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Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world – 950 points –
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Was and might actually be again.

No, there's no way it'll ever happen. If he's even on the ballot, liberals will come out of the woodworks to vote for Biden. It also doesn't help that RFKJr is stealing a sizable amount of votes from the Republican party as well.

That’s what the world told itself last time….

I take nothing for granted with this clown. The fact that he’s still a free man in the first place makes me weary of his impact on the future.

I hope he loses. Or better gets hit by a car before election time. But if he makes it to the ballot and his name is on the paper in November. He’s a threat.

Weary = tired

Wary = cautious

(Sorry.)

Both are apt here I think.

sudo apt update

sudo apt install functional-government

... Sorry I've been learning Linux this past week

Package not found: functional-government

Did you mean: anarchy from people-are-tired (universe)

Careful with this dependency resolution. I predict lots of conflicts.

leery adjective ˈlir-ē variants or less commonly leary Synonyms of leery : SUSPICIOUS, WARY —often used with of leery of strangers She seemed a little leery of the proposal.

https://wikidiff.com/wary/leery

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"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." Also, "Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.". Carlin of course.

I was curious, so i googled. I could find a mention that this quote could never be positively connected to Carlin even though (speciallu on facebook) people shared this quote. It most.likely is a wrong one.

https://correctiv.org/faktencheck/2021/11/29/keine-belege-fuer-angebliches-george-carlin-zitat-ueber-dumme-menschen-in-grossen-gruppen/

“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKN1Q5SjbeI

It's literally his stand up routine that he repeated to hundreds of crowds.


“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.”

This is the quote your link is questioning... They're likely correct that this direct quote doesn't exist. However there's many instances throughout his career that can succinctly be paraphrased as this phrase. I can specifically think of a few concepts Carlin talked about often that would apply... Religion, government, and general IQ discussions being prime examples. I'm not going to hunt for the specific quote... but it's on brand for him.

Yet Haley and De Santis could make it close against Biden in swing states according to a NYT/Siena poll. Never underestimate human beings potential for stupidity and or shooting itself in the foot.

Plus the various psychological warfare / trolling campaigns by Russia and China.

Yeah, I remember the last time there was no chance in hell he'd be elected.

I won't hold my breath.

They ran Hilary Clinton against him, that was a lot of the problem. Just as unlikable and abrasive.

I hope so. If Trump is attracting former Biden voters in enough numbers for him to win, I want off this ridiculous rock.

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