important issues in our country.",55,2024-02-05 14:12:23
kp1yuow,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"Every accusation is projection. 

The MAGA camp is convinced Biden has been the worst president. But if you look at what he has accomplished, it’s pretty impressive. His team just doesn’t know how to show people what he has done. And unfortunately, he is getting killed on Gaza and the messaging that others have been disseminating about him. 

That’s the rule about PR - you either get out ahead of the story, or people tell it for you, and you often won’t like what they say.",55,2024-02-05 17:52:54
kp10pwn,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"Biden has achieved a hell of a lot, far more than any president on the left in decades. There are a lot of reasons to vote *for* Biden that have nothing to do with Trump. 


 See r/WhatBidenHasDone. 


Also https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/02/joe-biden-30-policy-things-you-might-have-missed-00139046.",55,2024-02-05 14:26:41
kp0ssoe,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"Just for once, i'd like to hear what im voting for instead of what im voting against.",54,2024-02-05 13:28:35
kp0ymxr,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"All the better alternatives aren't appealing to the ultra rich who control the USA.


They made it quite clear with Sanders that they're as much opposed to the left as they are opposed to the extreme right: they just want the government to step aside so they can make more money.",54,2024-02-05 14:11:56
kp1gjqk,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"Trump said he would end the Ukraine war ""in 24 hours"" 

There is only one way to do that - cut off all support and hand Ukraine over to Putin on a silver platter.  

That is his plan.  Elect Trump, wipe Ukraine off the map of sovereign nations.",53,2024-02-05 16:07:04
kp17zjm,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"Idk man. I thought trump would die in 5 years , 5 years ago. I think hate keeps people alive.",52,2024-02-05 15:14:43
kp0zhuu,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,We can survive 4 more years of Biden.   We cannot survive 4 more years of Trump.,51,2024-02-05 14:18:06
kp0o6ni,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"Honestly, the Tea Party morphed into an anti-American group.",51,2024-02-05 12:50:50
kp14ee7,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"The biggest evidence of how shitty that administration was, is that horrific news like that barely even registered as different than the persistent shitstorm that was already there.",51,2024-02-05 14:51:34
kp19rx4,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,It also amazes me that people are foolish enough to vote for someone who will not support them and will actively harm them instead. it's mind boggling.,50,2024-02-05 15:25:53
kp1ir1k,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,">How is this actually real?

Unfortunately, a whole segment of the population are now living 24/7 in their own false bubble of delusion. The brainwashing apparatus of Fox News had already warped their minds, and the rise of social media has been the final, mortal blow to any hope of a return to sanity.",50,2024-02-05 16:20:17
kp0zubq,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"> get rid of maga republicans?

As I see it, the path to MAGA has been the Republicans of the 80's and 90's into:   
- (Christian) Conservatism  
- The Tea Party  
- Libertarianism  
- MAGA (White Christian Nationalism)  
  
Groups like ""The Lincoln Project"" are gaining ground on the right to bring back the 'moderate' wing of the Republican party, but the MAGA Strong Man™ personalities that are currently the face of their party won't budge.  
It really will take a series of complete and humiliating defeats at the polls to *ever* push right wing extremism back into the shadows.  
There's no shame or guilt in their policies and tactics anymore and it needs to come back.",46,2024-02-05 14:20:34
kp0qhg6,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"True but doesn't mean we should hand it over to them. The Legislature is deadlocked by design and the Judiciary is compromised, but at least we have the power of the Executive on our side with a chance to recapture the Legislature. 

A reckoning for the Judiciary needs to happen.",46,2024-02-05 13:10:09
kp0sjff,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"Fox News was created in the 1980's by the Republicans to begin their US propaganda machine.  They Fast Tracked Rupert Murdoch's faked citizenship in order to let him but up US media outlets.  While running his Drug Smuggling Operation, Iran-Contra, Ronald Reagan (Ronnie Raygun), quadrupled our national debt and had three Recessions.  Seeing his name on airports makes me sick.",46,2024-02-05 13:26:35
kp18uxs,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,I think the meidas boys sum it up as idiocracy + fascism = maga. Checks out!,44,2024-02-05 15:20:13
kp21b5h,1ajey92,Joe Biden Lists Why a Second Trump Presidency Would Be a ‘Nightmare’ - Biden told voters at a speech in Nevada that the 2024 presidential election was shaping up to be a “battle for the soul of our nation.”,"The funny part though is that those shoes those people were the “most qualified” and solved problems just in just the most asshole way. Trump is just an asshole. He is not qualified and he actively harms the system. For whatever reason people want to associate assholes with “intelligence/competence.” When in reality (and even in said shows) being an assholes only leads to the demise of everyone.

If anything, the US has embraced the [Great Man Theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_man_theory) for too long. And is now biting us in the ass hard.",43,2024-02-05 18:06:51