ok, here me out, you're not wrong, lol, but as the party of safe spaces and inclusion we have to try all options first. if they "draw first blood" as Rambo famously quips, then fine we defend ourselves, but till then we must be the rational ppl to be a beacon in the midst of Trump's chaos.
That's the reality of our situation, Dems don't know how to fight! They bring rules decorum to a gun fight. The playbook they're playing from magats threw away decades ago, they have no principles, they are lawless, unmerciful, with insatiable thurst for power. Win at any cost.
They act big and bad and tough... if you kick them in the balls , they'll calm down... " you going to shoot Me in front of the cameras for all the world to see? "
Democrats ran the finest campaign I’ve seen in fifty years as a voter. It was a campaign based on hope, solidly based on the great work Biden did, run by Harris, a superb candidate. Lesser campaigns of hope won for Clinton and Obama. But mass media decided fear and fraud should trump hope.
Kamala said she wouldn’t do a single thing differently from Biden,during a time when he was wildly unpopular.Her unwillingness to distance herself from Biden,&appeal toBernieSanders-esque Left-populist rhetoric,ceded all populist momentum toTrump’s fascist populism.
We pay the price for her failure.
We remember things that scare us more than things that comfort us. It's an evolutionary adaptation being manipulated. My grievance with the Democrats is that they didn't pivot. Biden dropping out was a chance to address grievances and pivot. But instead they doubled down.
What kind of specific action would you like to see from the Democrats given that the other party seems to be incredibly unconcerned about the legality of their actions?
Then you bes get to work calling 📞, writing ✍️ and visiting all your elected officials and start making things happen.
Don't cry, start hammering down the door and make change.
I was thinking about this the other day. For all the Democrats in Congress who aren't even speaking out at all, I'm going to hold off criticizing the ones that are. Every time they do, they're mocked by their own voters. What do you think the effect of that will be?
We're too late for democratic help. It's all up to the people now. I won't say what needs to happen and we've only got days not weeks before they turn the military against us.
People need to understand this and learn from it too: Democrats have little power because they were voted out. Republicans control Congress. What do you expect them to do?
America continues to fail to step up and do the right thing over and over.
I'm getting pretty sick of people blaming the Democratic Party for not doing enough. I'm pretty sure it's just MAGA propaganda to try and further weaken the only real opposition.
I know it is hard to hear, and I will hold your hand when I tell you this, but the Dems keep losing for a reason. Reactive, not proactive. Taking the high road to fight a fascist - laughable. Lost the messaging game. They helped normalize Trump. Have gone too far left.
It's only hard to hear because it's a stupid lie. I've heard from the likes of you my entire adult life, Julie. You are a fake progressive who wants to consider themselves to be a radical rebel. You are neither.
Don't hold my hand, don't ever touch me. I find you and your kind repulsive.
Calm down Curt. This is the problem with Dems. Closed to any critique. I actually talk to people. Every single day at my job. About healthcare, food insecurity, etc. I am a hospital case manager. I can easily tell you why we lost. Stew in your anger. It will get you nowhere
Tbh id argue they're not far left enough. They don't actually support policies the left wants. If they did they wouldn't have lost this past election. Kamala was running on a right-of-center platform.
You can argue that, Cam, and that argument is not without merit. But the election was so close, it's difficult to say exactly what the deciding factor was. There is no evidence that going more left would have helped Harris. If she moved to the left, it might also have cost her votes. We don't know.
No, Love, the Democratic Party is doing its job. Unfortunately, they just don't have a lot of power right now. You should take a middle school civics class, and then you would understand the limits of their power.
Making the Democrats seem feckless is what the fascists want people to think.
No, Curt, the Democratic Party has shifted further and further to the right for the last decade, and their refusal to try anything other than “small incremental change” is why we’re at where we’re at.
The Democratic Party has undeniably moved to the left in the last ten. Anyone who has been following the news knows this.
You are either an idiot or a liar, or perhaps both. After viewing your profile, I believe you are a propaganda troll. I would advise everyone reading this to block you.
no them letting in a DICtator run unchecked is NOT doing their job....both parties need to go, unless you want total chaos in this country, im down to be a warlord if must. you should take a history course we know how his ends, its fine if you are oven ready but I AM NOT
I've obviously studied both a lot more history and current events than you have, Love.
