MicroWaveOct 24

The GOP expected Democrats to relent on the shutdown by now. That isn't happening.

https://lemmy.world/post/37791296

The GOP expected Democrats to relent on the shutdown by now. That isn't happening. - Lemmy.World

Democrats have only hardened their position as the government shutdown enters its 23rd day, leaving Republican majorities in Congress with few answers — and many criticisms. For the 12th time, Senate Democrats blocked the Republican Party’s government funding legislation this week without a single senator switching his or her vote. Just three Democratic caucus members voted for the bill: John Fetterman, D-Pa.; Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev.; and Angus King, I-Maine. That means Republicans are still five votes short of the 60-vote threshold to ensure passage of the bill, just as they have been since before the government shut down 23 days ago. Democratic voters had pressured their party to take a more confrontational posture toward Trump in the shutdown battle. The new stance may be paying off with the party’s base.

Show threadMicrotonal_BananaOct 24
There is no negotiating to be had on the issue. Remove the cuts to healthcare or fuck off.
Show threadameancowOct 24
Sadly, most Americans have very short attention spans and will soon forget what the shutdown was about and will be more concerned with a short term crisis than long term health care worries. My worry is the Republicans know this, after all they manufactured this nation’s eroded attention span and used it to gain power already.
Show threadMarthirialOct 24
That’s a messaging shortcoming, not the public’s fault. If I have shirt attention span it is mostly because shit is stacking faster than I can cope.
Show threadameancowOct 24

While being manipulated is not your fault as a member of the public, it is certainly the public’s fault for not being informed or taking the time to learn about and understand politics and allowing the kind of “why you gotta make everything political” anti-engagement sentiment to influence you.

Somewhere along the way we started allowing someone’s poor understanding of how the world works and how the country operates to be a respectable and protected identity, rather than a sign of massive failure from top to bottom of the system.

Show threadphutatorius
When I rewrite the 10 commandments, one is going to be “Thou shalt not be a mark.”
Oct 27 at 3:27pmWeb