Viking_HippieAug 25, 2024

Lindsey Graham Says Joy ‘Doesn’t Exist in the Real World’

https://lemmy.world/post/19051907

Lindsey Graham Says Joy ‘Doesn’t Exist in the Real World’ - Lemmy.World

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19046110 [https://lemmy.world/post/19046110] > >Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said he isn’t buying all that Democratic “joy” on display at this past week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago during a Sunday appearance with Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of the Union. > > >During their conversation, Tapper brought up the “disciplined” and “well-produced” DNC this week that, as the journalist put it, “conveyed patriotism and unity.” Graham didn’t see it that way. > > >“Well, I didn’t see what you saw,” Graham told Tapper with a laugh. “If you’re a Republican, you saw a hate fest. You saw a hate fest full of insults.” > > >“Americans are not joyful when they go to the gas station and fill up their car,” he continued. “They’re not joyful when they make their mortgage payment. They’re not joyful when they go to the grocery store. People are hurting, and this whole joy love fest doesn’t exist in the real world.” > > > >To bolster his claim, Graham pointed to the gas prices, the state of the border, and inflation during Donald Trump’s presidency when “the world was not on fire.” > > He’s either lying or what he said gives us a look into his shitty perspective of the world. Either way such a miserable and pathetic existence.

Show threadFlashMobOfOneAug 25, 2024

I mean, he’s not wrong. (And I say that as someone who despises him.)

Most people don’t find skyrocketing rent, gas, electricity, and grocery costs to be particularly joyful. Democrats know this, which is why they’re making the election more about memes than the record of Joe Biden as president.

Call me when Kamala finds the fortitude to put an actual platform on her website.

Show threadHptyhop84Aug 25, 2024
Fuck off with your centrist bullshit
Show threadFlashMobOfOneAug 25, 2024

My comment is a critique of centrism.

Kamala is a centrist. Biden is a centrist. But, that moniker’s only a thing because Democratic voters don’t want to have to call themselves conservatives.

Show threadGBU_28Aug 25, 2024

I want roe v Wade and then some. It’s for topics like that that I vote democrat, as it’s the currently available, most progressive option (centrist as it is). Gimme an option like Bernie, AoC or full power walz and I’d vote for that. More progressive the better, but it’s got to be viable. Right now that means wearing the democratic hat.

If things like roe are centrist, call me whatever you want.

Show threadFlashMobOfOneAug 25, 2024

If Roe’s your issue, I’d be even less inclined to vote Democrat.

All they did was promise to do something about it, raise money, and then did absolutely nothing. (And if you’re curious, the cost of your bodily autonomy was $80,000,000.) Meanwhile Idaho has gotten away with criminalizing it and every other conservative state will follow.

And considering they had Congress and the presidency, their inaction is indefensible.

Show threadGBU_28
Separately replying to unmarked edit: they did not have a supermajority, do not control state politics, and the judges bringing these things about are on lifetime appointments, seated during trump
Aug 25, 2024 at 11:16pmWeb
Show threadFlashMobOfOneAug 25, 2024

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the ACA were both passed without a supermajority.

You don’t need a supermajority to pass legislation.

Further, we should expect federal legislators to do things that are difficult. I’ve had it with broken promises and false excuses.

Show threadGBU_28Aug 25, 2024
You practically do to remove federal judges, which, to the discussed topic, is necessary. Even more so to remove supreme court justices
Show threadFlashMobOfOneAug 25, 2024

You know what?

You’re right.

I’ve changed my mind. Making change is simply too hard. I should expect less.