You could never be a warlord. You have neither the minimum intellectual capacity necessary nor the charisma to lead anyone. I don't think you that you even make that good of a brainwashed follower, frankly.
They're a bunch of goddamn losers who couldn't beat a man who is not only an obvious fascist, but also a moron. They are already weak and have no interest in being stronger. Not to mention, they stand for nothing. Holding onto this loser ass party is what makes us weak.
Correction, Allen.
You are a goddamn loser who isn't even a man who but is an obvious fascist and a moron. You have always been weak and have no interest in being stronger. Not to mention, you stand for nothing. Holding onto your loser ass all the time is what makes you weak.
Ah, gotcha, you're one of those people. Good, don't learn any lessons from multiple humiliating defeats at the hands of idiots. Just keep trying the same losing strategies over and over again. I promise you'll get enough Republicans to switch sides next time!
They are literally not doing anything. They got stopped by a guy who would've been blown over by a stiff breeze and instead of just sliding past him, they just stood around and talked at cameras.
Accurate. This approach just won't work anymore and, as far as I've seen, it never really has. Still, I'm finding some energy from people like Leeja Miller--her breakdown of what democrats could do to actually make change was refreshing: https://youtu.be/uXBDXJvMVDw?feature=shared
What do you think will happen when all those peaceful angry people unanimously agree ro suddenly take up arms? The organization serves a purpose so that when all those people agree its time to take it all back, the structure is there to hold it up by the people, for the people.
The ones that are fighting are trying to bolster the people. The more people join protests and grassroot coalitions the more power will be against this take over. Also, keep in mind the implication of millions of angry people peacefully protesting.
I agree with you. Protesting is one of the best ways for constituents to make themselves heard and to enact change. My take on this comic was more my opinion of democratic leaders’ choices and actions, which have not always been entirely effective.
That sums up the Dems! Allowed the Orange stain and his lies to be normalized. Never got ahead of the messaging. Now Dems are known as woke, weak, libtards that hate their country. Taking the high road got us fascism. Go us!
We are witnessing a power grab and the destruction of our government while millions are encouraging it and celebrating the destruction with no clear plan as to how it benefits them. Insanity.
If they’d actually succeed in destroying the federal government, and returned all of my tax money, I’d be very happy. Trump would have no coercive power without a budget and tax money.
Democrats need to think strategically. They are out of power completely, but can block funding the regime.
If the democrats don't start playing hardball, I am probably leaving the party. I am tired of the we go high routine. I want to see resistance and I want to see it NOW.
Dems are limited in what they can do without getting nuked over it. We have an AG who isn't about the law but about going after anyone who is against Trump and with the House 50/50 in short they can't lose any votes nor give the AG reason to prosecute. Mid terms aren't far away either.
Oh okay Attention Blackout. Starting on Super Bowl Sunday. Don’t watch the game! Don’t go on Meta/Twitter. Don’t listen to trump trash. Eat, sleep, talk to loved ones, go for a long walk, and stay warm.
Dems need to have a call to action. Politicians can’t do it on their own with speeches, they need to involved citizens who want to help and get involved. I’m surprise there hasn’t been any real activation of anything. People are chomping at the bit to do something.
I think you are painting yourself into a corner. By saying dems, would be to assume that republicans aren’t a little concerned. We’re not even a month in. There will be plenty of room for the outrage to flourish.
In this day and age, there is no excuse not to get the message out, via YouTube, podcasts...etc..livr feeds from their Congress offices ..
...before returning home to lead protests in the streets.
Galloway is spot on! Time to throw the "decorum cape" back in the closet, get on the gear and start kickin those smelly, fat, outta shape fucknuts. But beware, my generals tell me the fat, lyin, CONVICTED NY Scumbag smells like poop & if you get near him you'll have to shower to get the stench off.
Says the rich tourist who didn't grow up on the line or eating government cheese. Cool that you are the ass end of bro culture for ppl but you are not - and will never be - an ally of Democracy or the union. Go fuck some coeds.
I feel like the only difference we can make is violence . As can be seen in several other countries that have become dictatorships once they take control they don't give it up unless they are forced out.
Democrats can refuse to raise the debt ceiling. Republicans hate voting for that. No debt ceiling raise means large cuts to programs and a dead economy on Trump’s watch. He will need to change course or his economy will tank badly.
Democrats need to specifically target budgets that feed Musk.
