Schumer’s Retreat From a Government Shutdown Has Young Democrats Fuming

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• Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Bear in mind that a “young democrat” is anyone under 65

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• Charely6@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I was seeing posts weeks ago about “how do you expect the Democrats to do anything if you don’t vote them into power” , and I see this and get mad thinking, this is why people aren’t voting for you, this is why so many voters are mad at you, you have the power to do something, anything and your reply is “I’m sorry I called the GOP bastards” when the GOP has no problem calling you literal baby eaters.

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  • Zorque@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Shockingly enough, there’s things called “primaries” where you can show the fuck up and get these fossils out for people who actually act in the best interest of their citizenry.

    The catch being the “showing the fuck up” part.

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    • yunxiaoli@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      This assumes the party allows a primary challenger to any arbitrary seat. Usually they don’t for safe seats. Or at risk seats. Or any seats where the currently elected member is making them money.

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    • timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I would hope this pisses off enough people to actually go vote in primaries.

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    • AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Difficult in a state where you have to declare a party (and “none” doesn’t count; they only recognize R or D)

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• cabbage@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  A generational divide, seen in newer lawmakers’ impatience with bipartisanship and for colleagues who don’t understand new media

  The man is 74 years old. They're talking about "newer lawmakers".

  I think "young" here refers to people who can't remember the moon landing.

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• pyre@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  traitor, nazi collaborator piece of shit.

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• Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I think this a liberal vs left thing. Most liberals aren’t mad at Schumer. It is the leftists like AOC and Bernie that are passionately fighting against fascism and oligarchy

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• billwashere@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Old democrats too.

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• heavyboots@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I mean, I’m mid-50s and I’m raging…

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• MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Part of me is hoping that Schumer is the designated fall guy for this bit of political theater. Another part is wondering who that theater would benefit.

  Sometimes I wish I never learned critical thinking.

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• lorski@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It actually is a young and old thing, the older senators are capitulating and the younger ones want to fight.

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• UsernameHere@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Why make it easier for the GOP to dismantle the government by shutting it down?

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  • TachyonTele@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Because what’s in the bill for keeping the government open gives the GOP even more powers to fuck shit up.

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    • UsernameHere@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      What’s it crammed with?

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  • hypnicjerk@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    if it were in their interest, they’d just do it themselves lol

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