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And this is why Democrats will keep losing.

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Democrats will keep losing because that's their sole purpose.

Ratchet effect.

The Republicans tug on the levers of power pulling everything right.

The Democrats' duty is to normalize and rationalize while the GOP resets for the next tug.

There are Democrats that do actually care, but the DNC leadership is well right of center and would rather lose to Trump than win with Burnie.

Democrats will always lose because liberals are right of center nimby turds that will continue to worship capitalism as we all burn.

Anyone expecting the Democrats to save them is ignoring this is the first election in decades no state Democrat contested any result and PA, NY, and NV all show results that are statically impossible and obviously manipulated.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Whistleblowers/s/sWhn4WM7sW

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 60 points 1 day ago (4 children)

People think the Democrats are losing relevance because they're "Too woke", and "No one cares about transpeople when there are bills to pay"

It's really because they do shit like try to compromise with someone who wants to kill you by agreeing to let them cut off an arm.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Nobody thinks that. This is the excuse democrats use to not own up to their right wing campaign with Liz Cheney.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Sadly there are many people who voted for Trump because Democrats are "Communists and Woke!" and that they "Invented Transpeople to help Obama destabilize American Women's Sports!"

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

No they want cheap eggs.

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"I don't want any harm to me?"

Republicans: I want blood. You have it. Give your body to me to harm.

Democrats: Look he said he wants blood, have you considered they are frustrated with this economy? Maybe a figner as an olive branch will solve this. ...not mine.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

how will you protect trans people?

Interview question

I'll follow the law

Harris.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 points 5 hours ago

Jesus Christ

from a four year old campaign no less

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[–] takeiteasypolicy@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (4 children)

At this point US needs leaders who can mobilize people and spearhead protest marches in the street. AOC is perfectly positioned to call for such protest march. If she does that and become figurehead of the Dem Allies against MuskTrump axis,, she might get elevated to same status as MLK and may be even Lincoln. And on that note, why Kamala is quiet ?

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago

Kamala is 100% corporate Dem, and they helped create this mess. She has zero interest in recognizing that she was and is part of the problem.

[–] MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Kamala lost and she lost badly. She’s not going to be the figurehead

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[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And on that note, why Kamala is quiet ?

Kamala Harris is the new Hillary Clinton. The GOP boogeyman and now political poison after she embarrassingly lost to Donald Trump.

Kamala Harris was deeply unpopular both before and during the Biden administration, and (sorry to say it, but it's true) she was largely picked because there was pressure for Biden to pick a minority female to "balance out" the fact that he was a white man. You know how some people, particularly (but not entirely) on the right, believe that affirmative action means that minorities end up getting positions that they otherwise probably wouldn't have gotten because someone needs to fill a "diversity quota" or whatever? That's how a lot of people felt about Harris -- picked not because of her qualifications, but because she was a black woman.

She's basically been the poster child for this as far as the GOP is concerned ever since. And not in a good way. Right now, with anti-DEI sentiment gaining traction in this country at a record pace and DEI initiatives becoming political battery acid, the last thing you want as the face of the movement is someone believed to be the poster child for DEI initiatives run amok.

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[–] taanegl@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No. Send in Schumer again. Surely it'll work this time.

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[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It should not be on her shoulders to explain this moment. The fact that she is able to articulate our current crisis is amazing.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It should not be on her shoulders to explain this moment.

I can think of no shoulders more capable.

[–] bufalo1973@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It should not be on her shoulders only.

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[–] Punchshark@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Where are all the 2a folks who are going to stop the 'tyRAnNicAl gOvERnMenT'

[–] CascadianGiraffe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You mean the responsible gun owners who don't shoot until they have verified the target, cleared the surroundings and are ready to kill?

We're not quite there yet.

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[–] diskmaster23@lemmy.one 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)

It's our tyrannical government, so it's okay.

[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 16 points 1 day ago

"Tyranny is only when the evil Commie Leftists tell you that its wrong to call peoppe by slurs."

-- Average 2A supporter mindset

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[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

They're helping a tyrannical government seize power. Time to exercise your rights.

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[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 41 points 2 days ago (3 children)

It isn't playing nice if you know the people you're approving are fascists. It makes them rolling over even worse. Republicans had no issue obstructing whenever they felt needed.

[–] RufusFirefly@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've tried talking to Trump voters. It's fucking impossible because they live in an alternate universe and see a completely different reality than everybody else.

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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 74 points 2 days ago (6 children)
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[–] ArtemisimetrA@lemmy.duck.cafe 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

These aren't Democrats we're talking about, they're just more affluent folks trying to keep their pockets lined. Moral bankruptcy is a required trait to be a politician these days apparently

[–] voxthefox@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

When they're allowed to fly the democrat flag, then they are democrats and it's right for us to judge the group based off their actions.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 94 points 2 days ago (4 children)

"We're literally losing our democracy!!!"

votes for it to continue for the 200th time in a row

"How could this happen?!"

helps them do it again

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[–] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (6 children)

10+ brand new accounts commenting in this thread, with 2 of them less than a day old. Did Lemmy get an influx of new accounts or are these bots?

[–] Ghosthacked@lemm.ee 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Some Reddit users. Reddit was A/B testing a zuckservative sub Reddit ban, so spooked people probably. I found my way here thru a Reddit thread.

[–] KittyEevee5609@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago

Reddit had a "bug" that banned all NSFW and lgbtq+ subs stating that they were inactive (they were not) and ONLY those subs. So a bunch of people moved here (myself included now that most subs I follow moved here)

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[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 137 points 2 days ago (20 children)

AOC and others who are prepared to fight this bullshit need to spin off their own political party. I figure it would only take the departures of a handful of high-profile progressives to make the whole house of cards fall. The country is being pillaged, and the Dems’ response has been completely fucking impotent. Time to build a new party that isn’t run by geriatric milquetoasts.

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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 73 points 2 days ago (15 children)

Fuck the democrats. Let's take BERNIE and AOC, and replace the rest in the next election.

[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 53 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's part of what the republican partys done that's made them so successful. If your representatives don't represent you, primary them.

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[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 183 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Playing nice again nazis always worked out fine. Remember how we defeated Hitler by just asking him politely to stop killing people?

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[–] niketunic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

i wish she’d move to canada and run for office here

[–] takeiteasypolicy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

i have a question - where is Kamala Harris in all this ? She lost the prez race and decided to just give up on her dreams of creating a better USA? This is the perfect moment for her to step up, invite people for resistance, lead that resistance and be the leader she claimed to be.

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 14 hours ago

She's taking the money from the DNC debt and hiding until she can flee the country from Trump and act like she's saving us by having a political leader in exile.

[–] bishbosh@lemm.ee 10 points 1 day ago

She was a failed candidate in 2020, picked based largely on identity for VP by a presidential nominee that was really only liked as a remnant from a administration for which he was also picked largely based on identity. Towed the party line during increasing displeasure with the party heads, then failed spectacularly in an election.

Even if I believed she truly had dreams of creating a better USA, it's best for her to not be prominent member.

[–] CascadianGiraffe@lemmy.world 54 points 2 days ago (24 children)

The elite Democrats aren't worried about fighting back.

They are trying to figure out how they can win the next round AND HOW THEY WILL USE THE SYSTEM TO THEIR OWN ADVANTAGE ONCE THEY REGAIN CONTROL.

We need another party that is actually for the people.

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