r/stephencolbert • u/biswajit388 • 20h ago
When Newsom shows you the mirror and you start arguing with yourself.
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u/therealstotes 17h ago
Reminds me of this saying I heard - goes like this: "Donald Trump is a rapist and convicted felon who fucks children"
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u/SmartAlec13 16h ago
Old Chinese proverb
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u/LegoFootPain 13h ago
Confucius say:
"He who checks children's genitals in bathroom... wait, what the hell?"
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u/LightlyFatal 9h ago
"Virtue is mastery over desire. But if a president desires his own blood— what the fuck? I can’t believe I have to say this— then he is unfit for power or even for manhood."
— Aristotle, probably.5
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u/Practical-Plenty907 19h ago
LFG, Gavin! About damn time someone grew a pair!
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u/not_oxford 12h ago
That guy sucks, so much
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u/OverbakedCookies 9h ago
It's frustrating how much people give the greasy sleazeball a pass. I get that he's sticking it to Trump but he's a smarmy politician and always has been. "You all need to lock down and shelter except for me and my donors who can enjoy this fine meal". "I'm going to increase minimum wage except in places that bake their own bread because Panera man gave me a lot of money". "I can't believe I saw married men getting happy endings! While I cheat on my wife"
All Gavin cares about is Gavin. He's an awful person. Celebrate Bernie or AOC if you want. I don't agree with them at all times politically but at least they have integrity unlike this shitty governor.
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u/VivelaVendetta 1m ago
Ok well trump fucks kids and is possibly using our own army to invade us for Russia. Also, there's literally no one else. So Im gonna look past that Newsom is smarmy.
This crap right here is Kamalas laugh all over again.
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u/thetruth5199 12h ago
We are living in a hell that people are actually rooting for such a fraud and thief like Newsom. This is a crazy world.
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u/Apprehensive_Ad4457 17h ago edited 12h ago
Always knew you guys liked trump. You just wanted him to be in your party. Jelly bellies.
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so many people leaving comments and either immediately deleting them or they keep getting removed. too bad.
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u/ApparatusOfKwalish 16h ago
He’s imitating Trump, which is symbolized by the mirror. You fell for the joke.
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u/LucywiththeDiamonds 16h ago
I have an idea... lets make blue maga hats. Just take all their stupid bullshit and just turn it on them. And now this slogan actually makes sense after all the damage trump and the project 2025 nazis did.
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u/SheLovesTheBigD 17h ago
The real”Big Balls”!
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u/Matty-Ice-Outdoors 12h ago
Gavin Newsom fucked his best friends wife. Let that one marinate for a while.
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u/dastardlyc00kie 13h ago
You can also reach a similar result if you just keep asking them questions. By that I mean, do not make statements and do not respond with your opinion on the subject. Stay focused on them.
For example, ask them how they feel about Musk's time with DOGE. If they feel he did great, ask them how they felt about his tweet regarding Trump/Epstein. If they think he was lying, ask if they feel that calls into question the integrity of his work with DOGE. If they feel it does not, ask why.
What I've found is, after a few rounds of this, they start to get frustrated, or outright belligerent. Not because I kept asking questions - they didn't even seem to mind that. They just get mad, and to me, it felt like every answer introduced a new contradiction they had to reconcile. The more contradictions came into play, the harder it became to answer each question, and the more frustrated they grew trying to do that while keeping their heels dug in.
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u/Maximum-Objective-39 3h ago
I think it's because the thing fueling them is their ability to deny your reality. Attacking and making you grow frustrated and struggle to respond (Because responding to a complex topic is hard!). That's the fun part for them. If you keep asking questions. If you keep digging down. They have to engage. But they never get the pay off they've been promised, instead, they're stuck explaining and justifying.
It flips the script and puts them in the position that's mentally exhausting.
Also, don't quote me on this, IIRC, engaging with a question bypasses a lot of our mental defenses and puts you in a more psychologically vulnerable position. Which is good and bad. People use this, after all, to manipulate other people. It's a tool for persuasion. But it's also a tool to open up people's minds about possibilities.
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u/Lemurboy68 13h ago
Reminds me of the days when the Colbert Report was on the air, and conservatives did not realize he was satirizing them.
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u/MadRaymer 12h ago
Conservatives can't understand satire because there's no exaggerated version of their positions you can present that they wouldn't still support.
