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The DNC is controlled opposition and the fact that centrists are in denial about it puts all of us in great peril.
Tinfoil hat conspiracy theory right there.
I dunno, even if they aren't, they are so ineffective that they kinda are doing that anyway
When you've got one side that mostly follows the rules and one side that mostly cheats, the side that cheats will usually win.
But the side that mostly follows the rules is also just handing the cheating side unearned Victoria over and over again.
Scummer is rolling over on his already shitty appeasement offer.
Most of the Dems aren’t really trying to follow rules or not tho. They’re just kinda sitting there watching it all happen.
Realistically what do they have the power to do that they aren't doing? Republicans have control of the House, Senate, Judiciary and 27 state governorships.
Off the top of my head: Not support the funding of the Gestapo. That would be an excellent place to start.
No facts or historical perspective here, only "both sides same" on .world
Even if they aren't controlled opposition and just completely incompetent, worthless, hypocritical assholes, their actions results in the same so F these guys.
That I can agree with.
Really? Cause they are both bought by AIPAC lol
People love blaming the Jews. The National Association of Realtors spent more than the AIPAC last cycle.
https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/top-pacs/2024
Again, conflating a Nation State with ethnicity.
Ironically, it is antisemitic to link Judaism to a genocidal regime.
People? Im a jew. Fuck you nazi bootlicker. How many realtors have committed genocide?
By your logic, AIPAC is running the government based on how much they donate. If you are being logically consistent then you should also believe realtors are running the country.
...they kinda fucking are lmfao. Realtors play a role in property ownership. They benefit from things like... wealthy people buying real estate to rent out.
Anyway. Let's not act like publicly visible donations are (the government of) Israel's only vector for bribing and influencing US politicians.
One group has nothing to do with the other nazi bootlicker
Schumer literally said himself that his job is to fight for Israel.
That has been the position of nearly every US politician in both parties for the last 40 years. He also calls for a real ceasefire and a two party state, recognizing Palestine has just as much right to statehood as Israel.
Meanwhile when Trump was asked if it's his job to uphold the Constitution, he said " I don't know".
I agree, Trump shouldn't lead the Democratic Party either.
No, proven fact. Proven again and again and again.
What is preventing you from knowing what your eyes can see?
The Washington Generals were controlled opposition for the Harlem Globetrotters. They never actually tried to win.
Democrats do try to win and succeed about half the time. What my eyes see is that Republicans don't want Democrats around to stop them from enacting more fascist policies. Democrats so far are one of the only major obstacles to that end.
If that obstacle is a speed bump that just lies there while it’s rolled over then sure.
Realistically, what do they have the power to do that they aren't already doing?
Well they could have held up funding the entire budget, easily. They had that power and they pissed it away for nothing. They could also constantly bring up impeachment votes for trump and his appointees to get the republicans on camera backing unpopular actions up. When they fail to do that they fail to pin accountability on the republicans that would hurt them during reelection time. These are trivially easy things to do.
Why do you keep running interference for failure Chonky? You seem to have a vested interest here. Ah I see. perusing your previous coments, I see pro AIPAC stuff. Got it.
If you don't have at least one of the phrases "controlled opposition" or "manufactured consent" in your comment, you're not really a good bootlicker for left-wing authoritarians.
In b4 "All authoritarians are right-wing" and "No True Communist" objections.
What left-wing authoritarians???? What fucking year is it??
"No True Communist"
No country claiming to be Communist is actually Communist.
That's not what I said. Can you answer the question I posed?
It's 2026.
And the other part of the question?
Recently, the Castros, Chavez, Maduro, and Xi.
None of which have used the phrases "controlled opposition" or "manufactured consent", because none are American.
An authoritarian left wing US politician may be exactly what is needed in the current situation, but i don't think you'll be able to name one.
I didn't imply there were famous American* left-wing authoritarian leaders who have had an opportunity to gain the power they desire. I was talking about Americans on the left who would willingly support some ill-meaning populist who parroted their favorite talking points. They think harm could never come from someone on their side despite numerous historical examples because those people are retconned to be right-wing once they seize power.
You've stepped in on behalf of the other guy and managed to really derail things.
*Chavez, Maduro, Fidel, and Raul are/were all Americans, and not only Americans speak English, but I know what you meant.
Oh yes, these definitely exist. I wouldn't describe any as authoritarian.
I would also add that (US) Americans idea of far left is Bernie Sanders who looks pretty centralist to the rest of the world.
Jokes on them. I favor parties that advocate for the extinction of the human species. Left or right doesn't matter so long as humanity is wiped out completely.
That just sounds like a description of fascism.
Fascism needs people to rule over. Extinction, by definition, means nobody to rule over upon success.
It's ecofascism.
Fascism must always have a target to persecute. The logical end game is everyone is dead.
Well my preference is to sterilize the whole population so the species is infertile. Wouldn't have to kill anyone at all to achieve extinction.