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[–] lennybird@lemmy.world -2 points 10 hours ago

Finally. A sensible decision.

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 3 points 20 hours ago

Yeah I mean what else is there to say. Damn.

[–] lohky@lemmy.world 99 points 1 day ago (21 children)
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[–] General_Shenanigans@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (4 children)

David Duke is responsible for my phase where I grew out of a simplistic view of politics and economics and started looking into things a little deeper. Hear me out: Back in the day, I went through a Libertarian phase. I supported Ron Paul. I was young and stupid, what can I say? Anyway, I read some news article that claimed that David Duke donated to his campaign. I was like, “Hmmm, what’s this all about?” And so began my realization that things are never as simple as we want them to be. So, thanks for being a racist dick, David Duke. Without your donation to Ron Paul raising my suspicions, it may have been at least a few more months before I picked up on the rotten smell. I might have actually put that stupid bumper sticker on and everything (shudder).

[–] aidan@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (3 children)

David Duke's endorsement is a slander, and I think he knows that and uses it intentionally.

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[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Back in the day, I went through a Libertarian phase. I supported Ron Paul.

You and the entirety of reddit in the 2012 election I think. To be fair, there's plenty liberals and libertarians agree on. Unfortunately, you can share some common beliefs with someone and they can still be a piece of shit.

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was ahead of the curve and liked Ron Paul in early 2008. He made some damn good points about the housing market back in 2007. Turns out he was right and the market collapsed.

That bought him some credibility, but then the Tea Party happened. It was ugly enough that I took a harder look at Paul.

[–] diviledabit@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Remember when we thought the tea party was crazy?

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[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why do people even care what a gross white supremacist thinks?

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

because if a gross white supremacist starts saying/doing things I agree with I need to evaluate if he's changing or if I'm changing.

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

This. Actually this. This right here.

There's an argument to be made about broken clocks, but sometime the answer is simpler than that. "Have I become the asshole?" It's not fun to run into that, and I have on multiple occasions. You have to be aware of your biases, and check them on occasion in case they've drifted while you're not paying attention.

[–] lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 18 hours ago

Nobody is immune to propaganda or above error, particularly those who believe they are

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This is a real head scratcher.

[–] scoobford@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think he's just trolling. Neo Nazi endorses Jewish woman?

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah maybe he's pulling a putin here and we'll find out he donated to the trump campaign. But Jill Stein is such a weird pick.

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[–] elliot_crane@lemmy.world 176 points 2 days ago (60 children)

Hmm.. I wonder why a certain user who’s been posting non-stop about third-party candidates for the entire lifespan of their account chose to ignore this particular article. One would assume it’s important for the voting public to know about this, no?

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[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago

Damn and after all Donald Trump did for him.

Very funny that this KKK leader endorsed the Green Party candidate because she was the only one anti-Israel. Something something horseshoe theory I guess.

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 45 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The funniest part about this is I had no idea David Duke was alive. He was the main villain of BlackKKlansman. Imagine living to see yourself get written as the villain of a hit movie.

Also, mandatory fuck David Duke and Jill Stein.

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