• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Yes.

    If you pretend the only two options are Republicans or Moderate Dems, then the moderate Dems are the only ones doing anything.

    They’re throwing glasses of water on the fire while your house burns down and stopping for five minutes between glasses to demand you praise them.

    And that is the two party system. And only the two parties can change it.

    Which is why Bernie has spent decades trying to get a progressive movement going. And it’s finally happening.

    So now we have some democrats willing to fix shit.

    But don’t just lump everyone with a “D” next to their name into the same group.

    So I’ll go back to blaming the Republicans when Republicans make shit worse.

    And I’ll keep blaming moderate Dems when they refuse to fix anything once in power. Even the rare things they do fix, it’s still less than what Republicans break.

    Keep it up, shit keeps getting worse. It’s just hitting a couple branches on your way down. It’s ain’t even a parachute, sure as shit isn’t preventing the fall.

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      Everyone with a D by their name is in the same group. That is what a two party system means. There are no moderate or progressive Democrats. There are just Democrats. Sowing division amongst Democrats only helps Republicans.

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          When you look at the ballot to vote, It just says Democrat. In other countries there are more options, but here it is just D and R.

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        11 months ago

        Having standards is sowing division!

        Manchin and FDR are exactly equals!

        If there’s a D by the name we must support everything they do!

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          11 months ago

          Get the Republicans out of power. Then you can criticize the Democrats all you want. That is all that matters. They are an existential threat.

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            11 months ago

            Don’t criticize Joe during the primary!

            Don’t criticize Joe during the general!

            Dont criticize Joe his first two years, he’s still getting things going!

            Don’t criticize Joe year three, an election is coming!

            Looks like that’s it for now, but I have a pretty good idea what comes next

            Either we repeat those steps again, or you’re actually right and Republicans are in power, then we still can’t criticize him.

            When exactly are we allowed to disagree with our politicians again? I knew Republicans stopped long ago. But I honestly missed the memo democrats are doing it now too.

            Think I’ll pass tho, it looked to work out pretty bad for Republicans