Vice President Harris chooses Tim Walz as running mate
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Walz, the governor of Minnesota, is a former high school teacher, Army officer and member of the U.S. House.
      • Tyfud@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        That’s not how criticism works. There needs to be something of substance for a critique to have merit.

        This was just stereotyping someone based on their looks. You know, the thing we give the other side shit for doing with Harris. It’s not productive, not a good look, and outside of the internet it’s a great way to tell the people around you that you have nothing of value to add to a conversation or discussion.

      • cowfodder@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        Is it really a criticism though? There’s nothing of merit to it. I could see criticizing the pick based on Walz’s views (though I’d probably argue against that too; Walz has a pretty stellar record).

        He’s basically the same age as Harris, so the “old” portion of the criticism is right out the window. What we’re left with is that he’s a white man, which is always what the VP pick was going to be. The unfortunate truth in this country is that a lot of voters are not ready to support a presidential ticket with two women or people of color.

        • gnutrino@programming.devEnglish
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          3 months ago

          He’s basically the same age as Harris

          I honestly had to go look that up because I didn’t believe you at first. She looks good for 59.

          • netvor@lemmy.world
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            3 months ago

            I think she was 46 when she went to the VP office. It’s been a rough ride. But the hope of defeating the orange man is making her feel like 35 again.

            (She does look really good for 59 though.)

        • ABCDE@lemmy.world
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          3 months ago

          Your post is whining with nothing constructive. Not all criticism needs to be so constructive, it’s an online forum. But, it’s a criticism of the establishment of old white men, which many of us are tired of.