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I don't think it's bad that our elected officials tell us what they're doing. Yeah, it sucks when they're doing heinous shit like Trump, but it's awesome that Zohran Mamdani is doing what he can to tell New Yorkers about all the great stuff he's doing, whether it's fixing bike routes, funding universal child care, or undoing the corruption of the previous admin.

It's bad that Biden was silent. This enabled the mainstream media, which is captured by conservative oligarchs, to define Biden's presidency. There's going to be an onslaught of news either way, and it's already an uphill battle for anyone who isn't right wing to get a fair shake. So, you shouldn't let others make the news for you. Biden expanded overtime pay and oversaw a number of worker and consumer protections. It's bad that he wasn't tooting his own horn about this stuff!

Additionally, for America to ever return to being the shining example of democracy it claims to be, the next administration needs to very publicly make an example of the current administration. Americans, and the world, need to know that authoritarians have no place in America.

> the next administration needs to very publicly make an example of the current administration

There is no chance of that happening. Trump will pardon every single person in his administration and anyone else who carried water for him. The next President will say "we have to move on" and Trump himself will ride off into the sunset with the billions he made for himself and his family.

The problem is not Trump "telling us what he's doing".

The problem is what he's doing.

Not needing to think about the president, or politics in general for that matter, has nothing to do with how much media coverage there is. The whole point of delegating professionals to handle making all the decisions is exactly so that you don't have to think about them yourself.

This is naive. You have to hold your elected officials accountable, lest they walk all over you. This requires thinking about them, what they're doing and thinking about politics.

No disagreement.

I fear you're interpreting what I'm saying the wrong way.

Imagine you have two children. As with any loving parent, doing what you can to support your children is paramount.

One of your children has substance abuse issues and has been struggling to keep a job and the other is running a few successful bookstores in a vacation town and recently got married.

Of course you don't have favorites. And of course you will do what you need to do to make each child successful.

But one of those children you're going to spend a lot more time thinking and worrying about than the other. But that does not mean you're not taking your job supporting either of them seriously.

I'm saying I'm getting real tired of thinking about which rehab center is best and googling the effects of barbiturates, if you know what I mean.

Mainstream media, including and especially the White House press corps, hated Biden. I don't think Biden was at fault, I think mainstream media, captured by oligarchs, didn't report on good news, which looks like silence from Biden.

You're giving Biden no agency in this situation when he was the freaking president of the USA. He could have done more if he wanted.

Sure, he could have done a Trump and ruled by executive fiat? Biden Admin had some pretty good wins, like CHIPs act is a standout. But man lucky we didn't backrupt the Country by forgiving some student loans amirite?

Biden removed troops from Foreign Wars, Donald Trump does the opposite and instead pretends he stopped 8 wars or something.

This is just poor memory. Us Americans are notorious for this, unfortunately.

they've been fighting democratic presidents hard since clinton

no one remembers the constant mud slinging at obama?

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