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Republicans don't pretend to care. We know exactly what to expect from them
Still doesn't make both parties the same. People saying they're the same are trying to convince you not to vote, which consistently benefits one party and absolutely does not move our government to the left.
Voting for either right wing party doesn't move to the left either
When there are only two parties, the one to the left of the other becomes the left wing party. It's not rocket science
The problem arises when both parties keep moving to the right.
On the political scale, Democrats currently sit on what was considered far right 30 years ago. They keep in lockstep with Republicans as they shift further to the right, filling the void Republicans have just left behind
It's a little to the right vs so far right you get whiplash. They're still not the same. Do you think any of this would've happened under Biden eventually? Of course not.
It already fucking did.
Biden did a lot of good work. He also let Trump have this second term.
It's like you people always forget how much the high road costs everyone.
Great that people got some benefits... for a couple of years. Now they will suffer fascism for who knows how long.
"You should vote blue" except Mamdani.
Why can't you see that dems don't want the majority? They don't care about the poors? DNC has betrayed progressives at every turn, but they are the lesser evil!!1!
Fuck no, they just make you complacent, lash out at leftists, and stop any critical observations.
Every election they could make amazing campaigns about how awesome life could be if the country turned left. Instead they just point at GOP and scream 'they will murder transfolk and immigrants', which is true. But that is not the path to victory.
'Dems never had all three brances of government' - then they aren't doing their jobs. Simple as that.
What I find mindblowing is how people are so quick to blame Democratic voters for something that the Republican party has been orchestrating for so long, and blame them for the limited choices that they have at the ballot box, as if they were personally responsible for the choices they were presented with, instead of pointing at the leadership within the DNC that has been compromised.
Do you see any other Mamdanis anywhere besides AOC and her posse? Do you remember what happened with Bernie and the DNC despite people's overall enthusiasm for him?
Why can't I not see it? A lot of them are DINOs, and it's clear as day. And yet, the people like Ms. Crockett who have been pushing back nonstop on the Senate floor this entire time would never let this happen if it were up to her. You fail to realize your own point: that the Democratic party is heterogeneous with conflicting interests and not by choice of the constituents.
Turn that divisive shit down.
Yeah, I remember Bernie very well. Specially the presidential campaign. I remember the backstabbing at every turn. It was so sad and painful to watch. Only to give Trump his first turn.
That was exactly the DNC's doing. They do it again and again.
Yes, it's almost as if it was never meant to accomplish anything. It's almost as if it was hijacked by corpo shills just waiting to stand against any real progress, while appearing helpless when it's needed.
Fuck the DNC.
They're further left than not voting
lol
What have the Democrats done in the last 10 years to stop the GOP? Every ossue America faces comes from infettered capitalism eating away at society like a cancer, but they still egg it on. The party exists to collect corporate donations and make people feel like they can change their lives if they just vote a little harder.