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return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years ago

The Democratic Opposition Should Look More Like Rep. Al Green

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The Democratic Opposition Should Look More Like Rep. Al Green

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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In interrupting Donald Trump’s speech to Congress, Rep. Al Green showed more vigor in opposing the president’s undemocratic, anti-worker agenda than any other act since Inauguration Day. Democrats should emulate Green, not censure him.
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    No they should hold town halls and protest that’s all they can do. Start with a grassroots campaign and go from there.

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      This is the equivalent of impotently finger waggling at your bullies for being meanies, meanwhile they still never respect you and do what they want anyways, including continuing to bully you. Fucking useless limp-dick attitude.

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        The sad truth is that short of acting outside the law (which is…not a terrible idea at this point), Democratic lawmakers do not have the numbers to do anything at all that would have any sort of effect. That’s YOUR fault, dear voters. Shoulda fucking voted in more Dems if you wanted them to do something.

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          False. We saw what the Republicans did over the past two decades when they were in the minority. So we all know the potential. Why are you denying it?

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            Republicans didn’t have to deal with the Biden and Obama administrations blatantly ignoring the Constitution first of all. But secondly, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/senate-democrats-rekindle-their-love-for-the-filibuster-under-trump/ar-AA1AeYkP

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          Majority of Americans support Progressive policies

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            Majority of Americans are not in Congress lol wtf does that have to do with anything

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              Meant to reply to where you said

              Bernie Sanders supporters are a small minority of the Democratic party. The overwhelming majority are centrists.

              Which is not true when you look at policy support

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                Then why could he never win a primary?

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                  Short answer is money. Donor interests are antithetical to any progressive policies that would hurt the bottom line of capital owners.

                  Court Concedes DNC Had the Right to Rig Primaries Against Sanders

                  Bernie Sanders Has an MSNBC Problem

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                Policy support is irrelevant. Voters have no clue what policies or proposals are out there. Most Republican voters support liberal policies when the policy is presented to them without a politician or political party attached to it. Doesn’t matter.

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                  Dude you’re fighting an uphill battle in this echo chamber. These guys simply don’t live in reality.

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                    I know. But it’s a nice break coming from reddit bashing bigots and fascists, now I can come here and bash tankies and edgelords until I get sick of it again.

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                  Policy support is irrelevant

                  It’s obvious not irrelevant, as the first three links show. Policy matters significantly. You saying policy “doesn’t matter” does not make it true. Policy affects people’s material conditions in tangible ways, and with fascist policies it affects them in violent ways.

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                    It’s irrelevant in terms of whether it gains or loses you supporters, which is the context of the discussion we were having.

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      Democrats stopped doing town halls years ago because they were getting the kind of backlash Republicans are getting now. I can’t remember the number but I saw an article a few years ago saying Pelosi hasn’t had a town hall in decades.

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