• viva_la_juche [they/them, any]
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    9 months ago

    I saw a really funny exchange on this where some lib was like “ummm actually it’s the GOP that can’t govern and don’t pass anything” and someone was like “hey quick check, are abortions illegal in your area” and the liberal was like “oh ok the ONE social victory they’ve had in years…”

    • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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      9 months ago

      Ah yes, what matters aren't insignificant "social victories" like

      CW SA

      10 year old girls not being forced to birth the children of their abusers,

      but how world-weary and grown up your party comes off when you kick off another war that costs millions of lifes.

      • viva_la_juche [they/them, any]
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        9 months ago

        I’m sure it’ll come as no surprise to you that the person reducing abortion rights to social questions with no material effects was a middle aged white man lol

    • star_wraith [he/him]
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      9 months ago

      The GOP passed a corporate tax cut on the scale of when Reagan slashed taxes in the 80s. They gave their corporate overlords everything they wanted and the Dems haven’t even suggested that they want to repeal it.

      • viva_la_juche [they/them, any]
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        9 months ago

        Even Obamacare, one of maybe 2 dem “victory” (gross as it is to say that) that Dems got through probably in my lifetime was so thoroughly compromised with the gop it’s arguably a worse situation than had that left it alone, definitely short of what I think any liberal would actually want if they weren’t lying to themselves. Even that has gop fingerprints all over it.

          • viva_la_juche [they/them, any]
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            9 months ago

            Ah I was iffy on the history, I wasn’t sure if it was that or if it began as a “better” thing but was so thoroughly whittled down it was basically romney’s plan, either way the gop definitely are successful and getting their way politically so it’s funny to see libs cope like they somehow haven’t been lol

            • robot_dog_with_gun [they/them]
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              9 months ago

              former democratic party vice presidential candidate joe lieberman killed single-payer.

              if they hadn't pre-capitulated to republicans maybe they could've given up other things for old joe and we could've had single-payer at least but nobody with a D after their name knows shit about negotiating or bullying dipshits who cost you the whitehouse.

    • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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      9 months ago

      like the bar is so fuckin low that dem voters are conditioned to view shit not getting bad quite as fast as the Republicans would want as a victory for them.