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As Trump Attacks the Republic, the Cowardly Democratic Party Still Won't Fight to Win | Common Dreams
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It’s because they’re traitors 
this post was submitted on 31 Jan 2026
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It's so fucking crazy to see liberal Dems get on their soapbox about how "you can't talk about dual loyalty, that's antisemitism" and then show up at an AIPAC conference in Israel Flag pajama pants with an open checkbook to the US Treasury
What's worse is if you add it all up, it's not even a decent lotto jackpot. The US sold the last bit of soul for pennies.
This motherfucker even looks evil.
How many times does the Democratic Party leadership have to create new and inventive ways to steal defeat from the jaws of victory for it to form a clear composite picture of collaboration?
Democrats: At least we’re not republicans.
Yeah that’s not enough
Since trump got elected that seems to be all they have. Biden, like him or not, actually had some decent policy. Yes, yes…could have done a lot better, but it was more than “we’re not trump”.
But since trump won? They’ve caved on pretty much everything.
It's all they ran on in 2024 and also during Budens admin.
And it wasn't good enough then either.
They're not "cowards" as much as they are doing the job that they are paid to do by their "donors".
Schumer has made a fortune! Pelosi's family is set for generations! And so on.
Politics are the third easiest way to become wealthy in the USA (easiest being inheritance, second easiest prosperity gospel preacher).
..which is cowardly
Stay* wealthy.
They'll still be wagging their finger and expressing concern while they're being beaten and hauled off to a private prison.
They are already winning, they have all the campagn contributions they need. Why would they do anything different.
Citizens United will be the death of the USA.
How do we overturn Citizens United
Since it's a Supreme Court ruling, it would take another SC ruling or a constitutional ammendment to override it.
Make a new government.
Expand the Supreme Court. It's not even a radical idea. We have one SC justice for every superior court circuit. The number of circuits has grown, the number of justices hasn't, and there's no reason they can't or shouldn't, except that it'd dilute the donors' power.
congress and the senate would have to make s new law snd the president would have to sign it.
Citizens United isn't a law, it's a Supreme Court ruling which has its (flawed) logic based on the Constitution. A law won't cut it, because Citizens United would be used as precedent to strike it down as unconstitutional. We likely need a new Supreme Court ruling or constitutional amendment.
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The people it benefits would have to decide to not benefit from it anymore.
So not likely unless the alternative is even worse.
Their purpose has never been to win but to defend the status quo and prevent leftist organizations and movements from gaining positions of political influence and power that may threaten that status quo.
Ignore me comrade, came 🧵 to react.
Though I have witnessed liberals&Democrats in threadiverse go completely silent the past few days. We know why🤭
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Ahh, yes. Gotta get that no-vote agenda rolling again: it's an election year!
The Democratic party is such a pussyfest (negative).
It's long past time for the MAGA comedy act of Schmuck & Jeffries to get the hook, and get dragged off-stage. They are 50% of the reason that Trump is president again.
Imagine if we let Hitler off the hook, and then allowed him to take power again a few years later? These dipshits did that.
Priority 1: Get all Republicans out of government seats; they've proven they can't be trusted with power. Vote Democrat so the candidate you vote for had a solid chance to win.
Priority 2: Hold the elected Democrat accountable, tell them what you expect from them. If they won't serve you, vote in someone who will.
Priority 3: If you're capable of it, research how to get your name on your local ballot(s) and start campaigning. If no candidate is willing to represent your interests, be the candidate to represent those interests and you'll have an easy campaign.
The donors are scared shitless that we'll realize WE have the power of government in our hands, and as long as one person equals one vote, that will always be the case. Every change they want is designed to undermine the fact that one person equals one vote, no matter how much money they have.
Term limits, for every office. One term. No value in buying a candidate that will be gone in 2/6 years.
People have to understand that Republicans and Democrats are the same thing, its the same serpent which bites its own tail. Its controlled opposition.
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