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[-] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 41 points 1 year ago

Donilon, Biden's top political aide, privately has reassured people that voters will "do the right thing" in November by embracing democracy and rejecting Trump, according to a Biden aide who has heard Donilon say it.

"Joe Biden is a great president, and great presidents get re-elected," is another common Donilon refrain.

I can only interpret this as whistling past the graveyard because even though I think most of the people in the admin are dummies I can't believe they're genuinely this stupid

[-] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 31 points 1 year ago

This situation eerily resembles the "Emperor's New Clothes", where everyone silently acknowledges Biden's cognitive decline yet refuses to openly address this elephant in the room.

[-] PanArab@lemmygrad.ml 28 points 1 year ago

It is easier to understand that they are Zionists and serve Zionism first. They don't care if Biden loses. Biden's aides are using him.

[-] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago

Zhao Gao was contemplating treason but was afraid the other officials would not heed his commands, so he decided to test them first. He brought a deer and presented it to the Second Emperor but called it a horse. The Second Emperor laughed and said, "Is the chancellor perhaps mistaken, calling a deer a horse?" Then the emperor questioned those around him. Some remained silent, while some, hoping to ingratiate themselves with Zhao Gao, said it was a horse, and others said it was a deer. Zhao Gao secretly arranged for all those who said it was a deer to be brought before the law and had them executed instantly. Thereafter the officials were all terrified of Zhao Gao. Zhao Gao gained military power as a result of that.

[-] Owl@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago
[-] coeliacmccarthy@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago
[-] StalinStan@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago

What is our equivalent of thowing elaborate banquets so the sandal bearers or diffrent noble factions can meet in the background and just sort things out. Is it those thousand dollar plate dinners? That would be so lame.

[-] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago

lol think so

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