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Wow, is this cycle doing some interesting things. I've never really much cared one way or the other about Schwarzenegger, but this impressed me, as it meets me where I am:

“I will always be an American before I am a Republican,” he wrote. “That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognise our country. And you are right to be furious.”

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[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 46 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Democrats are the new Republicans now that the Republicans have been entirely consumed by the fascist ideology of Trump and Musk.

[–] theangriestbird 3 points 2 weeks ago

And they have the neoliberal policies to match!

[–] DdCno1 2 points 2 weeks ago

The tent is getting bigger.

[–] Nawor3565@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Added context for anyone who isn't aware, Schwarzenegger was the Republican governor of California from 2003 to 2011.

[–] LallyLuckFarm 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Adding context to context, there was a movement to change the constitution to allow him to run for president around then too

[–] slurpeesoforion@startrek.website 18 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

And I think he may have even said to not change it for him. I could be wrong though.

[–] shasta@lemm.ee 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah because that's a great loophole for foreign governments to install a puppet president in our country. At least currently it is a little harder.

Well, more expensive. Difficulty is roughly the same.

[–] Powderhorn 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He emphatically said no to that movement. Dude seems to like the Constitution or something.

[–] Buttons@programming.dev 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nothing wrong with changing the constitution, as long as people do what's required.

[–] Powderhorn 2 points 2 weeks ago

You're not getting that through 35 states. There's the Congressional problem, too. He seems to understand the process and thought it would be a waste of time.

[–] LallyLuckFarm 1 points 2 weeks ago

That is my recollection as well

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 37 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He won it in a Total Recall.

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Powderhorn 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

OK, so now can we get an explanation for the three seashells?

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Powderhorn 3 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

The terminator has spoken

[–] jay@mbin.zerojay.com:443 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure this isn't the first time that Arnold has voted against his own party. Does someone else remember...?

[–] Powderhorn 4 points 2 weeks ago

He has. What he's not previously done is tell us that we're right to be furious. Perhaps there's meaning there.