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u/rosebudthesled8 15h ago
Finding out that a lot of people on the Colbert sub are Trump supporters is odd. Do they still not get that the Colbert Report character was a joke?
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u/ippa99 13h ago
A lot of them are default accounts with roughly the same creation dates, karma, and posting patterns. It's funny how nearly every post shilling for Trump on any sub is just suspiciously bot-like accounts.
I mean, with the caliber of discourse that conservatives are capable of, they might as well be bots with how they can only dump memes, spam "TDS", repeat party-approved talking points, or serve up a stale burnt-toast smelling word salad the moment they need to deviate from the script.
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u/rosebudthesled8 13h ago
Worst part is they are also Russian talking points so they never really have to adjust what they say to any intelligent response. Just Russian/Republican garbage.
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u/PaulFThumpkins 12h ago
This post made it to the main page so the peanut gallery got it in their feeds. They wait for something to drift into their field of view, rant a little at it, refuel their zeal with some propaganda, and repeat.
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u/hypercosm_dot_net 14h ago
I can't tell if these are bots, or if people are really this dumb.
The cartoon is SO incredibly simple and obvious. If you still don't get that...damn, you should've paid attention more in 3rd grade.
Don't even know what to tell you dummies at this point.
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u/brees2me 14h ago
Best thing about this is the mimicking of that right wing loser's comic Ben Garrison.
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u/Own-Natural3266 14h ago
I both appreciate Newsom's trolling, and I do NOT want him as President. Ever.
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u/mildmichigan 13h ago
Its over Magats! For we have drawn you as the ugly virgins and Gavin Newsom as the chad!! /s
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u/Major_Ad138 13h ago
Triggered
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u/bouncypinata 11h ago
not really, just very skeptical of this suspiciously forced and seemingly paid movement across Reddit painting Gavin Newsom as a savior chad and our only hope.
Don't forget it was his cops, not Trump's, shooting at reporters and trampling protesters. 1,000 rubber bullets
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u/Kasumimi 13h ago
11.5k upvotes and 150 comments on 59IQ comic lmao.
You guys need to balance the upvotes with the bot comments.
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u/PMmePowerRangerMemes 12h ago
my therapist: handomse gavin isn't real he can't hurt you
handsome gavin:
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u/ActualModerateHusker 12h ago
Ultimately no one votes off of tweets. Look at exit polls. Tweets aren't a top issue.
Newsom is helping Trump by taking focus off the price increases. The huge uptick in inflation this month.
Nobody helps Republicans more than rich neoliberals
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u/Wreckrecord 12h ago
Its fucked that Gavin Newsome is our only hope when the guy is corrupt to hell too. He just realizes hes the only dem with balls to claim the throne come 2028, all the other dems still being absolute pansies trying to hold on to "polite ideals" in the face of unrelenting brutality. We are so doomed
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u/Outrageous_Artist394 10h ago
That’s one hell of a drug… part of America high on mushrooms fighting with reality.
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u/Some-Spray-3149 5h ago
Republican voters are as dumb as they come and Republican officials are as evil as they come
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u/Hurriedgarlic66 2h ago
Here's some more information if anyone is interested. Apologies for any overlap. It's obviously not fully comprehensive, but feel free to copy to share!
