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Useless. Time for the Social Democrats to form their own party.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 10 points 46 minutes ago

Oh yeah, and all of these 128 Democrats will be very disappointed about something evil that the chertondoes later and "wish they would have voted differently"

Fuck all of them

[–] meangreenbeans@lemmy.world 13 points 1 hour ago (3 children)

Democrat and republican parties are the same party.

[–] ef9357@lemmy.world 4 points 23 minutes ago

Yep, 2 wings, 1 bird.

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 13 minutes ago

Only because we didn't vote fot them enough! Guys, if we had voted for them they would have fixed all this instead if being like half the problem!

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 5 points 1 hour ago

there are a ratchet.

one slides smoothly towards fascism, the other one blocks and reform to fix the slide to fascism.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 34 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

128 democrats are actually Republicans,

America is slowly learning both sides have the same goals.

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 11 minutes ago* (last edited 7 minutes ago)

Only because you didn't vote for them! If you had voted dir them they would have behaved totally differently!!1!

Unlike all the other times you did vote for themand they did this exact same shit. this one's different, don't be such a child. If you don't fall in line and lick the boot of the liberal co-conspirators, it will be entirely your fault when ice shows up to take you to the camps.

[–] elevenbones@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago

But muh "bOtH sIdEs!"

[–] Floon@lemmy.ml 64 points 2 hours ago

128 Democrats join House Republicans to defend fascist dictator

[–] Buske@lemmy.world 4 points 24 minutes ago

Welp There it is, on record, Both sides are the same.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 3 points 31 minutes ago (1 children)

Still "both sides are not the same"? Even if Democrats have slight majority in both or either houses, they still dilute policies to appease the fascists from stonewalling. Meanwhile, the fascists legislate every unspeakable evil policies and Democrats don't even try to resist as opposition.

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 minutes ago* (last edited 4 minutes ago)

Well yes but they only betray everything we stand for because we didn't fall in line and back them hard enough. If we'd just licked their boots better, they would gave broken from all their precious behavior!

So them viciously betraying you to the fascists is your fault actually.

[–] nthavoc@lemmy.today 25 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Called it. People need to set their expectations way lower so they aren't so pissed off about the lack of action from this party. They should also read up on the legal precedents that were going to sink these articles to begin with. Democrats would have a much better chance to impeach some of the Donvict's shitty cabinet members, (Pete Hegseth, ICE Barbie, RFK, DOGE) for clearly impeachable offenses, but decided to swan dive into an empty concrete pool. So there is still no sound strategy from the democrats on how to dismantle this nightmare and only pissing the public off with limp wristed slaps.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 15 points 1 hour ago

Maybe we shouldn't lower our expectations and instead remove everyone from the Democratic party that doesn't meet out expectations.

[–] AlexLost@lemm.ee 5 points 1 hour ago

Sounds like some independents are about to be entering office. The people need to stick it to these paid traitors. They get paid a fuckton more than you with your tax dollars and then take money from special interest groups on top of that to fuck you over some more. Are you getting your money's worth America? Get these assholes out of office and put in some actual difference makers. The founding fathers are rolling in their graves watching what the country has become. Shame on all of you. Kick these losers to the curb.

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Rep Paul Tonko is one of the NY reps that voted no to impeach. I work 2 blocks from his office and plan to spend my lunch hour every day demonstrating in front of his Albany office. I already called his office to bitch. I've got printed letters that say, "Congratulations, you're a fascist collaborator." Going to be stuffing those in envelopes with glitter and putting one in the mail every single day. Give me your best for my protest signs.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 24 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

This goes to show that the problem isn't Trump or the Republicans, the problem is the United States of America. The only way things are going to get better is if America is removed from its position of global power and influence. If you care about fighting fascism and tyranny, you need to boycott American products, refuse to work for American companies and, if you're already working for an American company and can't quit, drop your productivity as far as possible. Do everything in your power to damage the American economy and reduce their power.

[–] CorruptCheesecake@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

As Americans we have no choice in the matter. We're forced to power the empire like the human batteries in The Matrix in order to survive. And just like in the movie, we're born into a prison that we can't smell or taste or touch. We truly are the most propagandized people in history.

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 10 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

How does this fix the government?

Edit: I realized that is a US-centric question. Allow me to modify it.

How does that fix anything?

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[–] twice_hatch@midwest.social 20 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

I wonder what the reasoning is. Do they really hate the idea of Iran having nukes? Do they really like keeping Israel as an ally? I don't know, as a regular voter, what Israel does for us. They seem very unpopular

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 5 points 43 minutes ago

They pay your politicians so that your politicians take your tax money and buy Israel guns with it from your arms companies, who give your politicians money so that your politicians buy their guns and send them to Israel.

They also destabilize a region with hundreds of millions of people, whose countries have vast resources and sit on critical trade routes. If people in West Asia were united, they would quickly move on to become a geopolitical power-house rivaling the EU. if all Muslim countries were to work together, they would be the global superpower.

Oh and of course racism. Lots of racism and murdering brown people. The US and many European countries love that.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago

It's important for the Jews to control the reigon before the apocalypse can start.

It's the core defining beleif of Evangelical Christians, which the Republican party has been controlling with corrupt pastors since at least the Nixon administration

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 43 points 3 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 12 points 3 hours ago

#GuillotineParty

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

Fucking seriously??? These assholes could finally do something and the roll over. Pieces of shit.

[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 19 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I'll personally be sending letters to each of these idiots to remind them who they work for.

[–] bampop@lemmy.world 12 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

They know perfectly well who they work for

[–] FilthyHookerSpit@lemmy.world 9 points 2 hours ago

And it ain't (the collective) you

[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

It doesn't seem so.

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world -1 points 32 minutes ago* (last edited 31 minutes ago)

Almost 400 million Americans still think walking will fix this.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 41 points 4 hours ago (5 children)

Is there a list of names? Because if any of my reps show up on this list, I will never vote for them again.

I don't want these fucking dinosaurs running the goddamn party anymore. I want some progressives with teeth who have the backbone to fight the fascists head on. I don't care how petty or how low they have to get, I want to see them at least try.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago

Thanks. My guy ain't on there, luckily. But geez, there's a shocking number of CA representatives who voted Aye.

I hate this political party so much. Not as much as the Republican party, but enough to make me want to quit following politics because it seems like nothing will ever meaningfully change.

[–] TRock@feddit.dk 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] i_ben_fine@midwest.social 5 points 2 hours ago

It's beautiful

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 7 points 3 hours ago

Guillotine Party

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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 hours ago

Conspiracy Theory time: Most Democratic politicians are actually just robots piloted by far-right government agents

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 hours ago

This is so messed up.

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

We’re so fucked.

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