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I hope it's all in order. I'm proud to be voting for Joe. A man of honor and integrity.
**MV edit: I'm glad this went viral just for the sake of any still undedecided voters on here who didn't know the heart of this morally decent and kind man. PLEASE BE SURE TO VOTE! America is counting on you!
that300ZXguy
Beautiful and inspirational. Biden/Harris!
tschallacka
Hey man, stop beimg so elequent and using words and stuff
Dolenmorgul
a bipartisan democracy will always lead to us vs them politics. You need more parties to express the views of the public more accurately
GentleBen1901
I read this in Morpheus from the matrix voice
TeamSpicyTacos
Sorry, can't read, I have been trained to listen to short, stupid bits and no longer have the attention span for this
TheSlackerKing
https://www.c-span.org/video/?476667-1/joe-biden-appeals-unity-bipartisanship-gettysburg-address a link to the speech for those that want it
RocknRootRanchcuzallwegotisrocksandrootsandafewtrees
Thank you. I didn't take the time to look for this.
Starfox5
No, he missed the fact that the GOP turned itself into the enemy. You cannot coexist with someone who wants you oppressed or dead.
Zahnradfee
^ THIS.
Impalin
The heck happened to you USA?
BeaversBuiltMyHotRod
Trump would never finish this. #shame
FerretBomb
Trump wouldn't make it through a single paragraph. Probably not even one sentence. And Biden lives with suppressing a stutter.
Odballl
That's what I call presidential.
indomara
Beautiful.
Frapporino
Considering the US has forced prison labour to this day, and the inmates are mostly people of color, does it really means slavery is gone?
Immaletchufinishbutno
Tldr, he's not Trump, voting for him on that basis alone.
ohbotherwhatdoiput
Bipartisanship is possible, but not with the current Republican party. They need to go the way of the Whigs and the Know-nothings.
seedye
Agreed. Also, sometimes people strongly disagree about stuff and the best outcome is stalemate. Bipartisanship for its own sake is dumb.
ReginaKasteen
Wait, there was a political party of Jon Snows?
thedevil
My issue is the statement that we need to revitalize “bipartisanship”. Fuck that, we need to tear down the 2 party system. It don’t work
disasterfactory324
Ganoesz12
To hell with the Trump Train, lets ride the Biden Boat to new horizons!
VelvetHorror
If anyone has a train, it's Biden.
insanitycontinuum
Saving American "democracy" for now. Real democracy maybe later
IAmTheKiltCommander
Can’t eat the whole cake at once, gotta take it one bite at a time.
TurtleSuicide
you've clearly never seen me eat cake
Saxytimes
Reading this speech is the first time I didn't feel hopeless since I was watching red hats converging in d.c. for his pathetic innauguration
BamBamN17
Is there any one else..??
InvolentaryYoga
Except slavery wasn't abolished. Its alive and well in the prison system. Where a disproportionate amount of african americans go.
Zahnradfee
Uhm, "The refusal of Democrats and Republicans to cooperate with one another"??? I can only see Republicans being shitty. They go further >
Zahnradfee
and further right, while Democrats mainly stay where they are. I wouldn't want the latter to also go further right in order to "cooperate".
magila
The Second Gettysburg Address.
MisterPeachum
If you believe america will be able to fix any of its many problems by working with republicans I would like to sell you several bridges.
NAbsentia
Reach across the aisle with a pimp hand.
aleardie
We’ve strayed quite far from the original idea behind bipartisanship. It wasn’t coming to a compromise but working together for the best /
aleardie
mutual benefit and success. I know it’s much easier to make money off the oppression of (insert infinite list of the transgressed) than /
aleardie
to find new ways to share and invest wealth for a common good measured in up-kept infrastructure and safe policing and not mega-mansions /
aleardie
and private jets. And the American people are suffering from it. It shouldn’t have been whether or not we needed relief but whether how /
aleardie
much and how long with regard to the Covid timeline as fact, no more no less. See both sides of the issue - red states bringing forward /
KookinKeith
It's almost sad that i can get excited about a president saying that they'll do things that a president should do in the first place lol.
