The same Dems/pundits who claim that any rando leftist who is rude online can derail the whole Dem platform also believe there's no problem with elected Dems doing a 180 from "Trump's a threat to democracy" to "let's work with him and his appalling nominees." Normies noticed it; they don't like it. - ThreadSky

maxkennerly.bsky.social • 34 days ago

The same Dems/pundits who claim that any rando leftist who is rude online can derail the whole Dem platform also believe there's no problem with elected Dems doing a 180 from "Trump's a threat to democracy" to "let's work with him and his appalling nominees."

Normies noticed it; they don't like it.

Reposted from Chatham Harrison is tending his garden

I don't know how much of this is because I'm in a Bluesky bubble, but I'm seeing a lot of relatively normie posters express total frustration with Democratic electeds in a way I've never seen before. All I can say is it took a lot of astroturfing to build the Tea Party. Can we do that organically?

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wonkette.bsky.social•34 days ago

I've been the MOST "they did what they could, nobody could do anything about [Mitch McConnell/Fox News/Max Baucus/Manchinema]" of anybody.

I'm fucking disgusted.

policyg.bsky.social•34 days ago

I don't know, I'm in that camp, I wanted Harris to be President since early 2020 and I think she ran a great campaign given the circumstances - and I really liked her VP pick. I'm not disgusted with how she campaigned. I hate that she lost, but I don't blame her. Incumbents lost around the world.

wonkette.bsky.social•33 days ago

I have no problem with Kamala's campaign.

I have a problem with Fetterman, Gallego et al. deciding to join the "bipartisan" train and everybody else just sitting around murmuring "norms."

hammancheez.bsky.social•33 days ago

they can norm bofa

wastelandrover.bsky.social•34 days ago

Same. I was all in on Harris and was gutted when she lost.

The speed at which dem leaders went from "threat to democracy" to "bipartisanship" was shameful.

Fight them! Do not invite them into the WH and vote for their nominees and pretend its all normal now.

wonkette.bsky.social•34 days ago

you don't have to have him over for tea to peacefully transition power

mvthomster.bsky.social•34 days ago

Not to say there aren’t tons of less-than-useless rude rando leftists online.

rredmondsart.bsky.social•34 days ago

Time for a change in attitude.

Mama Bear Mode.

kbenjaminstone.bsky.social•33 days ago

Normies: Welcome to the Resistance.

upine.bsky.social•34 days ago

And Dem consultants.

https://upine.medium.com/democratic-politicians-get-terrible-advice-5a69081fed90

elkmovie.bsky.social•34 days ago

Hopefully, the cash spigot dries up and the desperate emails and texts go unanswered, and as the donor money shifts to candidates who are willing to actually fight back, the party will to

slippytoad14.bsky.social•33 days ago

Yeah that hole any rando leftist premise is really just "don't criticize us, mere plebes.". It's the most arrogant gaslighting bs. Glad to see that it's exploding in their stupid ass faces.

bernardinpete.bsky.social•34 days ago

The realization that Chuck Schumer is theoretically our most powerful guy is hitting like a ton of bricks

webrant.bsky.social•34 days ago

Normies noticed it and they don't like it because it reveals obvious corruption of siding with capital interests over human ones, representing donors and not vulnerable constituents they're elected to represent.

aozorasf.bsky.social•33 days ago

I consider myself a normie and this was my response to Schumer.
https://bsky.app/profile/aozorasf.bsky.social/post/3lga4r6vdvc2g

ehs06702.bsky.social•34 days ago

Except that makes perfect sense. Why would they not transition to what the country is telling them they want.

People warned leftists that Dems would read them staying home as a rejection of all left wing politics and they laughed and stayed home or voted for Trump.

saratacotruck.bsky.social•33 days ago

I recall the Harris campaign trotting out Republicans and veering pretty rightward in their messaging about three-ish months into her campaign. That's when enthusiasm for her dropped. It seems that's not what the Dem base wanted and they stayed home.

recombobulating.bsky.social•33 days ago

One third of the country said they want this.

They're choosing to side with that minority. They don't have to do that.

dannod.bsky.social•34 days ago

People warned the Democratic leadership that if they did nothing to support workers that the workers would not support them. If the Democratic party continues to not support workers then the workers will continue to not support the Democrats. There is no surprise here.

waywardwaverer.bsky.social•33 days ago

Because moral principles are important.

