• SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    They have no power in any arm of the government which is what the Americans who bothered to vote wanted.

    This is pretty much all they can do for the next two years.

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      4 months ago

      And yet when the republicans were in the same minority situation, they have been able to block tons of major government functions, judicial appointments, and laws being passed. When the dems were in power they needed right wing compromises somehow because “otherwise the republicans would block it”.

      The past 40 years have literally been lesson after lesson on how to completely make the machine grind to a halt when you have an opposition party. They choose to take not one single lesson from it and not lift a single finger when it matters.

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      4 months ago

      And just like that, democrats forget that the filibuster exists. Because the filibuster is only for blocking progressive policy.

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      4 months ago

      They’re supposed to be drumming up public opposition and resistance to Trump, in and outside of government, not just crying about it. Right now America needs them to be politicians, not legislators.

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            4 months ago

            Not true. But they could and should have done better. And in Biden’s case they should have vigorously prosecuted Trump and his follow insurrectionists.

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              4 months ago

              Obama is widely considered the last time the Democrats were governing for the people rather than the ultra rich (despite reneging on like half his promises), but Biden? That man failed to do the most important thing he could’ve done: fucking charge Trump for insurrection. And no, I’m not moving the goalposts; I just don’t see value in arguing Biden’s policy merits (though his biggest legacy is funding genocide in the middle east so… yeah).

            • CumMagottySattanFart@lemmy.cafe
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              4 months ago

              Or just live outside of the US. Americans “democrats” never cared about anything but their americans bases. We’re not really human to you people.