• inclementimmigrant@lemmy.worldOP
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      23 days ago

      I’m looing forward to the excuses again.

      We didn’t have a super majority so we couldn’t even try.

      Well we can’t upset the Senate norms.

      What would happen if we did that and Republicans took back control?

      Fetterman is an important and vital Democrat.

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        Fetterman is an important and vital Democrat.

        How that ass hasn’t already been kicked to the curb, I don’t know. Is he even still caucusing with Democrats? he’s promoting republican candidates and republican conventions.

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    First on the list:

    Stop being such pussies and do your fucking job of holding people responsible.

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      The only entity that could be trusted to do that and who have shown they are neutral is the military.

      Suspend democracy for five years and task the US military with investigating the Epstein regime, the supreme court, their backers, allies, associates, Heritage. Sieze their assets, return theor wealth if they fully cooperate and are found completely innocent of any wrongdoing.

      Unless the rich see that they will lose absolutely everything, all their wealth, their status, their power they will never stop abusing the political system.

      Have the military propose changes to the constitution to fix the holes that allow it to be used as a platform for totalitarianism. Citizens United, political Supreme Court appointment mechanism and oversight, executive authority, corruption, criminality, all these things are clearly broken and the system enables the one thing the founders wanted to prevent, tyranny

      While both parties eat from the trough of political corruption the likelihood of them ever changing the system is a pipedream.

      And Israel has to be dealt with.

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        The same neutral military that happily invaded foreign countries unprovoked and keeps coviering up the random murder of fishermen?

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          Who else is there?

          The judges are politically appointed and act as an extension of political parties which is corrupted with political financing often from foreign nations. The system is completely fucking broken.

          The only entity I see that actually remains politically neutral is the military.

          America is fucked beyond belief. It no longer has an effective working model in any branch.

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            The same thing has happened with the military leadership. Did you miss the massive wave of purges and resignations of almost every leadership position?

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    Start with three big challenges. First, a lot of those who voted for Democrats are expecting action to improve their economic conditions: Run on affordability, you better improve affordability. Second, and related, with Democrats holding a sizable piece of power in Washington, the failures of policy driven by the reckless Trump and his administration could be blamed on them—and it is a sure thing that hundreds of millions will be spent by Trump allies to try to pin the problems on the Democrats. Americans already think Washington isn’t working; if it looks like Democrats are a part of the problem and not of the solution, that could have brutal consequences in 2028.

    Third, it is clear that the Democratic Party base wants toughness and serious pushback against the corruption, misconduct, and mayhem that are the core of Trump’s presidency. Witness the negative reaction to the private meeting between House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, looking for areas of possible common ground after January 3. Rank-and-file Democrats want pushback, not compromise. Of course, compromise will be necessary to meet the first challenge of improving people’s economic circumstances. But if it is not led by Democrats using every tool at their disposal to name names, kick ass, and stop further destruction, there will be hell to pay with the base.

    TLDR:

    Don’t be a neoliberal…

    It’s literally that easy, and considering the voting members of the DNC pivoted 20 months ago, there’s no reason to assume incoming dem leadership will be the same shitty neoliberals as this current Congress.

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    …more of a “things the rich can pay us to NOT do”, and they’ll all become more corrupt along the way.

    “We really tried on this, but even later on when we held the House, Senate, and Presidency, we still just couldn’t get it done.” -Democrats pretending to be incapable (when they’re paid to be that way).

    It’s all money. The government is a pay for play business for wealthy companies and people.

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    This header made me laugh, thank you.

    Things to do

    1. Don’t raise minimum wage.
    2. Don’t pass universal healthcare (40+ year streak).
    3. Don’t increase social programs.
    4. Don’t reduce military spending.
    5. Don’t increase taxes to pre-Reagan levels (40+ year streak)

    I don’t think they can avoid federal minimum wage increase any longer, maybe I’m wrong on that one.

    I vote every election, and you should too. Because it’s funny

    • Yuccagnocchiyaki@lemmy.world
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      Do you know that since Reagan, the Democrats have never restored or brought back a single social safety net or benefit we lost from the Republicans?

      Please vote this election

      Hakeem Jeffries is meeting with Jared Kushner secretly

      AIPAC Dems are funding aipac gop over left candidates

      Tammy duckworth is saying that she doesn’t support impeaching anybody and that Dems should work WITH MAGA.

      I mean, vote red or blue but we are still Israel

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    CTRL+F ‘triage’ ‘Phrase no found.’

    Closes article. During a mass emergency priorities MUST be established as TIMING is of the essence. Their needs to be an announcement of a secret plan to triage the legislative response.

    Dems should run Mark Kelly President and Markiplier for VP. Have them ALREADY CAMPAIGNING AND AT EVENTS Call them Marksest just to start shit