in one of our three branches of government in 26. And to me .. that means any Democrats.

But being pissed at them doesn't mean that once we are in power again, they won't immediately complain about what we are doing.

The electorate is more fragmented and divided each year, with independents steadily growing as a share of the electorate. Why are people going independent? Because they disagree with each party in enough ways that they refuse to join.

Politics of vengeance might be satisfying. It might even be the morally right thing to do. But it isn't going to help keep us in power when we get back in the driver's seat. What will do that? making people lives better - and that means everyone. Not just specific demographics that the pubs are vigorously shitting on, not just the underserved and marginalized. Everyone.

It's not just us vs them. It's us vs them - with a big bitter fickle crowd also in the room, who aren't terribly endeared to either side and will flip on a whim.

the American NAZI-KKK MAGGOT Party (formerly known as 'Republicans') !!!!

Trump made a lot of economic promises (lies) prior to the 2024 election,
about "lowering prices on day one" which are clearly impossible for any president to accomplish---
(unless he manages to inflict an economic catastrophe on the country---
which Trump seems to be attempting to do--- although prices have ONLY gone up instead of down!
INDEED, MOST of his 'policies' from increased tariffs to this Iran war
have very PREDICTABLY driven prices UP instead of 'down'!)

I'm a "MICHIGAN MAN" myself, and a proud and loyal Michigan Democrat since 1976 or indeed 1972---
so I have taken a long-term interest in your posts here--- going back a few years---

but it seems to me that most of your posts that I have read have been habitually inclined to
question or raise doubts on the political positions of Democrats or Democratic politicians........


so I am asking you here and now to describe your support for
the Democratic Party, and those Democratic Party issues which you support!

((( a very LONGER reply would be better!)))


I would be very glad to hear of at least ONE instance,
and better to hear of MORE than one---
but at this time I cannot recall EVEN ONE for which you have voiced support!

Germany's banning of non or anti-constitutional parties? Despite them always having a right wing they have a commission to nip nation gutting fascists in the bud. They argue and nitpick, but generally disallow the worst parties from getting on the ballot. The GOP is against the constitution and has violated that and almost to unanimity committed crimes to overthrow our whole system of government- and worse even beyond war crimes. The party should be banned judging from my whole life experience and knowledge of post Teddy Roosevelt history. The arguably "good ones" are meaningless in this question. The organization is totally corrupt and damned.

Should be LOUDLY talked about. No Kings, No Dictators, no fascists.

This is “we had to destroy the village to save it” territory.

it is reconstruction, something the GOP is familiar with. Even the Democrats post Civil War were split North and South so not as a party against the Constitution. The Secessionists were crushed in battle. A more civilized time with a lot more bloodshed. The thing, quantity-wise, we are not up to yet though the death toll and menace to the world is directly apocalyptic. The means to do so should be taken away and we are already out of time for millions and billions of human beings to be sacrificed on the altar of incompetent psychopaths. In Germany it was reconstruction and avoidance of a repeat with the support of the 20 to 30 percent who can be relied on to be suckers for evil. I am saying it has been done moderately but firmly and not without debate in Germany because many of those villages had already burned.

These sorts of authoritarian impulses are no less dangerous coming from our side.

Validating legal parties and invalidating illegal agendas of destructive parties is not quashing free speech which only has an easy price tag for oligarchs who currently buy the government. So Germany disqualifying anti-Constitutional parties is the same as Hitler? Limiting hate speech in any way harms the public good and their rights? Forming organizations to overthrow the Bill of Rights and allowing them a place on the ballot? Money is free speech over here and it reigns. This has been going on for much of the nation's history, a history of democracy in steep decline from its avowed and well protected enemies. This country jails some heads of small parties occasionally, games and suppresses others. Gerrymanders voters to insignificance. Does not protect public discourse or fairness. Assumes what it does not have.

I only think NOISING an obvious foreign precedent would signal the Nazis in GOP clothing that crime has consequences. They certainly are considering doing that to the pesky Democratic party in place of hopelessly convincing any majority of the nation to their side. I am talking of a legal response to an illegally purposed political organization. Only, of course, this German legal option does not exist in this country where, absurdly, what is happening can't happen here.

That’s authoritarian — and exactly what you claim to be against.

Sounds less like “no kings” and more like wanting your own.

Wasting time and resources refusing to clean up Republicans’ mess, and focusing on punishing them and their voters is the peak of selfishness.

My hope is voters have the courage to elect and demand their representatives pass legislation to expand the court, and that senators kill the filibuster in order to do so.

Once the court is expanded, my hope is we have elected politicians willing to govern fearlessly, with no regard for what republicans might do if they ever regain power, but instead focus on ways to restore rights, repair the damage and destruction of the Trump era (lots of good jobs in that, paid for by increased taxes on billionaires) and generally make life better for all Americans.

With the court expanded and the MAGA majority neutralized, laws can be rammed through (starting in 2029) without obstruction from the filibuster, and without fear of being overturned by SCOTUS.

That’s how you control the political capital, not by punishing the opposition, but by out-governing them.

Through the politics of courage and compassion, governing fearlessly and progressively, like FDR did, voters will reward Dems with the trifecta for a generation or more,

But only if we elect leaders who have the courage and conviction to do so.

When we get power we can argue over what to do with it.

Restitution from oligarchs. Massive if they want to avoid jail.

Then see what the lawyers say we can do with them.