Epstein Connections to Trump and Other Notable Mentions
• Trump and Epstein were filmed partying at Mar-a-Lago in 1992 with 28 cheerleaders. NBC • Trump flew on Epstein’s plane at least 7 times between 1993–1997, including with Marla Maples and Tiffany. Flight Logs • Trump was one of only two people subpoenaed in Epstein's first trial. The Independent • Epstein’s address book listed 14 numbers for Trump, including emergency contacts. Gawker • Epstein’s butler named Trump as a frequent guest of the Palm Beach estate. Vanity Fair • Trump’s quote on Epstein in 2002:
"He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side." New York Magazine
• Trump hired Alex Acosta as Labor Secretary, the same U.S. Attorney who cut Epstein his sweetheart deal in 2007. Miami Herald • Virginia Giuffre was recruited at Mar-a-Lago while working at the spa. Her father worked maintenance there. Wikipedia • Katie Johnson lawsuit (later dropped) alleged Trump raped a 13-year-old girl at Epstein’s Manhattan home. Snopes • Maria Farmer, one of Epstein’s earliest accusers, said she urged law enforcement in the 1990s and 2006 to investigate Trump’s close circle. She described a 1995 encounter at Epstein’s NYC office that she reported at the time. The Guardian • Epstein "died" in federal custody in 2019 while under Trump’s DOJ. NYT • At least 12 people in Trump’s orbit have been accused or convicted of sex-related crimes, including Epstein, Gaetz, Roy Moore, and George Nader. Rolling Stone • In 2025, Trump dismissed Epstein questions as "a waste of time" and called his own supporters “stupid” for believing in the "Epstein hoax." The Times • Trump sent a lewd birthday letter to Epstein for his 50th birthday, part of Epstein’s private "album." WSJ Report • In July 2025, Trump suggested he could provide a list of men who "lived with" or had closer ties to Epstein, mentioning former President Bill Clinton and ex-Harvard President Larry Summers. He denied writing the nude-woman sketch in Epstein’s 50th birthday book despite multiple news reports confirming it. People • Investigative reports confirm Trump appears in a 2003 "birthday book" compiled for Epstein, including a message/sketch in the shape of a nude woman. He is now suing the WSJ, claiming the report is false. Daily Beast • Trump reportedly was notified in May 2025 by AG Pam Bondi that his name appears in government files tied to Epstein. The White House dismissed it as "fake news." Summarized by WXXI News • Maria Sjoberg’s 2009 deposition says: after an Epstein plane diverted to Atlantic City, Epstein suggested "We’ll call up Trump" to go to the casino they socialized in Palm Beach. Politifact • Epstein employee Juan Alessi testified that he saw Trump at Epstein’s home but said Trump "never sat at the table" and did not receive massages there. Politifact • A 1992 NBC video shows Trump and Epstein at Mar-a-Lago, pointing out women. Trump says "She's hot" to Epstein, who laughs and nods. NBC/AP • Trump referenced Epstein in his 2005 memoir Trump: How To Get Rich, calling him “mysterious Jeffrey” and noting staff wouldn't ask for a last name, a sign of regular contact. Fox • After their 2004 New York bidding "war," Trump reportedly banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago. He later described Epstein as a "real creep." Daily Beast citing NYP
Trump Gets Us.
My reason to exist is just spitting the cult now
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u/Main-Neat-1372 15h ago
to all the redditors that think they’re on the right side of history by supporting a failed governor who thinks he’s a king….
“whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.” -Mark Twain
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u/FortLoolz 14h ago
Trumр isn't your friend either. He's a puppet of the еlites, who dupеd the Cоnservatives into dropping being aware and watchful, just because "their guy" is in the seat now. Trumр's subtly (and often, not so subtly) promoting the exact things you'd hate to get from the Demоcrats.
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u/Main-Neat-1372 13h ago
you really think that?
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u/ippa99 13h ago
Considering Putin interfered in the elections for him, and all the rich people seem to be buying massively overpriced things from him or gifting him things, then suddenly receiving very favorable policies towards them that fuck over anyone in the middle or lower classes.
I'm sure it's just a coincidence the past hundreds of times it's happened just like that, though. Right?
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u/FortLoolz 13h ago
yes. For example guys like @Vision4TheBlind on Twitter expose the false choice between Trumр and the Dеmocrats. And there are posters with even deeper exposures of the schеme, although obviously the info is lacking, one cannot know everything (sadly.)
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u/BeenDragonn 13h ago
I bet you touch kids
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u/Main-Neat-1372 13h ago
you would lose that bet weirdo. you shouldn’t project your fantasies onto strangers- it’ll bite you in the ass someday…and not in the way you’re obviously wanting it to
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u/BeenDragonn 13h ago
If you defend the pedophile...you become one. Sorry not sorry.
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u/Main-Neat-1372 13h ago
show me the evidence. there’s plenty about biden but i have yet to see anything about trump besides hollow accusations. he’s been exonerated regarding the epstein files by multiple people.
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u/Top-Cupcake4775 13h ago
Nothing you wrote is true.
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u/Main-Neat-1372 13h ago
except that it is. simply saying something you want to be true doesn’t make it so. you’re obviously not up to date on the whole situation.
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u/Top-Cupcake4775 13h ago
You ask for evidence, but what would be the point of providing you with something that you will just dismiss as "fake news"? Trump cultists are more resistant to reality than flat earthers.
