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Democracy only dies if we let it
Midwestern Gay⢠in NorCal
Policy Wonk (sustainability + resilience, climate change mitigation, urban planning) in a world that hates policy and loves politics
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And then voted to gut FEMA?
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So he did the bare minimum a federal elected official should do?
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Rather than just racism, Iâd say bigotry overall is our second sin.
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I believe weâll have much more progressive candidates in this race, and I hope with every fiber of my being, that one of them wins. We need a true progressive leader with a backbone to lead the most powerful state in the unionâhopefully to lead it OUT of this union.
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I begrudgingly voted for her for President, because she was the best option with the highest likelihood of beating Trump.
But her track record in the progressive landscape is atrocious, she facilitated a genocide in Gaza, and therefore she wonât be getting my vote for governor of CA.
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What exactly did he do while he was working âreally hard for folks out there after the stormâ?
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This should apply to members of Congress as well.
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They choose to be cops because it allows them to violently subjugate other people, and you canât convince me otherwise because if it werenât the case, our system of policing would be much less hostile to the people itâs supposedly meant to protect. 2/2
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Oh, really? Because it looks like even when you take the time to reply, you donât answer the simple question that was asked of you.
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Heâs a pathetic little man, and the cowards in Congress are no better. I can only assume that the Republicans in Congress are afraid of standing up to him. But imagine being afraid of this sickly man baby who throws tantrums when people call out his own actions. Itâs all just sad to watch.
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Pretty sure you are Odette. Common MAGA account switching tactic to attempt to overwhelm someone youâre losing a debate against. Congrats on being no better than the worst of our populous.
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âEmpathy freeâ as you support people who continuously fund genocide, and refuse to do anything to help the most disadvantaged people in their own country? I can vote for Dems AND criticize them and their policies. Thatâs called not being a blind follower along party lines.Blue MAGA isnât a good look
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Yes, because the Dems never even attempted to codify gay marriage and Trumpâs Supreme Court, which has been in place since his first term, would gladly overrule Obergefell.
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Supreme Court decisions â codified laws passed by Congress
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And frankly, if you think the current Democratic Party is successful at legislating FOR THE PEOPLE, you shouldnât have a say in who gets to be a legislator at all. They all suck. Kamala literally ran on the expansion of the police state, mass deportation, and defending Isrealâs fascism.
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Explain why people would vote for abortion rights and Trump on the same ballot.
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What generation would that be, exactly? Or are you just making assumptions?
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Abortion rights were voted into law in deeply red states. Every single state that had abortion rights on the ballot in November passed the initiative. If M4A was somehow included as a national ballot initiative I pretty much guarantee it would pass. Which is why Congress should codify it.
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Ah, yes, look at all the things Dems do at the state level that they have yet to even TRY to do nationally. We have yet to codify same-sex marriage. We have yet to codify abortion rights. We have yet to codify gay rights overall. Youâre not helping your case.
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They may have had more access to medical assistance, but the ACA did nothing to reduce medical cost. It forced people into a capitalistic nightmare of a health insurance system and didnât create universal care. It didnât prevent medical bankruptcy. It didnât prevent medical costs from skyrocketing.
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I have repeatedly stated that I voted for Kamala. Iâm tired of yâall ignoring that fact just because Iâm not moronic enough to blindly support them wholeheartedly despite the fact that they do absolutely nothing to change the material reality of our lives.
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Voters are enthusiastic about Medicare for All, as evidenced by this poll right here that says 6 in 10 Americans support it:
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You were responding to my post about the VRA, another policy I hadnât mentioned until you did.
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And yet, I keep voting for them, which also ruins your entire argument against what Iâm saying. I understand that theyâre the best we have, and yet they accomplish next to nothing to improve the lives of the average American.
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Thatâs not by my own personal definition. By global standards, anything aside from universal single-payer health insurance is RIGHT of center. And did you not read the fact that the ACA was originally a Republican policy proposal? lmao, dude, youâre not gonna win this debate. The Dems donât do shit.
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I wasnât talking about the ACA. The ACA is not a progressive policy by any measure. The ACA is centrist at best, and was originally proposed by the Republican Party.
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People have been going into medical bankruptcy the entire time the ACA has existed, and having the ârightâ to go into medical debt despite having insurance is hardly âsaving livesâ.
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If your only example of the Dems actually achieving a progressive policy is from nearly 6 DECADES ago, then you donât even have an argument.
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And, again, if Kamala actually did win and Trump cheated his way into the WH, then yes. The country DID vote for abortion rights nationally. And every single state that had abortion rights on the ballot in November DID vote for it.
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When was the last time universal healthcare was a ballot initiative in a red state? Iâm not cherry picking, Iâm giving you an example of how people vote when given the opportunity to directly vote on progressive policies.
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I didnât mention the VRA, which was passed nearly 60 years ago and is not being protected by the currently sitting Dems.