Neterim
Well fucking said
Neterim
I'm glad this has been said officially... Written by him or not, I'm happy to hear such deepness and poesy again.
tellmesomethingfunny
I don’t think Biden really wanted to be president (and seriously what sane person would) but when it was clear that it was him or another 4
tellmesomethingfunny
Of Trump inspired hate, he heeded the call to duty. I’m an old chick. Voted GOP more often than not in my life. But we need Biden. Glad he
tellmesomethingfunny
Was willing to step up. God help us all. The US is on edge of failing.
KookinKeith
I still don't know if Trump really wanted to be president either. I think he believed it would be the best step in immortalizing himself, so
KookinKeith
I'm quite alright with Biden running. He wouldn't be my first choice, but he's got my vote.
ArgentXero
I may not agree with him, but he's a good dude.
AVoiceOfReason
How in the world can you disagree with the principles listed here
Draciusen
They want a fantasy politician that will fulfill 100% of their criteria and ideals, and only begrudgingly accept the 'least-worse' option.
Draciusen
There are times for when you should go "I deserve better" and times for "I have to take the best I can get right now". It's compromise.
LearnSomethingNew
For example, I do not like Biden's gun control plan b/c I am very pro-gun rights. But Id rather argue over that than watch the US fall apart
LearnSomethingNew
He is good enough to help for the next 4 years. Not the best president, but a better president.
Travelcedric
Meanwhile Trump can barely articulate a complete sentence
IdiotSavantTinker
Trump can't even appear on camera lately... Only days-old recordings.
VanDerGroot
What are you taking about? He's got the bestest words! Yuge words!
Nbitc
Huge.... *gestures vaguely* tracts o' land!
Raxiel
SPACE FORCE! VOTE!
UsernameMayBeSubjectToChange
I've not heard him utter anything coherent without interrupting himself or losing his way. Reading his transcripts gives you a stronk
MathiasTolerain
My favorite is going back over old gaffes. Remember Washington’s colonial troops taking over airports? Makes me lolsob all anew.
EvilMadMonk
He would know at least 3 words you used.
ChainmailleAddict
Fake news! Did you hear Travelcedric is actually three dogs in a trench coat? Unreliable! Sad! /s
fr0stbyte124
Hey that's not fair, he's on a lot of drugs right now-oh you meant ever.
StapMeVittles
How dare you! Person - Woman - Man - Camera - TV: surely the words of a poet?
pandro
I am not sure why the media hasn't pointed out that this is a senility test. I'm surprised he agreed to take it. It sucks that he passed.
StapMeVittles
He not only passed, according to him they were astounded that he remembered ALL FIVE WORDS. Nobody else has ever done that. What a dumbass
gsphatboy1
I like this, I just hope he stands by it. A powerful speech can be moving, but we need him to stand by his word. There's been so much
SailorJimmy
He going to stab us Progressives in the back when it benefits the Blue Repubs.
LokJok
This. What do you do when the "opposition " perpetually deals in bad faith with no effort to compromise?
KrakedUp
I would love to see the day where all politicians are held legally accountable for their campaign promises. Treat it as a verbal contract.
longshorttermmemorynetwork
The problem often isn't the will of individual politicians. It's the system itself. There are far more incentives to drive things apart [1]
longshorttermmemorynetwork
into extremes and niches than there are for bringing us together. Even worse, the same incentives power the media on both sides. [2]
valen00
The system is made of people mate.
longshorttermmemorynetwork
Is every system made up of all the people, though? Why is the Chineseness of the people in the system the critical attribute?
valen00
Presumably when talking about "the system" in the context of American politics "the system" would be taken to mean the people forming govt/
valen00
and similar bureaucracies. I don't know where chineseness comes into it
gsphatboy1
hypocrisy and so many politicians who go back on there words, no matter how poignant. I plan on giving him my vote, as do a lot of you.
PotatoSpacer
Their*
downsouthfarm
Remember those crowds of people in the streets chanting, "yes we can"?..
ThighHighsSaveLives
They can do so much if only congress could compromise and work together to help the people. That's the real problem
WellIfIHaveTo
Leaders can only put their plans into action if the people continue to put their hopes into action after elections.
WellIfIHaveTo
I’m afraid people are going to just what they did after Obama was elected, say “OK, we got him in there, now he’ll just fix everything.”
