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Voltaire2

(15,377 posts)
50. Oh I think it is corruption and/or stunning naivete.
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 03:19 PM
Jan 2025

Remember that under our political system these federal legislators are almost all utterly dependent on big money donors, and are instructed by 'consultants' as to how to behave correctly in order to get the money they need to run their next campaign.

Then there is this decades long 'third way'/ 'democratic leadership committee' ideology that is pervasive in the party that political success requires 'capturing the center'. This is the legacy of the Clinton, Obama, and to a lesser extent Biden presidencies that rejects left economic populism (for example medicare for all), views itself as 'pro business' (supporting deregulation, for example), and grudgingly accommodates social issues in order to shore up support from the left.

Since the emergence of Trump and the more or less acknowledged failure of the neoliberal economic system, this position has simply been reduced to defending institutional traditions from the past (e.g. 'bipartisanship') in the face of a radical fascist Republican Party that is actively trying to destroy not only the traditions but the institutions themselves.

So we have the comic farce of centrist Democrats proudly boasting that they are reaching across the aisle 'to get things done', when the people they are reaching out to basically want them in prison or dead.

It is fucking infuriating.

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I believe they have to pick their battles, where it's clear the nominee is unqualified for the position surfered Jan 2025 #1
I respectfully disagree, If Trump appointed them, they are unqualified ipso facto Walleye Jan 2025 #3
I second that. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #7
I believe we should ALL be fighting this battle together. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #4
Republicans out of power fought ALL the battles LearnedHand Jan 2025 #28
I agree, at this point we must face the reality of what we're up against... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #43
There was and is zero cost for voting against these nominees. Voltaire2 Jan 2025 #29
That's the question I have... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #44
Oh I think it is corruption and/or stunning naivete. Voltaire2 Jan 2025 #50
Wow, that was the most concise and correct analysis I ever seen. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #51
Totally agree! LearnedHand Jan 2025 #56
Except for his Labor Secretary Polybius Jan 2025 #46
This is a much bigger fight than that... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #49
So I assume you expect choie Jan 2025 #58
I hate to quote Nancy Reagan, but Democrats should just say no. On anything proposed by Trump. Anything Walleye Jan 2025 #2
I agree. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #9
We are in a mortal struggle against fascism. We should act accordingly Walleye Jan 2025 #14
⬆️⬆️⬆️THIS⬆️⬆️⬆️ Think. Again. Jan 2025 #22
Who benefits? When the answer is the working people of America, the children etc. Passages Jan 2025 #12
My opinion,none of Republicans' proposals are in good faith. No matter how good they sound they won't work out that way. Walleye Jan 2025 #13
That is the truth... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #18
I get that. What I am suggesting is, when Trump said lowering drug costs or whatever Passages Jan 2025 #27
That's a good point and a good way forward Walleye Jan 2025 #32
Agree. They are ruthless, immoral, unethical to the core. Passages Jan 2025 #34
Remember how Trump tanked the bipartisan border bill because it might make Biden look good Walleye Jan 2025 #36
Yes. Passages Jan 2025 #38
Completely agree eom msfiddlestix Jan 2025 #57
Excellent post. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #15
Thank you. Passages Jan 2025 #40
Thanks, I felt it was needed. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #41
As Difficult As This Is modrepub Jan 2025 #5
You write... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #8
Yes, we should give trump's electoral victory the same respect they gave to Joe Biden's. Who won by a bigger margin. Walleye Jan 2025 #16
Yes. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #19
Electorally, Biden did not win by a bigger margin in 2020 Polybius Jan 2025 #47
I'm glad you brought that up... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #48
what 'we' are you talking about? Voltaire2 Jan 2025 #30
Good point. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #42
I live there too. And I agree with you. nt Callie1979 Jan 2025 #53
Thanks modrepub Jan 2025 #54
Tell me about it. Callie1979 Jan 2025 #59
Capitulating to the right for decades. Passages Jan 2025 #6
Thank you for posting that Think. Again. Jan 2025 #10
I am enraged that ALL Dem leaders don't understand that they should not vote for ANY of them. 58Sunliner Jan 2025 #11
I agree, complacency does not defeat fascism Walleye Jan 2025 #17
In this situation... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #20
That is correct. Walleye Jan 2025 #33
I agree, well said. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #21
Couldn't agree with you more. Paladin Jan 2025 #23
Thank you. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #24
Agree. It doesn't matter that the assholes will still be confirmed. But at least Dems would be standing up Nanjeanne Jan 2025 #25
Exactly. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #26
Democratic leaders seem to be living in a 1970s world. yardwork Jan 2025 #31
I am automatically deleting all fundraising requests. Show us you can use the money to defeat fascism Walleye Jan 2025 #35
I'm reporting them as junk. yardwork Jan 2025 #37
Make sure to let them know WHY your deletin them! Think. Again. Jan 2025 #39
I just don't understand how some elected Dems don't see what we are up against. Think. Again. Jan 2025 #45
But how Was Burgum NOT qualified? Just because Trump picked him? Callie1979 Jan 2025 #52
I have no idea about his qualifications, but... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #55
Not all Democrats are the same. Trump is exposing who is who on our side. jalan48 Feb 2025 #60
Give people what they want- Shutdown Government! Eddie Haskell 60 Feb 2025 #61
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