Comment on When the Democrats regain power, their centrist leadership will claim, "We can't do anything because...". Don't be fooled. We need to get the corporate centrists out and real progressives in!

• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  People hate when you say it, but the Democratic Party is Controlled Opposition.

  A bunch of them are just paid to lose.

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  • Serinus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    “A bunch” is roughly three. Sinema, Fetterman, and, uh… I’m sure there’s one more.

    It’s easier to stop things than to pass things. You’ll notice Republicans aren’t getting a lot done right now, exactly. At least not through Congress.

    They’re doing so many blatantly illegal things, largely with the blessing of the DoJ and the Supreme Court. But they can’t get the SAVE Act through to stop us from voting.

    It turns out every bit matters.

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    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      “A bunch” is roughly three. Sinema, Fetterman, and, uh…

      If you can’t name more than two Senators… Jesus, dude. Maybe start with Henry Cuellar and Bob Menendez. Ritchie Torres. Elissa Slotkin. Eric Swalwell. Josh Gottheimer. Do I really need to make you the full list?

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      • AWistfulNihilist@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Whenever there is a democratic majority, just enough Democrats will turn to make any actual change impossible, like a public option with Obama. Or when the blue dog Democrats fucked healthcare reform under Clinton. It’s happened every time and will continue to happen because the ratchet effect is a feature that always ends in facism and oligarchy, which is where you make your real money.

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      • 0tan0d@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Cory big pharma bitchboy Nooker

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    • bitjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Jeffries, Schumer, Pelosi, Kaine, pretty much anyone not in the squad or otherwise on the AIPAC tiddy

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      • Serinus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        The neolibs are not responsible for the majority of our problems.

        Their biggest crimes are Israel and not being aggressive enough on changes. They’re not the ones preventing most of the legislation we’ve tried to pass, such as the public option with the ACA.

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• DarkFuture@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I like it when people focus on one thing and ignore all the actual accomplishments. Or maybe you aren’t ignoring them. Maybe you’re entirely ignorant of them.

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  • Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Petty concessions do not obscure the overt imperialist oppression.

    “I don’t care about the fact we support genocide so long as I get better quality of life.”

    What a fucked mentality. Go find your solidarity with the oppressed.

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    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      He doesn’t care about quality of life as long as he gets his genocide.

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      • Natanael@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Why are you helping Republicans guarantee the genocide continues?

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  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    You like it when Palestinians die.

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  • BrainInABox@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    “Hitler made the trains run on time though!”

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