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lees1975

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7. "But this wholesale timidity and collapse must be considered rank appeasement at best, modest complicity at worst."

Wed Apr 30, 2025, 12:36 AM

Apr 30

Careful, Jay, you'll get blasted for bashing Democrats.

This is exactly why those who are fed up with Trump, frustrated, and want to resist are looking past the Democratic party sitting in the Capitol, twiddling their thumbs.

Democrats had the power to put a stop to this, prevent Trump from ever getting back to the White House and would not take the necessary steps to do it. It would have required some risk. It would have been worth it and they could have figured out how to deal with it after stopping the biggest threat.

But here we are. Throwing up our hands, continuing to let it happen and not really putting up much resistance, at least, not led by Democratic party leadership. What do we expect, we didn't move when we had the power.

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Why is the US sleeping as autocracy approaches?/Jay Inslee [View all] cbabe Apr 29 OP

What some might see as passivity can also be understood as survival... FirstLight Apr 29 #1

Inslee is calling out those with ability to resist: cbabe Apr 29 #2

I definitely do my own form of protest & resistance where I can! FirstLight Apr 29 #4

I'm not as likely to JustAnotherGen Apr 29 #3

some of us have been well aware, and for some time now Skittles Apr 29 #5

Combine that dominance with Democrats unable to articulate a clear message. lees1975 Apr 30 #6

it's I think new leadership for Dems is WAY OVERDUE Skittles Apr 30 #8

"But this wholesale timidity and collapse must be considered rank appeasement at best, modest complicity at worst." lees1975 Apr 30 #7