• Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca
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    5 hours ago

    As we have learned, many Americans really do think this way. It isn’t even a joke anymore. Americans will vote massively against their own interests so long as they think it might hurt people they dislike.

  • ceoofanarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 hours ago

    Cuomo murdered my husband but I don’t care because I believe he will support my economic class better and keep me rich and money is happiness.

  • minorkeys@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    I refuse to automatically assume you cared about your husband, so your position as a widow means nothing to your argument, which doesn’t actually exists at all without that assumption.

  • Takapapatapaka@tarte.nuage-libre.fr
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    11 hours ago

    I have 0 clue to who these accounts are, who the person are, what’s happening in NY and where the meme comes from. Anyone to enlighten me? Too lazy to do a quick search.

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      11 hours ago

      It’s likely just a bot. It’s a common tactic to claim an identity of authority and then make a statement. Almost always bots.

      “I’m a liberal and I can’t stand x, so I’m voting for Republican!”

      “I’m a doctor and because of x I don’t recommend to my patients to do y.”

      They’re trying to steer public opinion with these posts. Some try to get fancy and use LLMs to make them so they’re not all identical. And so you get rediculous statements like the above. No human would vote for someone who killed their husband. Hence the disgusted reaction.

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        10 hours ago

        I’m not a NYC resident, so I can’t vote in their election, but I wouldn’t vote for Cuomo if I was!

        :)

        (Not a bot)

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      11 hours ago

      Today is the NYC mayoral election. Cuomo is one of the candidates, former governor of NY and, among other things, a sex pest.

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        10 hours ago

        among other things

        And there are SO MANY OTHER THINGS

        And just to add, he failed to get the Democratic nomination, so he’s running independent.

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    11 hours ago

    Damn, they’ve got convicted murderers running for office over there, AND getting votes? Wild.

  • Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca
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    8 hours ago

    Is anyone else worried that Cuomo will be the spoiler dividing the democrats and an R ends up winning?