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Tends to be what happens when they purge anyone going against party lines.
Did we not watch the same Harris campaign?
They purged people? Man, you must have some killer mod log on the Harris campaign. Purging their own voters? That’s a bold move, Cotton.
Are you trying to make a point being extremely obtuse?
Trying to make the point that voting for Harris would have bought us some time from the insane turd circus.
We still have the same job to promote progressive views and oust the corporatists but now every single thing is under attack and we have to hear about it all goddamned day. People here who were so loud and proud about not voting at all and the system's so messed up - Yeah No Shit and Thanks For Fucking Us All, Assholes.
Was going for your trying to say purging people from party meaning killing them instead of them being either removed.
Two things, 1 you can't complain when people don't think the system works after said system specifically says don't vote for us and 2 this is how usa politics have always been. Not for the people but corporations.
But yeah only blame the voters, really good work
Do the corporations actually cast the ballots that determine the course of the country?
I don’t think they do, do they?
we can't blame the corporations from their decades of PR, it's only the voters fault. THE PARTY CAN ONLY BE FAILED NEVER FAIL.
I love how every fucking time it's the voters who constantly get screwed by both parties fault getting blamed. Thank you for continuing that shit trend
It’s not rocket science - voters choose what they want. They chose not to vote against trump.
Were they bedeviled by propaganda from russia? Yes. Doesn’t change the mechanism. Humans vote, their choices are, to some extent, reflected.
We can agree on the myriad ways the electoral system needs changing, but by that first Tuesday in November it’s time to vote.
Last November it was a choice of Harris or trump. I heard so much shit about Harris, I just want to say, “hey. You got what you wanted. You let trump win.” You see this literal fascism rolling out? You did not do the one concrete practical thing you could do to stop it. (Unless you voted Harris which, okay. Fair enough). And yeah - I blame them for that.
Ikr, Pelosi said it was from China!
Again long post on this is why the party was failed, it can never be failed.
Harris, dems and Biden made massive mistakes and miscalculations after barely being trump last time then doing almost nothing for the country. This is why they lost.
They did nothing to inspire they'd actually be better than trump or at least not able to convince enough people they'd be better.
But yeah keep just blaming people
Barely? They won by a huge percentage.
I don’t know what country you live in, but in America they did some really good things. Many good things. Not that I’m going to get that list for you again.
What they didn’t do was disown all relationships with Israel and that’s all the GRU needed to get 60% of us to stay home and fart our way to fascism.
Let’s now return to your apparent idyll in trumptopia.
"Sure, they were committing a Holocaust, but they made the trains run on time!"
Huge in popular vote but as we live in a country where land means more than people in presidental elections it was super close
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/did-biden-win-little-or-lot-answer-yes-n1251845
No please list his accomplishments. It's fun seeing what others consider them.
They totally helped people which is why he won in a landslide
You may google them yourself and then explain how they didn’t help.
Healthcare, unions, student loan forgiveness, and a huge move to renewables and cutting down big oil among them. Are you actually a progressive or do the things that matter to you not apply anywhere in all of it?
We didn't get Healthcare improvements, and he let what little was gotten from covid expire.
Unions is debatable on what he improved after using his powers to stop rail workers. And not doing anything when fed decided to use interest rates to remove any workers wage growth.
Ah yes student loans, totally did that not drop it once courts said no.
He drilled more but may be green deal would have done something if not cut to the bone before trump just kills the rest.
Oh and now we're to the if you don't like the dnc you must be on the right
No, you just seem to be incapable of seeing anything good in the DNC. Which, considering *gestures to everything* is some kind if accomplishment.
“Bah”
“Feh”
“Meh”
“Whatever”
All of which have been fed into the shredder to feed billionaires more money they won’t even notice because “Harris loves genocide” ffs.
Yes things either watered down to nothing or did good then not extended like the child tax credits that massively decreased child poverty until allowed to expire.
The jobs act was cut up after 1 spoiler forced then to take it to pieces anything meaningful due to the deficit.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Build_Back_Better_Plan#American_Jobs_Plan
Student loans he allowed to restart interest on in capitulation to the republicans after doing nothing to help out those with the loans after his militoast forgiveness plan was thrown out by the courts.
This is all perfect examples of doing nothing but hand outs to cooperations, not people and then dems wondering why no one liked what they did.
I disagree (obvs) but your political party isn’t even in existence is it? Like, if it’s not to make the Dems better, what’s your angle?
The dems want to be better republicans, there's no saving then
So "no plan". Okay.
Well hey if something comes along, let us know!
Til replace the dnc is no plan
No that’s a plan, but - y’know - how . . . is that happening? Is there . . a website or something?
Ah, I get it so we can only be critical when there's a published plan. Got it
Howabout ANY plan? Ffs just make up one right now. How far down in there are you? You realize there’s a time element at work here right.
Why? Seriously why is this always the response to the dems are shit.
We can't do a different party because of the wonderful election system in this country. Anytime that's brought up to just vote for another they're called a trump supporter.
Can't do it from the inside because either purged by leadership or kicked out to show not like the dirty republicans see Al Franken.
Can't do it as DSA.
Can't do it as grassroots like netroots because just ignored.
All that seems allowed is blaming voters for realizing the system is fucked.
You’ve certainly got the reasons why it can’t be done sewed up. So kudos there. And yet I feel there must be something else to do to reform an electoral system, defeat fascism, and implement progressive policies.
Oh! Duh. T-shirts. That’s what you missed.
We can't be so forward thinking saying but Harris genocide those poopy voters everytime.
Yeah if it wasn't for those darned trump voters she would have won