WellIfIHaveTo
Citizens have to remain engaged every day if the year, not just in the run-up to a big election & not just when there’s a Trump to resist.
gsphatboy1
Ideas like he speaks here are why. We have more potential and plenty of opportunity, he is the next step. I just ask that we remind of these
gsphatboy1
words and promises after he's in office as well. And hold him and everyone else who gets elected to their word.
Blud4BludGod
I hope that he sticks to it all as well, too. But I especially hope that after he tries to work with Republicans biparisanly and they...
Blud4BludGod
...fuck it up by just being endlessly obstructionist, disingenuous chuds, he takes advantage of any majorities or positions of strength...
BreakingBean
The best part about living under a president who believes in democracy is that you can make them listen to you and remind them why you voted
HalloIamherenow
I'll say this, one of the candidates is not trying to sabotage the election and also openly condemned white supremacy while the other...
HalloIamherenow
... candidate didn't. And the former candidate is who I'm voting for.
phobos535
As a European, sounds a bit melodramatic, but, hey, we are used to that fron the US.
Promethianfire
The fundamental ideals of our country, though we have yet to apply them to the entire population, are goddamned beautiful. And it breaks
Promethianfire
My heart to see us taking giant steps backward as we have been.
thefatlonelyjew
Melodramatic? Half of us have watched the country we (at least sometimes) loved be raped by a fat orange racist in an ill-fitting suit. 1/2
thefatlonelyjew
2/2 We stand at a crossroads where we don't even know if the right to vote will exist in four years. You betcha this speech made me cry.
daianaaaa
Bit of a drama queen innit? But we need them whole and in agreement with us. We can’t fight climate change alone, nor any other crisis
NothingButReactionGifs
True. We a silly bunch, but I hope we redeem ourselves these next few months.
TeddyBearWitch
Well, yes. But what other tone should a politician take while speaking at Gettysburg?
SteelStash
You have elementary schools older than our country. Its not melodrama. Its teenage hormones.
YoureABlizzardMary
jagermaestro
Ah yes the one who speaks for all of Europe
phobos535
Havent you heard? On the monthly meeting of all Europeans last week I have been elected as Speaker of Europe for October.
TheWombatStrikesAgain
At least it's coherent and doesn't deviate into innane rants or whining about how everyone is treating him so unfairly.
pandro
or our founding fathers taking the airports
Seigeengine
As a Canadian, this is a serious crisis. The USA has always been heavily influenced by right-wing extremists, and is now on the precipice 1/
Seigeengine
of a collapse of democracy. That's bad for Americans, but it's also bad for almost everybody else as well. Whether we like it or not, the 2/
Seigeengine
USA, despite all the conflict and unrest it causes, is the major factor restraining increasingly antagonistic Eastern powers. Should the 3/
Seigeengine
USA falter, it threatens situations worsening. Never mind if it starts a major conflict there. All of which isn't even to start on the 4/
Seigeengine
global economic significance of the USA. If this were most elections, I'd agree it was melodramatic, but it's not. I was terrified in 5/
anotherusernamed
I’m not suggesting you’re wrong (Californian here by the way). But I think the world severely underestimates how emotional Americans are1/?
York13
south middle or north?
anotherusernamed
...because of our history and blended cultures. We deeply love our country. I’m a severe nerd and idealist. I want a future that mirrors2/?
IProbablySaySomethingStupid
Your history and blended cultures. You think other countries don't have that?
meskarune
Americans are overly dramatic because they think emotion and show make someone right rather than facts. It's annoying. I'm american btw
anotherusernamed
For some I’d agree. They use their show and emotions as a false facade of righteousness hiding the fact they believe in nothing good.
anotherusernamed
the best humanity has to offer. A fantasy of Star Trek TNG where the planet is united in a common goal for good.
veryhighcloud
I’ve long thought and dreamt about a Star Trek universe. Roddenberry had a wonderful vision of a workable reality. I wish America well.
anotherusernamed
Instead we have blatant hate running through the streets proud of their beliefs. Two sets of laws for those with money and those without.
thatiswhyyoushoulddoityourself
This in particular is why I see comparison to pre-revolution France. Nobles were your hyper-rich.
anotherusernamed
Injustice in every corner of the country and a government majority supporting all of it. Little to no healthcare without financial ruin.