• GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    I’m wondering where are the big names in the Democratic party and the left?

    There is a palpable atmosphere of fear coming from a large population in America and there is silence from the “opposition” party. Why isn’t Obama and Michelle organizing and speaking at rallies? Why aren’t other prominent Democratic leaders not trying to rally support for a genuine resistance. Not the resistance of 2016, which I feel failed due to no true national leadership from the Democratic party.

    Maybe this is happening and I just don’t see it, but it sure feels like the national Democratic leaders and influencers just threw up their hands and said “well, we’ve tried nothing and we are all out of ideas. You’re on your own to figure it out. But remember, if your leaderless pent up fear and anger turns to violence we won’t support you.”

    • Jonathan@lemmy.world
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      I’ve been wondering that as well and I had a kind of scary thought; maybe there is no opposition party this time around because what’s happening is exactly what all parties involved want to be happening. I’m just so baffled by the state of politics in the US that I can’t help but to feel like we’re witnessing some kind of sea change in the fundamental structure of the government. Unfortunately it is not a progressive or thoughtful change in ideology.

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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      12 hours ago

      Democrats kept the filibuster around for this reason, right? They didn’t just keep it around to prevent progressive policy from passing, right?

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      9 hours ago

      They wouldn’t have lost either.

      Pelosi tanking kneecapping any attempt to curb congressional insider trading certainly didn’t help. Nor did funding a fucking genocide. Their continued subservience to donors over their voters drives people away.

  • solrize@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Spoiler alert: it will be “send us more money!”. That’s what they always settle on.

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      14 hours ago

      That dickhead got roasted for “concepts of a plan”, but just when you think the Democratic party can’t get any more pathetic they go and show how hopeless they are. AOC needs to break and start a party with Bernie.

  • Stamau123@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    “Personally, I don’t want to give Republicans an inch on their claims they care about national security after their pardons,” said Murphy, D-Conn. “My hope is that we’re going to be down on the floor and on TV and back in our states talking about the danger of these pardons.”

    At least there’s someone awake at the wheel