Kelly was brave for standing up to Trump, but I don’t think he’s a good choice.
People want concrete policy, economic fixes, and the end of culture war shit. Kelly is just “I’m against Trump” which didn’t work the last two times it was tried. You need a candidate to stand for something, and Kelly ain’t it.
I disagree. He’s a scientist, he stands against gun violence, and is the categorical opposite of pretty much everything this administration stands for (including what I perceive to be an unfortunate straight-lacedness and by-the-book attitude). Having someone with actual experience in science is, I believe, exactly what the country would need to start pulling itself back together. However, even more important is a willingness to execute the spirit of the law against those who have made a mockery of it. I would want to see a commitment to punishment, investigation, and open books. A full airing of laundry and a clean wash. My concern is that he might not have the guts to do it. He doesn’t strike me as a half-asser, but he might choose compromise, when all that compromise has gotten is full-throated Nazi appeasement and, now, a fascist xenocidal state.
Most people with limited political savvy heard Trump talk about the economy when Harris said she wanted to keep things as they are. And everything got fucked under Biden, but things were good under Trump, right? Let’s go back to that. Plus he was funny.
There is a dedicated group of shitheads that support everything the Republicans shit out, but they’re by-and-large not the majority in most places.
Kelly was brave for standing up to Trump, but I don’t think he’s a good choice.
People want concrete policy, economic fixes, and the end of culture war shit. Kelly is just “I’m against Trump” which didn’t work the last two times it was tried. You need a candidate to stand for something, and Kelly ain’t it.
I disagree. He’s a scientist, he stands against gun violence, and is the categorical opposite of pretty much everything this administration stands for (including what I perceive to be an unfortunate straight-lacedness and by-the-book attitude). Having someone with actual experience in science is, I believe, exactly what the country would need to start pulling itself back together. However, even more important is a willingness to execute the spirit of the law against those who have made a mockery of it. I would want to see a commitment to punishment, investigation, and open books. A full airing of laundry and a clean wash. My concern is that he might not have the guts to do it. He doesn’t strike me as a half-asser, but he might choose compromise, when all that compromise has gotten is full-throated Nazi appeasement and, now, a fascist xenocidal state.
This is your conclusion after this fucking country elected that fucker? No, Americans don’t give a shit about any of that. People on Lemmy want that.
Americans want shit flinging, grudge based, reality show style fights. I don’t know that Kelly is enough of an asshole to be honest.
Yes, it’s how Mamdani won in New York.
Most people with limited political savvy heard Trump talk about the economy when Harris said she wanted to keep things as they are. And everything got fucked under Biden, but things were good under Trump, right? Let’s go back to that. Plus he was funny.
There is a dedicated group of shitheads that support everything the Republicans shit out, but they’re by-and-large not the majority in most places.