lars@lemmy.sdf.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agoThey say “anyone can become president”, but this will be the first presidential election since 1970s, where there is no Bush, Clinton, or Biden on the ballot.message-squaremessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1495arrow-down1104
arrow-up1391arrow-down1message-squareThey say “anyone can become president”, but this will be the first presidential election since 1970s, where there is no Bush, Clinton, or Biden on the ballot.lars@lemmy.sdf.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squarehiggsboson@dubvee.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·edit-21 month agoExcept that, in my several decades, literally no one ever said that. if someone did say that, they’re ignorant or selling something.
minus-squarelars@lemmy.sdf.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoWell I was raised in a world where at least a few public school teachers and grownups said, inter alia, that: “[The United States of] America’s the best country on Earth”, and that “In [the United States of] America, any citizen can become president”.
minus-squareLetme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoPeople said that about Obama, in fact it was a large part of his appeal. Kamala as well. Trump dynasty… Not so much
minus-squareDkarma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoUm did you forget Obama? Lol How was he not a rags to riches example of how anyone could become president?
Except that, in my several decades, literally no one ever said that. if someone did say that, they’re ignorant or selling something.
Well I was raised in a world where at least a few public school teachers and grownups said, inter alia, that:
People said that about Obama, in fact it was a large part of his appeal. Kamala as well. Trump dynasty… Not so much
Um did you forget Obama? Lol How was he not a rags to riches example of how anyone could become president?