• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Call their fucking bet, then? You have a party of absolute corruption and a party that hasn’t had a chance to do the things they say they will, the choice seems really clear to me.

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      3 days ago

      Call their fucking bet, how?

      This is seriously some low effort attempt to cover for democrats or an actual delusion?

      “They’re not doing anything significant, so let’s vote them all in so they can cry and while while doing nothing significant.”

      Actions speak louder than words, popularity stunts are not political actions.

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        2 days ago

        Elect 60 (or more) of them to senate for the first time in over 40 years.

        If they don’t pass their core policies, then there is no party representing the people and the radicals will have the opportunity to become mainstream and tear it down.

        If they do pass campaign finance laws, overturn citizens united, election reform, expand congress, reform the SCOTUS, tax the rich, and public option healthcare or even Medicaid for All: we all win.

        That still isn’t enough to cut off Israel, but certainly lessens their power by gutting AIPAC and substantially lowers their support in Congress compared to before.

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      3 days ago

      Please enlighten us. What does “calling their bet” look like?

      They’re still one of two major parties in a two party system.

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          3 days ago

          Democrats HAVE had a chance to do what they promise. Several times. You have to seriously be completely ignorant to recent history if you think all the Democrats need is a majority…

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              Ahh yes, Democrats proved they won’t do anything, even the few things they could do with a majority, several times over, but noope, what they need is more attempts to do the same thing they’ve failed to do!

              Do you know the definition of insanity?

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                  3 hours ago

                  Literally anything significant. They could’ve gotten rid of the fillibuster, could’ve pushed back A LOT harder against republican shittery in many ways, etc. Hell, they could’ve not railroaded Hillary through the primary in 2016. The list goes on.

                  There were plenty of things they did horrible with Harris’ campaign too. They give you every sign that they are merely useful idiots to the fascists, yet you want to continue handing them power that they then either hand to Republicans or lose to Republicans…

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                    They haven’t had more DNC than GOP in the senate in over 10 years, removing filibuster would just allow Republicans to pass whatever they want with simple majorities. That’s why things are so shit, people haven’t been voting DNC into power in any meaningful capacity.