Because consequences are real and matter.

No matter how many people may support them, the GOP are fascists and have to be fought with all the strength one can muster.

daisythedachshund.bsky.social•34 days ago

I remember something like this being popular in 2016 & 2020. https://bsky.app/profile/johncusack.bsky.social/post/3lctqnxb3g22s

elsargentogarcia.bsky.social•34 days ago

Sick and tired of the collaborationist bullshit (glaring at you, fetterman) and the rollover bullshit isn’t any better either. Time for new, aggressive leadership at all levels in the party. Talking to you, senate dems.

tulip61.bsky.social•34 days ago

Yeah, I'd consider myself a normie and I'm fed up. From Biden all the way down, this group of dems in leadership have no idea how to deal with what's happening. Rep. have gone to war and Dems are still talking about bipartisanship. Dem normies are begging for someone to step up and lead.

jencross.bsky.social•34 days ago

hear! hear!

Please, for the love of god, can someone join AOC and grow spine. It seems like it might take a real grassroots effort to primary some D's to get them to wake up.

rsgreacen.bsky.social•34 days ago

AOC didn’t get where she is by waiting for Joe Crowley to age out of the seat.
It is absolutely primary time for the Seth Moultons of the Dem caucus

nwayne66.bsky.social•34 days ago

Always was.

stayangry.bsky.social•34 days ago

Where do I sign up? I love grassroots and shit.

sirebril.bsky.social•31 days ago

The wilderness is where we were sent... let's go

truth-sandwich.com•34 days ago

Oh, and @upine.bsky.social, your reward for RTing this dummy is an unfollow.

truth-sandwich.com•34 days ago

You're a dummy.

I want to be more polite, but you don't deserve it. The "Genocide Joe" rhetoric and the Uncommitted movement absolutely had the intention of helping Trump.

This means they're fully responsible for their success. And you're an apologist for left-wing Trumpers. Pathetic.

recombobulating.bsky.social•33 days ago

If your plan can only work if there is nobody publicly questioning or criticising your leaders then your plan is fucking shit and was always doomed to failure.

truth-sandwich.com•33 days ago

Spreading a blood libel is not "criticizing". GFY.

trans-swamp-witch.bsky.social•33 days ago

They should have been obvious signs to the Dems that they should stop the path they were headed on, but instead they doubled down. If anyone is to blame for that, it's the Dems themselves, not the people pointing out the problem.

truth-sandwich.com•33 days ago

No, it was a trap from the start. There was never any chance that America would abandon Israel.

nooneofcons.bsky.social•33 days ago

The Democrats couldn't even be as hard on Israel as Ronald fucking Regan

truth-sandwich.com•33 days ago

Yeah, I hear you: the Democrats fall short in the all-important goal of antisemitism. Have you tried Naziism? That might be more your speed.

waywardwaverer.bsky.social•33 days ago

If there was never any chance the Democrats would do the right thing in that instance (by, like, opposing a literal genocide), what makes you imagine they can be relied upon now?

Haven't they proven their total unfitness for the moment?

energetic-nova.bsky.social•33 days ago

https://amp.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article298987155.html

waywardwaverer.bsky.social•33 days ago

Aren't they just forecasting their willingness to let domestic genocides happen as long as they're allowed to maintain their positions?

waywardwaverer.bsky.social•33 days ago

(Actually, forecasting was the wrong word; I should have used a word like 'signalling')

akjackson.bsky.social•33 days ago

Yeah, until Dems grow a pair and start acting like the OPPOSITION, I will not be sending them another dime.

suewhitcomb.bsky.social•33 days ago

This Dem response is infuriating. I’m not donating another red cent until I see an all-out effort to protect/advance the needs of ordinary Americans via a #Priority2029 plan, starting NOW. There needs to be a new generation of leadership.

zugernat.bsky.social•34 days ago

Since we’re seeing in real time who has guts and who’s a spineless weasel when it counts, and you are what you do when it counts, we should act on that knowledge, reward the gutsy ones and throw the weasels overboard.

daveblend.bsky.social•34 days ago

My timeline...

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