Ah yes, if the democratic party had tactically shifted candidates at the right time, the US and the world could have continued business as usual for another 50 years.
Definitely. Absolutely!No reason at all to consider that maybe people are completely fed up with the entire system, which strip-mines the planet’s resources and the fruits of the workers’ labor, to hand them to a dozen ghouls at the top.
And lacking literally ANY sane option for change, they chose an insane one.
This is it. Democrats will continue to talk about how they failed at execution so they don’t have to talk about the real problem: their platform. At least with Trump some folks think there’s a chance he shakes apart the whole system.
I voted for Harris, but I knew it was a lost cause from the moment she became the de facto nominee. She was a status quo candidate in a change election.
How is Trump the cure for any of that?
He isn’t.
He’s a collectively shouted “fuck you” to the American political establishment.
He’s the result of a system that made peaceful protest toothless and brings the hammer down on anyone trying to enact change through direct action.
His voters used the only means they have to slap the political old guard (of both parties) in the face, and enjoy their desperation for a while. They didn’t feel like they had much to lose anyway.Ah yes, I feel I can no longer peacefully protest so I think I’ll just standby and do nothing so a guy who thinks protesters should be shot or deported can take the reins. That’ll show ‘em!
I don’t know if you noticed, but electing Trump wasn’t a measured, logical, sensible decision.
Criticising how Trump’s policies don’t improve his voters’ outlook is already missing the point entirely.
He isn’t, but if you want something different from the same establishment bullshit that we’ve had for decades, he’s the only option.
If you’re on the right, you have the populist/fascist asshole you’ve always wanted.
If you’re on the left, you either vote for neoliberalism to protect yourself from fascism, or you don’t vote at all.
This time around, the left chose the latter. We’re fucking tired, and it’s the Dems that wore us out by never listening to a single fucking thing we asked for.
“I got tired of the system so I decided to let it burn down and take the lives of millions with it”
See Ukraine
See Gaza
See promises of mass deportation
But yes, you’re justified in your non participation because you didn’t actively vote for him, you just enabled his people to hand the control to a madman because you got tired of trying.
OP isn’t talking about himself. He’s talking about why so many libs sat it out.
She’s right.
Man, I never thought I say that. Let here I am saying it.
I… agree with Nancy Pelosi on something?
Wtf is the world coming to.
(Fuck her opinion on Bernie’s statement though - democrats are absolutely out of touch with the working class).
For fucks sake Nancy, retire and make room for new blood.
You’re an albatross around the party’s neck and actively fight against the party platform on things like stock regulations or holding the wealthy accountable in anyway.
Dems would be better off if everyone over 70 in the party got the fuck out of the way instead of desperately clinging to offic for personal power.
I was listening to CNN on the commute home tonight and one of the pundits said “The Democratic party needs to shake things up with some younger leadership… There’s a lot of great people in their 50s and 60s in the party that could step up!”
Clown party. They are not serious. Ugh.
50s and 60s are OK ages for politicians. That age brings wisdom and experience. OTOH, they can’t hang in long. Maybe 40s is a solid age range to start? (In the power roles, not lower down.)
If this is the last dance for democracy in America, a small part of the blame wil go not only to Biden for not leaving at the right time, but also RBG. Her insistence on not resigning during Obama’s term, while Democrats held the Senate, enabled this, too.
Good news, turns out justice Sotomayor has health issues too!
Oh wait, that’s the opposite of good news. The Democrats are just useless.
She was holding out so that Hillary could pick her replacement. Welp…
Pelosi, sit down and shut up. Your time is over.
Gah, I really wish Pelosi would exit politics herself.
“Senior citizen who’s been in office for too long blames other senior citizen for staying in office for too long.”
Nancy Pelosi is a lich
Well no shit, we’ve been saying that for months.
