[Info-vax] [OT] What is happening in/to the US ?

[Dave Froble]

On 7/25/2024 8:21 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2024-07-24, Craig A. Berry <craigberry at nospam.mac.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 7/24/24 7:15 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>
>>> OTOH, Ms Harris needs to learn gravitas and to stop behaving like a giggling
>>> teenage schoolgirl if she wants to be elected (and to be taken seriously
>>> by the rest of the world.)
>>
>> Would you describe a male politician whose laugh you didn't like as
>> "like a giggling teenage schoolgirl"?
>>
>
> You are damn bloody right I would (provided it reflected the rest of their
> personality) and I would probably use the exact same language.
>
> And it's not about the giggling laugh which she uses at the most
> inappropriate of times, it's about the whole persona of which this
> is one part.
>
> There is a certain gravitas expected in someone when they want to become
> the leader of a major country and Ms Harris is totally lacking in this.

I was not a fan of Ms Harris 4 years ago ...
I have not been a fan of hers for the last 4 years ...
I am not a fan of her now ...

But damn it Simon, what's wrong with just being human?  We'd be better off if 
more people were.

Your specific complaint just isn't "right", but, you are entitled to your opinion.

> There are certain Republican female leaders in your country who appear
> they would do a better job than Ms Harris, but due to Mr Biden refusing
> to stand down when he should have done (ie: _before_ the primary elections)
> they have not been given the opportunity to show the US people what they
> are capable of.
>
> Your country desperately needs a viable alternative to Mr Trump, but
> Ms Harris is not it.

+1

>> Please take your ignorance and misogyny elsewhere.
>>
>
> That comment is deeply offensive and way OTT, but accurately reflects
> the current trend in your country to make outrageous allegations about
> someone to avoid having to deal with the legitimate issues they raise.

It seems to be a common thing these days.  Don't agree with someone, just accuse 
them of something that some might consider bad.  Don't bother with logic and 
reason.  Take the shortcut.  Call people names.  Ought to say something about 
those using such a tactic.


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