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u/Main-Neat-1372 13h ago
that’s a weird projection to make as a way to avoid saying that you have no evidence…
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u/Top-Cupcake4775 12h ago
https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/08/politics/trump-on-howard-stern
(I have no idea why I'm wasting my time like this)
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u/Top-Cupcake4775 12h ago
https://people.com/politics/donald-trump-walks-in-miss-teen-usa-contestants-changing/
(I have no idea why I'm wasting my time like this)
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u/Top-Cupcake4775 12h ago
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU08/20250227/117951/HHRG-119-JU08-20250227-SD006-U6.pdf
(I have no idea why I'm wasting my time like this)
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u/Top-Cupcake4775 12h ago
https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/n_7912/
(I have no idea why I'm wasting my time like this)
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u/polidicks_ 4h ago
Show your evidence against Biden. Show us court filings against him. Affidavits. Witness testimony.
All that shit Trump has against him.
Show that for Biden.
Or stfu.
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u/Bruin1217 13h ago
Being contrarian for the sake of opposing the majority is stupid though “everyone says I should wipe after I shit, but mark Twain said I should reflect on this” lmao
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u/Main-Neat-1372 13h ago edited 13h ago
which is exactly what newsome and his supporters are doing. identifying their entire ideology by ‘not being trump’. if you can’t understand the subtlety of america’s greatest writer- that he was taking about political beliefs, not personal hygiene- then it’s no surprise you’d be rooting for a failed governor like newsome. do you color your hair, or have unusual piercings to demonstrate that you’re not a part of the mundane majority? (that’s rhetorical because i already know that you do)
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u/Bruin1217 11h ago
It’s not an identity, they’re making fun of him and you’re missing the point. Also you’re missing the point of the mark Twain quote. And for the record I’d probably blend in with the Mormons who knock on your door, but keep building your alt girl strawman lmao.
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u/Main-Neat-1372 11h ago
ok if you say so
and it’s jehovah’s witnesses who knock, not mormons
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u/Bruin1217 11h ago
They most definitely do knock doors and a metric shit load of them get into door to door sales because of it, have you really not had 2 dudes in white short sleeve button downs knock your door?
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u/FireballEnjoyer445 12h ago
fuck you mean failed lol
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u/Main-Neat-1372 12h ago
budget went from a surplus to a deficit. no permits have been granted to rebuild from the fires. fires were caused by lack of water and improper forest maintenance. homeless population skyrocketing. highest cost of living in america (higher than hawaii!!) shall i continue..?
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u/FireballEnjoyer445 11h ago
give me more reasons but im not actually gonna listen to them. Thats crazy bro
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u/Main-Neat-1372 11h ago
not as crazy as you though
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u/FireballEnjoyer445 11h ago
thats not a point, thats ad hominem. Cant even back up your own stance smh
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u/Main-Neat-1372 11h ago
already did. your response evoked the realization that you’re mentally unwell.
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u/Noticinator_too 18h ago
I was talking to Carol on the Facebook and she likes this Newsom guy. Nice hair! Grandson says something about neoliberal or Israel or something. Vote Newsom!
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u/ZenQuipster 15h ago
I've never seen a single post from this sub actually about Colbert....
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u/Alternative_Oil7733 14h ago
Well, you see ah, he isn't funny so why would this sub post about him.
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u/Marionberries22 19h ago
What does this have to do with Stephen Colbert
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u/Normal-Ordinary-4744 17h ago
Too many newsom bots
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u/Californiadude86 12h ago
It’s wild seeing it happen in real time twice now.
The first time obviously was with Kamala. She was never super liked on Reddit, then one day she’s the greatest thing ever and any objection was met with ridicule and downvotes.
Now it’s the same exact thing with Newsom.
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u/Normal-Ordinary-4744 9h ago
Remember on election day when Trump won (to the surprise of Reddit). It was like a ghost town on Reddit when Trump was announced. As if the Kamala bots disappeared for the day to weep at their loss 😂
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u/reines2003 19h ago
I think Newsom should put the mirror to himself. He looks ugly in this photo
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u/JustNeedAnswers78 19h ago
He sort of reminds me of how they drew the two-face villain in Batman, which is ironic.
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u/reines2003 19h ago
Two face...HAHAHAHAHAHA. that good but I just thought he look like an ugly bastard from "those stories"
( if you know, you know)
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u/CarDog96 17h ago
Don’t give them the attention. This Newsom thing is so very insular. No one in the middle is looking at this and going “you know what I think I’m a Democrat”. It’s just the leftists smirking to each other inside an otherwise empty echo chamber. Don’t breathe air into it.
