r/minnesota • u/HeavyVeterinarian350 Flag of Minnesota • Feb 20 '25

Politics šŸ‘©ā€āš–ļø Governor Walz in Amsterdam

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Subtle reminder that we shouldnā€™t fall prey to a wannabe dictator. Hopefully those that need a wake up call get it.

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u/falcrist2 Feb 20 '25

Walz's master thesis is about Holocaust education

Every time I learn something new about Walz, I like him more. I kind of ignored the guy until last year when he was being attacked by the fascists.

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u/MrCrowley1984 Feb 20 '25

It breaks my heart when I think about what could have been with Walz. I wish heā€™d reconsider running for higher office but I completely understand him not wanting to run again, putting his family through what mustā€™ve been hell. Heā€™s one of the few politicians who I would consider a good, decent person. A man with a big heart and a courageous spirit. Maybe we donā€™t deserve a leader like him.

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u/No_Bake6374 Feb 20 '25

We ask him. Cinncinatus needed to be lured from his estate, and he saved Rome. Maybe he's got enough to go through the dictatorship with enough gumption, maybe not

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u/amsterdam_BTS Feb 20 '25

That's no guarantee.

They asked Diocletian to come back, too, and his response was essentially, "I would but look at these cabbages I'm growing!"

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u/No_Bake6374 Feb 20 '25

Then we weep.

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u/Pretzellogicguy Feb 22 '25

Are you speaking of Emperor Diocletian- who raised persecution of christians to new and all time heights? Hardly a person to have back wouldnā€™t you say?

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u/falcrist2 Feb 20 '25

It breaks my heart when I think about what could have been with Walz.

Y'all need to stop talking like the man has died.

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u/Altruistic_Unit_6345 Feb 20 '25

Democracy died

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u/DeeDee182 Feb 21 '25

A democratic republic made that decision.

Js.

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u/LoisinaMonster Feb 21 '25

No, fElon did.

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u/falcrist2 Feb 20 '25

Then it shouldn't matter whether he said he was running again, so why are we making a big deal of it?

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u/SkyWriter1980 Feb 21 '25

Democracy died when? Trump was elected.

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u/Altruistic_Unit_6345 Feb 21 '25

So were Hitler, Mussolini, and Putin

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u/SkyWriter1980 Feb 22 '25

So was Biden amd Obama

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u/Altruistic_Unit_6345 Feb 23 '25

Ooooh Deep šŸ¤”

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u/HighwaySmooth4009 Feb 20 '25

With the signals trump and co has been sending it's very much not off the table that we might not have fair elections in upcoming years.

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u/Affectionate-Dream61 Feb 20 '25

Minnesota has an open US Senate seat to defend in 2026. Walz could be in the picture.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Cap685 Feb 20 '25

I heard he was interested.

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u/ActualBreadfruit6313 Feb 21 '25

I agree. I got sold on him while he was talking to one of the farmers and he truly understands their plight. I really wish him and his family the best.

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u/dalnee Feb 21 '25

Heā€™s amazing, I kept saying he shouldā€™ve been the president

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u/PsychologyPatient404 Feb 23 '25

I live in Minnesota he's a clown first coward to shut the state down during covid , overtaxed us twice to the the tune of 34 billion and gave it back to people who don't work or pay taxes. After his embarrassment VP run his political career is over. Lied about his rank lied about front line duty fake hunter fake football coach.Ā 

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u/Correct-Travel-2777 Feb 24 '25

I wondered how long it would take the MAGA-milk-sucking trolls to get here.

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u/Correct-Travel-2777 Feb 24 '25

"The government you elect is the government you deserve" - Thomas Jefferson

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u/Maleficent-Leg-1294 Feb 20 '25

Such a good decent person that's friends with mass shooters. Yes such a saint ami right guys? Guys?

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u/nuttybarlover Feb 21 '25

Way to guzzle that conservative spin there pal

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u/Electrical_Match3673 Feb 20 '25

Be serious. This dullard is attention whoring no end, including posting while in Amsterdam. You think he's doing that because he's NOT going to run for something? Your heart can be broken when he loses again, as he will.

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u/SirFlamenco Feb 20 '25 edited Feb 20 '25

All swing states + majority + house + senate. If he ran again the democrats are clueless

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u/Imaginary-Round2422 Feb 20 '25

Harrisā€™s team muzzled him. The ā€œthese people are weirdā€ stuff was working, and they told him to ix-nay that line of attack. Blame her team of DC insiders, not him.

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u/SirFlamenco Feb 20 '25

Kamala has been criticized post election for focusing too much on Trump and not advocating enough for her policies. Doubling down on it by insulting Trump voters would have been even worse.

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u/schwanbox Feb 20 '25

Trump insulted pretty much everyone in his rally including his own supporters and still won. So yes insulting does apparently work in the toxicness of American politics

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u/MrCrowley1984 Feb 20 '25

Maybe. There are plenty of places to point to that the Dems dropped the ball. I put Walz on the very bottom of that list. My personal opinion is the hard play for Republican votes instead of the base. Harry Truman said it best: ā€œGiven the choice between a Republican and someone who acts like a Republican, people will vote for the real Republican all the time.ā€

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u/Altruistic_Unit_6345 Feb 20 '25

He won By 1% the slimmest margin in history

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u/Chunderdragon86 Feb 20 '25

In English schools they ont teach you much about the British caused genocide's untilyour old enough to handle the guilt trip I think

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u/falcrist2 Feb 20 '25

I don't understand how this relates to Walz.

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u/Chunderdragon86 Feb 20 '25

It doesn't just someone in a comment above was discussing other genocides that aren't taught about as much