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Democratic leadership wanted this because Israel wanted this
Recall what Schumer believes his job is
C O N T R O L L E D O P P O S I T I O N
I can't wait to begrudgingly tell people to vote for Gavin Newsom so he can defeat Donald Trump's run for a third term.
I can't believe our best bet is yet another billionaire. I really hope James Talarico can make it
I've said that any billionaire is automatically off my list, but Pritzker has been saying the right things. I like Kelly, too.
Newsome is a Manchurian MAGA phony. He's the Democrat that the Oligarchs will support. If he becomes president, MAGA will be back AGAIN in four years.
My choice will be the candidate who explicitly says that his top priority will be to crush MAGA, prosecute their followers for their CRIMES (Which are many), and purge it from our government and society. MAGA is a proven National Security Threat, and their leaders are Domestic Terrorists, so it shouldn't be a problem to prohibit MAGA from existing. I have other issues that are important to me, but they are ALL on the back burner until the MAGA threat can be properly sorted out.
Coworkers
Dems playing good cop, while Republicans are bad cop.
Both parties have been led to this by decades of AIPAC bribery.
That's actually the ideal scenario because the alternative is they're just that bad.
How dare you say they're equally bad.
One party wants oppression, genocide, and economic ruin.
The other party merely wants to preserve FPTP so you're "forced" to vote for one of them.
Both parties want oppression, genocide and economic ruin.
The different is that one openly wants it everywere - abroad and at home - whilst the other one wants it abroad whilst voicing discomfort (but doing little else) about having it at home.
As a non-American, it's simple to see how the Democratic party at the national level puts on a show of resistance against the Republicans but is largely and intentionally ineffective against any legislation that benefits their shared corporate masters. Of course, people will point out individual politicians who actually do their jobs, but that's the entire point: to do enough to look like they're trying without doing enough to actually make a difference.
Controlled opposition. The US political system is a farce.
And the neo-libs brow beat anyone who doesn't agree with their ways or points out their blatant hypocrisy by saying "Do you want X to win?!" They argue in just as much bad faith as the MAGA.
Not cowardness they truely support it
¿Por que no los dos?
Dems: checks bank account for March 1st paycheck. Yep, it’s there. Shrugs. Keeps doing what they’re doing.
DNC politicians couldn't care less about people getting killed (children included) as long as the AIPAC and MIL checks keep getting paid.
Time for the MAGA comedy act of Schmuck & Jeffries to get the hook, and be dragged off-stage. Losers.
Of course, they're making cash money off the war. Hopefully AOC runs with Bernie advising her.
Hopefully AOC runs with Bernie advising her.
Agree but, IMO it's how AOC got elected that is the key to fixing America. Americans need to make that happen every single election. Systematic problems need more than 1 presidential term to reverse afterall.
Regardless of your opinion on AOC, this documentary about how she got elected lays out the steps.
Independent local grassroots electoral movement. Dedicated to getting/organizing volunteers, signature gathering, door knocking, everything from getting candidates on the ballot to winning in the election.
Candidate nominations. AOC didn't sign up, her BIL or someone nominated her and the Grassroots Movement approached her to run.
PRIMARIES. PRIMARIES. PRIMARIES. Target establishment DNCs who clearly have more in common with corporate lobbyists than their own constituents.
Run the numbers game. Only 1/4 of their candidates won. Democrats should face a primary EVERY SINGLE ELECTION.
This is the same dem leadership that was calling him taco trump for simply saying he'd negotiate with Iran before Trump attacked them. Of course they are aroused by this, even more than they think the voters are
Primary every one of these wet fucking paper bags
Backlash lol they should be arrested and charged treason.
trump would love that.
And the republicans every AIPAC recipient
AIPAC donates to both sides of the aisle and should be banned from politics, but your initial comment wasn't shots fired at AIPAC, you were saying every Dem should be arrested, which trump would love as a convenient political purge.
How does it feel doing so much legwork for the biggest fascist in current US politics?
Well I clarified that I think every AIPAC recipient should be arrested for treason
Try using enough punctuation to get your point across clearly next time
Bless your heart
Just don't claim you were "clarifying" anything when the "clarification" reads as strokeposting...
Bye Felicia
Backlash is so much better than frontlash
The right Eyelash can be pretty devastating.
Oh no, not a backlash!
a STRONGLY WORDED backlash!