crossdlThe American democratic republic has died. It was 236 years old.
Libra00Aside from this being a little fucking melodramatic and defeatist, the thing that really bothers me is the implicit assumption that if only we’d all just vote blue no matter who we wouldn’t have this problem, like the Democratic Party hasn’t been kowtowing to and enabling those same oligarchs to undermine our democracy. It’s like they’re standing in the rubble of a bombing and saying, ‘This is happening because you chose the short fuse on the bomb, if only you had chosen the long fuse we wouldn’t have noticed this happening quite so quickly wouldn’t be having this problem!’
Don’t get me wrong, boom tomorrow is definitely better than boom today, but it’s important to not forget that there was never not going to be a boom.
aceshighThe d’s had 50 years to come up with their own plan. And they did nothing. We had a choice of different sides of the same coin and here we are.
Bullshit. If Gore won, there’d be compost powered cars and shit. Hilary was pushing for Obamacare since her husband was in office. Biden was all about stimulus to working families. We’ve been living if the New Deal over half a century.
Hilary was pushing for Obamacare since her husband was in office.
That part’s mixing up two different plans. The healthcare plan that Hillary came up with when Bill Clinton was in office was overly complex, would have delivered even less than Obamacare (which was Romneycare rebranded, with a few tweaks-- Romneycare was a response to Hillary’s disastrous plan), and didn’t make it through Congress. It was a red flag that Hillary didn’t have what it takes to lead any complex effort (such as the Presidency).
AlmaccaIt was a red flag that Hillary didn’t have what it takes to lead any complex effort (such as the Presidency) LOL. It’s a good thing there was such a competent alternative to vote for then.
yeah let’s be real, people fell for Trump’s brazen rhetoric, even if it was all an empty facade that you could see miles away if you just looked at his CV objectively
This is what I don’t get: what brazen rhetoric? He can barely string a coherent sentence together when he isn’t merely bullying someone? What kind of fuckwit gets persuaded by that? Don’t answer that.
LOL. It’s a good thing there was such a competent alternative to vote for then.
Can you imagine if the party didn’t actively work against him in the primaries?