toussaint

ZERO republican have put a dem in their cabinet in my lifetime, but EVERY #CorpoDem #Potus has and it hasnt lead to a GOP willingness to compromise or act reasonably

For example, 1 of the last GOP named to a dem presidents cabinet was James Comey, who a lot of pundits would say used his office to cost Hillary the #election with his very public investigations of emails. Or the current FBI chief that is also a republican who lied under oath abt Iran backing campus sit-ins so cops could bash them

Aug 29, 2024 at 9:35pmWeb
Show threadtoussaintAug 29, 2024
we have tried every legal means to protest this genocide. #GeneralStrike are illegal btw.
What is a democracy if the will of the People can be so easily ignored without consequense, or worse, rewarded by being voted into office while telling us to fuck off. More ppl should be upset that we agree on so much, but no politician is even lying they will do any of the things that poll 67%+; that there is research that says there is ZERO correlation between what the People want & what laws get passed
Show threadtoussaintAug 29, 2024
"...The study's gotten lots of attention over the past year, because the authors conclude, basically, that the US is a corrupt oligarchy where ordinary voters barely matter. Or as they put it, "economic elites and organized interest groups play a substantial part in affecting public policy, but the general public has little or no independent influence."
https://www.vox.com/2014/4/18/5624310/martin-gilens-testing-theories-of-american-politics-explained
Study: Politicians listen to rich people, not you

Vox
Show thread"Nurture-boy" Ric FlairAug 29, 2024
@toussaint
Jesus fuckin Christ I just can't with the democrats anymore.
Show threadAnne OminousAug 30, 2024
@mikefordays @toussaint they know how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory every damn time
Show threadBenderIsGreat34Aug 30, 2024
@toussaint maybe someone should tell Harris that the state of the US in 2024 is not like that of The West Wing. There are no Reasonable Republicans anymore.