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My standpoint is this: I feel betrayed by the betrayals, I'm frustrated by the things Democrats didn't do when they were in power. I accept as an unfortunate reality, at least some 1-15% of the Democratic party (can absolutely be more!) is corrupt and cares only about the NASDAQ, themselves, or Israel and ethnostates. That bloc will vote hard against anything pro-American like healthcare, defunding ICE, or defunding Israel. They might even pretend to support those things at times when no vote will pass.
There's also more than a few timid, ineffective Democrats that are only voting for obvious wins, and won't vote against any appointments because they don't want attention on themselves.
A lot of that, ultimately, doesn't matter. That type of opportunistic traitor, or coward, doesn't get much of a mechanism in a supermajority, where their choice to stand against Democrats doesn't even buy them anything; when over 50 seats in the Senate are NOT bought out by corporate interests.
By all fucking means, pick out the betrayals, watch people's individual voting records, vote in primaries, and raise a stern eyebrow anytime a voter tells you they "vote blue, no matter who". But don't pretend you can't look past nuance. We're dealing with a mammoth (R)ogue political party, which is the unfortunate reality, and even cutthroats could decide they benefit from taking credit in its destruction.
I got curious to see when the last time the democrats held power. We all know a single two year term isn’t long enough to accomplish anything before policy gets reverted.
House and Senate control history
Presidential terms
The last time it was two 2 year consecutive terms was the 110th and 111th session. (2007-2011;Bush2001-2009/Obama2009-2017)
Prior to that, there was a four 2 year consecutive term streak 100th to 103rd. (1987-1995;Reagan/Bush-HW/Clinton)
The longest control was 13 terms; 84th-96th session from 1955-1981.
You say that but it seems like the current administration has made a lot of change in less than 2 years when the entirety of the party is in lock-step.
Imagine if instead of ACA we got medicare for all, meaning Republicans trying to touch it would've effected every single citizen akin to social security that they still haven't successfully gutted because of the political suicide it would cause for them.
Yes: If more than 50 Democrats were religiously unified around one person or cause, they would get it done.
We’ve been trying to rally that effort behind ideas, like universal healthcare. The idea of rallying around a president, who claims they want universal healthcare, is there but it has serious risks: That person could lie, could pivot, could serve their own interests.
That is, in many ways, the lesson that MAGA members are getting; they were promised lower taxes, better jobs, and could see that with a willing supermajority, they have the power to get that. Only…that supermajority isn’t working in their interests, because they rushed to “have power”, when it’s really their politicians that have power.
And remember, that supermajority doesn’t even have to be one political party. It can be reps/senators from both parties that all were voted in on, and legitimately want to fight for, a certain idea. Long, long ago, D/Rs negotiated with each other and passed bipartisan bills, but that’s been gone a long time.
funding israel and starting wars is actually pro american, that benefits america.
funding israel is supporting Israels aim, while israel doesnt need use thier own cannon fodder to throw at the ME, they know how unpopular it is for thier own troops to suddenly die because thier own population would turn agains them, so they usea proxy, which is the UNited states via AIPAC and jewish billionaire backers.
Specifically your political and financial apparatuses. Not Americans in general.
american imperialism does benefit americans in general.
Nooo the country isn't rotten to the core, it's not like, based on pillage and exploitation of other nations and peoples or something ahaha. We just have to vote right and name more warships after famous gay people, just one more progressive warship I swear. Maybe an autonomous one?
I don't get it.
Most of the people complaining here would be the first to raise hell if their lifestyles took a hit. They are dependent on their cheap food, spacious homes, short work weeks, and good healthcare. They claim they are revolutionaries, but they would rise in the streets if their privileged existence was replaced with a fair and just society.
You're right, I do want labubu matcha more than liberation
fuck outta here with your baseless, unprompted, undesired armchair psychoanalysis
lmao where?