It seems like the only way the US will ever have a real democracy is when its people finally wrest power from the billionaires who rule the country. And they won't cede it, ever.
Tired of these meaningless quips. If you want to say that Democrats should be doing something to combat Republican actions then say specifically what it is Dems should do. Presumably you know the innards of politics, so use real words instead of snarky cartoons.
Those disappointed in legal and constitutional processes provide no alternative. Have fun bitching about Dems. Enjoy. But then offer an idea or two FCS.
Democratic Congressional reps were denied entry in the Department of Education by armed security. Yet, barely a peep on any media about this. It seems like press is being sequestered as well. It’s not just Democrats not doing their job.
They could be using fake media, which MAGA dopes react to first and fact check never, to sow division. They could at least be running the Lincoln Project ad in every major market. Dem messaging fecklessness is infuriating.
Every Democrat who utters the cursed word “bi-partisan” during this crisis should be primaried. Every one. They can’t spend years warning us that we’re facing fascism, then seek compromise with the fascist-enablers.
Working Families Party out of Illinois. They're already established and have some name recognition and, I believe, have supplanted a lot of Dems in that state. So it's a building block.
I agree with you. The sense of despair i have makes me angry & hopeless. I need to see something from Dems in charge. Come out like you all did when you replaced Biden. I need to hear they care or are aware. Sometimes, it seems as if we won't get another shot to even think about another party.
Sadly this is going to fall to us. They can't even move a dude who a strong breeze would blow over. We need them to respond like S. Koreans did, and instead we get more norms and bs.
People say the only real political party left is the Democratic Party. They’re right there’s only one party but it’s not the Democrats. “Real” is subjective these days.
So what do you want them to do? Kill folk? They’re stalling nominations, stalling legislation, protesting in public, telling folk how to help, filing lawsuits, all while having zero power in govt. y’all are so unserious.
What’s missing is a credible plan. The only one I see working is to double down on federal tax and spending cuts. The blue states stand to gain fiscally and it deprives the federal government of a coercive weapon.
Democrats continue to support a large federal government when it has become predatory
I mean, I feel like this would have been true one week ago. But, we've already had Democrats and Democratic-aligned groups sue Trump to put a hold on most of his nonsense.
(Unless, you're making the argument that a strong-worded letter has about the same power of a judge's decision)
While defeating the #MAGAt threat is by far the most important outcome of... whatever it is we're in right now. I hope the meekness of the Democratic party shows the upcoming generations vying for those seats that COURAGE is necessary for this job. It is not job security on easy mode.
The right seems not only willing but eager for violence. They took karate. We lefties took aikido. There has to be a way to prevail without turning into them.
It is time to storm govt agencies and drag Muskovites out of them by their tiny balls. Set up cages on the mall and hold trials for traitors. They want Medieval give them Medieval
The Dims should walk. Seriously. Turn the government over to the Repiglicans, so the ramifications are theirs alone. In a sense, the Dims' continued participation in a lawless government is tacit endorsement of it! Trump cannot be stopped by ordinary means. What will the military do?
I believe the angle of those that are trying to stand and fight are probably meant as a message to the people. THAT is how we stop this. We can't just sit and post angry crap on social media anymore. If you want a free country then get with the organizing and take a stand to fight.
More parades? More protests. Is that what "fighting" means? How, exactly, are you going proceed to undo an already successful coup? I suppose that when Trump's recently released militia kills protestors people will know we're already in a hot civil war. Only there's no militant left to speak of...
Except that now there are 4 gunmen against the dems: congress; SCOTUS; the orange shitstain: and senate. Don’t be a simpleton.
We are no longer on even ground.
If you want them to do more then find a grass root organization, join, and fight. The ones who are fighting are a reflection of the anger of the people. New coalitions have sprouted and will only gain more momentum as time goes on. The more people organize, the more powerful it will be.
This is a good image of what I’ve been saying all along.
All MAGA, top to bottom, and here I means MTG bottom, we need to stop doing it legally.
Trump is not following any law, police should arrest him with fElon Musk right now.
Psych ward is the right destination where they belong.
The fact that this stuff is happening, without someone immediately jumping in to stop him, tells me that this country was nothing but a 250 year handshake deal to be honorable. Where are the checks and balances?
If yall want to help fight then pick up a sign an join a protest. You may think they're "heated words" but those words hit differently when said by millions of angry Americans. There is strength in numbers and THAT is how you fix this.
