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Anonymous
I don't think it makes sense to focus on the far left or to think they are representative of Democrats. Here's the reality of that: 1. Even "the squad" made up less than 1% of Congress and 2. many of them have gotten primaried or 3. like AOC moved more pragmatically to the center. Those three things show the clear reality that the far left DOES NOT have much real clout with the Dem mainstream. Their bark is far worse than their bite. If you are deciding to not vote Dem because of the far left then your perspectives have been highly skewed by a combination of bad reporting and right wing propaganda. Such a decision to not vote Dem would not be grounded in objective reality. |
Anonymous
You see, when you get a big storm coming, and it's not going where you want, you get out your Sharpie and ... |
Anonymous
Sure, they can vote however they want. But they may not want to talk about how special they are. I'm very much judging them for their inability to problem solve. |
Anonymous
Constitution? You mean the document with a preamble that mentions providing for the common defense and promoting the general welfare of our people and nation? Protecting our borders is providing for the common defense and giving every child in this country something that resembles a fair chance and equal opportunity is promoting the general welfare in the best way we can. We can absolutely do both and we should be doing both. We are already spending massive amounts of money on issues related to our failed immigration policies and unsecured southern border. We are also already spending massive amounts of social welfare dollars in our welfare system with a big chunk of those dollars going to recipients that wouldn't be relying on public assistance if we had instead invested those dollars on them in their very early, formative years. |
Anonymous
To be clear, you identify as a self-important drama queen? “Look at me! I’m unhoused and will just stay home and pout.” You do you. You don’t matter. |
Anonymous
Well I consider clean water and air an improvement to the American people. I consider fair labor standard laws an improve t to the American worker. I consider the testing of drugs for safety and efficacy a good return in the American dollar. The overseeing of the the skies to avoid collisions is great for the American flyer. Maintaining the safety of trains and the tracks is great for the American commuters and vacationers. Most people would consider theirs value in our coast guard and probably wish they would and could do more. I imagine you have all neurotypical children and did not have to deal with the headaches and headaches of school IEPs. Without the mandate and follow-up enforcement of DOE these services were not available to children with special needs. The average American’s lives are improved so much by government involvement and they would never know unless it is no longer available. |
Anonymous
The American "far left" (not to be confused with Democrats) is all hat, no cattle, they yell and scream and fingerpoint but frankly they lack the numbers and substance to drive policy or politics in America. And often do more harm to themselves than good, ala pro-Palestine protesters vandalizing statues having nothing to do with Israel or Code Pink and others heckling democrats. |
Anonymous
Things my friends and neighbors care about: 1) safety of their investments ( Walz doesn’t even have any?) 3) reducing taxes 2) reduced crime 4) food and gas prices 3) opioid epidemic 4) overcrowding of schools 5) quality of education Just to start |
Anonymous
I am pro choice but posts like this don’t help. There is another option that too many pro choice advocates ignore when screaming about how awful republicans are. If a woman gives birth to an unwanted baby she is not forced to raise it. Plenty of Americans would love to adopt a newborn. |
Anonymous
Once again, anyone who doesn’t vote the way you do is evil and self centered. This is a huge part of the reason I left the democratic party. |
Anonymous
DP Sadly, you really think that. Talk about someone thinking they’re self important. You really can’t see it, can you? |
Anonymous
Yes. U know he has flip flopped on that issue now that he has been losing at the ballot box, even in deep red states on the issue. He was for it before he was against it, and since he lies so damn much, which lie do you believe. |
Anonymous
Look, I understand. I'm a RINO that is now a registered Independent. I'm a Bush-41 republican who thinks that Reagan and Bush-41 are spinning in their graves after what Trump has done to the GOP. The difference is that not only do I refuse to vote for Trump, I refuse to let him worm his way back into office just to pardon himself from his crimes. I disagree with a lot of the DNC platform, but I will vote for Harris-Walz because I refuse to allow him to get back into office and further erode our government. I think the damage that Trump would cause is far worse than anything that Harris can do in one term. The same as Biden, we can recover from the things that Harris can do. We cannot recover from changes that Trump would do. Examples? Trump would take us out of NATO which would have world-wide repercussions. Such as changes which would allow Putin to continue his imperialistic ways. Putin wants to reconstitue the Soviet Union under the Russian flag. Trump would allow Russia to become the dominant superpower in the world. Trump would continue to make the court system more and more conservative allowing the court system to deny more and more human rights to women and minorities. Returning to the 1950s before the civil rights era is a terrible idea. Women are and would die from the Republican system of denying health care to pregnant women because doctors are afraid of legal percussions should they treat their pregnant patients as their medical training suggests. So they have to choose between their Hippocratic oaths and their legal obligations. Families of LGBTQ parents will get torn apart since Thomas has already said he is targeting Obergefell and more conservative judges on lower courts will push up cases that will test that ruling to the SCOTUS. Sorry, but I, too, long for a more reasonable Republican party, like we had when we were younger, but that will not happen as long as the MAGA movement have a stranglehold on the GOP. To kill this monster, we need to cut off its head and keeping him from public office is paramount and the first step. The ultra-conservatives have taken over the Republican party and the only way to get them out of power is to keep them from being elected. If they cannot get a candidate elected, then they will lose power and maybe the more reasonable minded can regain power by showing that they can win in a general election. |
Anonymous
That is simply not true. Trump is and always has been, right of center. He has never been conservative. He's a horrible, disgusting sexist creep, but he is a moderate conservative, not anti-abortion or IVF. That's just the facts. I know they don't fit the left's desire, but it's true. |
Anonymous
Fantastic post. |