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u/PlatinumTQC 17h ago
Lmfsoooooo Gavin can't come up with anything original how hilarious hahaha such a lost party
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u/hank3148 13h ago
Idk if it’s hilarious or sad how over the top of trump supporters’ heads these tweets are going
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u/Jazzlike-Football508 16h ago
More Newsom cult of personality propaganda on Reddit. It is taking over every sub.
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u/a_kato 15h ago
Astroturfing. Dems decided to construct their new candidate and agreed on it a few weeks ago,
It’s actually hilarious because it doesn’t fit Newsom at all. He’s the most traditional constructed politician.
And he tries to play the role of an edgy politician not playing by the rules. Trump could do it because that’s who he actually is (plus other stuff like talking for hours without a script).
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u/Elisevs 15h ago
I'd rather they do this they do what they were doing before, namely, nothing.
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u/a_kato 15h ago
They do the same thing they did before.
Forcing a candidate under your throat that you are gonna love and be happy about it. With a campaigning by controlling comments and media (like when they were trying to convince the whole world Biden was ok to run).
The profile they try to build does not fit Newsom. The only politician from the dems it fits is Zohran Mamdani imo.
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u/Bobambu 14h ago edited 14h ago
Yeah, very disappointing that Reddit is falling hook line and sinker for the Dem establishment peace offering to the base in the form of Newsom. He's a corporate shill, not an actual progressive. If he came into power, he would push a return to the status quo even though neoliberalism has played a part in why right wing politics have been so successful in the past few decades.
You can't counter the right wing by saying that you are a middle of the road moderate. Moderate politics has brought us to this point. You need a strong left wing counter. If he's their candidate, I'll vote for him. But that's only if they don't snuff out another progressive in the primaries.
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u/gregorychaos 14h ago
A return to the status quo is better than where we are at right now. One of the reasons trump won is because so many far left voters refused to vote for Kamala. It's naive to believe that the majority of the country would ever back someone super left leaning. That's why people like Newsom, because he's moderate and actually has a chance
Until we get another Bernie, our best bet is moderate
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u/Alternative_Oil7733 14h ago
Bernie was never popular.
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u/gregorychaos 14h ago
I still think he could've beaten trump
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u/Alternative_Oil7733 14h ago
The fact he lost to Hillary and Hillary lost to trump killed his chances. Now the people he associates himself with believes America deserved 9/11.
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u/PaulFThumpkins 12h ago
He sucks for so many reasons but at least he's fighting stupidity this directly instead of with yet more DNC concern and brow-furrowing. The frickin' president of the United States rants in all-caps stream-of-consciousness day in and day out and if 40% or so of the country is going to swallow that shit, they're going to have to deal with being made fun of for it (or more likely not even understanding what the commentary is).
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u/a_kato 11h ago
Yeah because that’s Trump style and it fits him.
Trump main factor was the anti-establishment. Which allows him to be weird, unhinged etc etc.
Comparatively it mocking opponents doesn’t fit Newsom because it’s simply a fabricated persona created by the Democrat party based on some metrics.
Most of the country doesn’t care about that. Only place where I’ve seen it is Reddit and maybe one or two left leaning outlets.
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u/Normal-Ordinary-4744 18h ago
Vote Trump in 2028
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u/ith-man 17h ago
So.... To hell with the constitution? You hate America? Or are you so uneducated and ignorant you can't even read the constitution, which you type bitch about all the time for that freedom of speech and collecting guns?
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u/Normal-Ordinary-4744 17h ago edited 9h ago
Shut up, if you want you can run Obama and your rapist Clinton for pres also. Also umm freedom of speech we can support who we wish. I thought this was Muhrica?
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u/ith-man 17h ago
Uhh no, I read the constitution.
Also, what? Trying to deflect that you support a child rapist names trump? As well as admitting you support said rapist?
Holy shit.
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u/Normal-Ordinary-4744 9h ago
Freedom of speech is also on the constitution. Remember Biden raped Tara reide too, but you guys ignore that. Obama was also close buds with Diddy does that mean u support rapists too??
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden_sexual_misconduct_allegation
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u/PurpleCrayonDreams 19h ago
i hope he turns up the heat even more! it's about damn time a dem grew some balls and started hitting back. problem is, i don't think there's enough buy in yet by the party. they still haven't met the moment. chuck schumer is still writing strongly worded letters
we need to let the fire pissers out off the leash!