Do you expect an immediate trial and execution after a crime? This is no different. There's a process, it takes time, and until that process is broken, we're still working within the bounds of the system.
Fascists destroy processes. That's the point. putin was successful with the strategy trump is implementing. As was hitler. It is a blitzkreig. All the fact checks and court dates in the world will not save Americans now.
My side?
I do not advocate for violence, but I do not runaway from it.
And, I did not jump to violence as my answer, you made that assumption. I advocate for "Good Badness" not necessarily political violence, though it often times involves it. Some proper protests that create stories for the cause.
People are jumping in to stop him. There have been a number of legal challenges filed, as well as people raising awareness. It's more than a handshake to be honorable, there are real legal requirements that are not being met. When that happens there needs to be a legal challenge, that takes time.
Just surprised that someone would take that oath and then before even leaving the stage sign a bunch of executive orders in an attempt to dismantle everything. But hey, I’m no constitutional scholar…
I get your point. And maybe I used too aggressive language when I said “jumping”… I think I’m just shocked by the “shock and awe” of this. I also see that taking an oath to defend and uphold the constitution is basically a verbal handshake.
This is what I've been saying. The DNC, Schumer and other leaders had no plan. We all knew this was coming, but they waited days to "be outraged". We need new leaders, starting with replacing Schumer as minority leader of the Senate.
As an outside observer it strikes me really odd, that while the US political system is clearly broken, perhaps beyond repair, Democrats seem to be doing little more than give speeches and appear to be upset. Where are the practical proposals for how to fix the system or what should replace it?
Also, that person you're going back and forth with is just upset their party sucks and disappointed them, and has disappointed them for years on years.
people don't wanna accept that their party isn't fighting for them. The sooner we get over that, we can start rebuilding.
Years ago I was an architect in a system development project for the military. We needed a technical design to be approved, but the responsible official refused because he did not want to take responsibility for the decision. He was quickly ordered to approve the design, so problem was solved 😁 1/2
This behaviour is unfortunately common: when people are trusted with a leadership position where they are held responsible for their actions and decisions, some find it easier and safer not to take action or make decisions; they talk, posture, delay and divert to feel safe and avoid consequences 2/2
You aren't open minded. You've formed an opinion in ignorance. Those are extremely difficult to undo. And you shared it loudly, so you are feeding a narrative that is both incorrect and dangerous.
You pretend to be open to learning and education, but nothing you do sustains.
Or Jasmine Crockett, Jared Moskowitz, Daniel Goldman, etc. Someone in Congress who can convey the fury and outrage at this Administration's actions with enough fierceness that the resistance is clearly felt and conveyed. Aggression not passivity is needed now.
Trump is privatizing the US government just like any monarch or dictator would. Step #1 steal the checkbook with Musk’s help so that every taxpayer can be made a target of extortion.
Of course it’s all illegal, but SCOTUS GAVE HIM THE IMMUNITY OF A KING.
My point all along... Trump has captured all of the enforcement agencies in the government. There is nobody to stop what he is doing... and we delude ourselves that we can survive two years until the midterm elections, or by district court stays and TRO's. We are into the fascist experiment now.
That pretty much sums it up. The Democrats will sue and use words to insult Republicunts to no effect. Violence is the only language they speak. The left must learn this quickly if they are to take back the country.
Shits just getting started. What people arent seeing is multiple grass root organizations coming alive to protest. Its peaceful now because its within our best interests if protests are peaceful. When the time is right to fight with a gun, I can guarantee there will be no shortage of brave Americans
One can hope, but as soon as Musk marched into the treasury and took it with out a shot fired and now has locked it down like fort knox with our 7 trillion in tax dollars, for him to use as he pleases. That should have been the last straw. Everyone should have went nuts.
If you didn't see outrage then I suggest you find better media sources or better yet, join a grass root coalition to take a stand and fight. All of the passionate people are already standing up for you, join them.
They will leak all the Social Security information to try to force people onto the blockchain for identity verification. Each billionaire or partner in on this coup will have their own blockchain and they will use that as the economic basis for setting up their own state. Elon will start with Texas.
And MAGA will be fighting for first in line after they cried about vaccines for years. Now they get company towns and previously eradicated diseases. But so do we 😔
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We attack each other while putting the rump on a pedestal.
As if he would even carry a gun or wear boots.
We pay the price for her failure.
"Here comes the pitch...I'm going to give you a chance to differentiate yourself from Biden...heeere it comes...aaaaand...oh...oh fuck."
bringing a pen to a gun fight
Come on Dems start pushing back with more than letters !
Don't cry, start hammering down the door and make change.
Make sure you're prepped.
America continues to fail to step up and do the right thing over and over.
They need to do the same to Tesla, Amazon, Meta and the capitulating national media.
Off-ramping from X is mandatory.
Don't hold my hand, don't ever touch me. I find you and your kind repulsive.
Making the Democrats seem feckless is what the fascists want people to think.
You are either an idiot or a liar, or perhaps both. After viewing your profile, I believe you are a propaganda troll. I would advise everyone reading this to block you.
You could never be a warlord. You have neither the minimum intellectual capacity necessary nor the charisma to lead anyone. I don't think you that you even make that good of a brainwashed follower, frankly.
You are a goddamn loser who isn't even a man who but is an obvious fascist and a moron. You have always been weak and have no interest in being stronger. Not to mention, you stand for nothing. Holding onto your loser ass all the time is what makes you weak.
Fixed it!
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shaka, his eyes wide open
yes, this is a coup and senators and congress need to go to where the criminals are and get arrested to stop #elonald from breaking the law
money was appropriated
tampering is illegal
Democrats need to think strategically. They are out of power completely, but can block funding the regime.
At what point are we in US considered under authoritarian rule?
Organize campaigns to mock Trump. Organize sit-ins to disrupt Tesla gigafactories or space X.
I'm very grateful politicians are taking up the legal fight, but that's so much more we can do to hurt Trump and Musk.
...before returning home to lead protests in the streets.
They watched and warned instead.
Now they're voting WITH the GOP.
So far I haven't seen them learn anything from the past, let alone a month ago.
It's like they know there's a problem, they warn everyone about it, but they didn't DO anything to avoid it, just count on the voters again.
They're enablers.
Might have to do with how there's only 2 choices to vote for. I'd like to see the US look to other nations and their political system, like us 🇨🇦!
I've voted Lib, NDP, Con, Green. No lifelong wtv.
A general strike!
I don't think anything less of that will see any significant change.
This is past voting, we’ll have to fight or be conquered.
Dems fight for their 401k
where is your spine for protecting freedom & democracy?
Where is it?
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This doesn't end well.
If Trump made a proclamation that the sky was blue you people would insist it was orange while shrieking “FASCIST”!!!
Here’s a shitpost?
Nice work
"Why won't the Democrats do anything?"
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Democrats need to specifically target budgets that feed Musk.
We have lots of collective spending power. We can crash their stock prices by just slowing our rate of spending on at their businesses.
Democrats can block a budget bill and demand an even bigger middle class tax cut.
Bury their offices in phone calls, emails and physical letters.
Voting them out risks even dumber MAGA’s being “elected”.
Elevating trump to this level is his brand.
It seems like a slight but he would repost it every day.
Knowledge is power
This is what I’ve been talking about. Democrats will bring policy arguments to a fucking gun fight!!
no use taking a knife to a gun fight
I don't know what our Democratic representatives can do that they aren't doing.
Our Republican representatives are shameless and are letting us all down.
I cannot let myself believe it could be longer.
Democrats continue to support a large federal government when it has become predatory
(Unless, you're making the argument that a strong-worded letter has about the same power of a judge's decision)
We are no longer on even ground.
All MAGA, top to bottom, and here I means MTG bottom, we need to stop doing it legally.
Trump is not following any law, police should arrest him with fElon Musk right now.
Psych ward is the right destination where they belong.
I do not advocate for violence, but I do not runaway from it.
And, I did not jump to violence as my answer, you made that assumption. I advocate for "Good Badness" not necessarily political violence, though it often times involves it. Some proper protests that create stories for the cause.
"that'll really show'm! yeah!!"
That's why they never do anything to stop this stuff. They love to lose because they have everything to gain.
people don't wanna accept that their party isn't fighting for them. The sooner we get over that, we can start rebuilding.
Cheerio.
You pretend to be open to learning and education, but nothing you do sustains.
Here we are.
Of course it’s all illegal, but SCOTUS GAVE HIM THE IMMUNITY OF A KING.