In 1836 democrats were the conservative party... Not to mention this is straight up false. FDR had so many consecutive terms congress amended the constitution to put a term limit on the presidency
How could I forget, people in the DNC are blaming trans rights as an issue as to why the party lost the election and want to appeal to more moderate Republicans. The DNC is trash and needs to go just as much as the GOP does because they continuously placate the GOP thinking they will do the same.
The DNC glladly sold out free speech so they could fund Israel bombing Palestinians and Ukraine's war. The $100bn wouldn't pass unless Reps got their way and had the tiktok ban slapped on it. They've done nothing progressive except push legislation only when they don't have power.
They could have a number of times codified federal gay marriage and abortion rights but chose to not "rockn the boat" feeling it wouldn't sit well with voters and now one has been repealed and the other is under threat.
The got some legislation passed but have done nothing to prevent the GOP from every year adding in stuff that cuts more and more for it rendering it useless.
The Dems lost their way under Clinton. He came up with a working tactic to beat the GOP. Triangulation. But it cost the Dems too much. It cost us the blue collar votes and it took over the party resulting in the math of appealing to the right to deny the GOP voters while gaining votes.
This is deep misinformation aimed to paralyze civic engagement on the left. Also shows a deep ignorance of how government and civics works when a party is in the minority of both houses of congress and not in the presidency.
I’m confused what the Democratic Party is supposed to do? They don’t control the courts & they don’t control Congress (other than filibuster in the senate), they could bring a bill forward only for it to get ignored in the committees, I see them speaking out Senator Schiff called Donald a dictator.
Absolutely, but that came mostly from outside the politicians. And regardless how energetic they were, those two years the Dems had? They passed a lot of bills, even with the GOP trying to filibuster everything.
Despite your facetiousness, they helped 25 million more people insured, meaning less likely to go bankrupt from of medical bills. No longer be denied for pre-existing conditions. Investments in clean energy. The rare times they had control of Congress & the presidency, the GOP did not block them.
I sort of feel like they are doing what little they can, bring light to issues and calling a spade a spade. It’s Donald who is overreaching, and the GOP have said he is, and they don’t care. Our only hope is the courts review it and strike anything down. And then hopefully executive branch listens.
why aren't more Democrats speaking out like Cortez, Sanders, and Crockett? The Democrats in charge of everything are just throwing up their arms and claiming they're helpless...just like you're doing here.
Reject fascism unilaterally. It really is that simple. Do not cooperate for the sake of temporary peace, because that peace will be measured in seconds.
They preached how dangerous Trump was in the run of to the election, they are preaching what he is doing now is just like a dictator. All your responses are the same! You give no substance to what they should do, other than be like the GOP which that can’t & reject fascism, which they are.
That sounds like the whining that comes with failing to take any responsibility for your part in the outcome. You could have prevented this, chose not to, and want to blame the people who could have stopped it if you had only gotten off your fat ass when it mattered.
A red herring with an ad hominem. I asked what the Dems are supposed to do right now with their limited power. You said reject fascism. I reminded you, during the election they did that, and they are doing it now. I voted for them and ask again what are they supposed to do right now, realistically!
I told you it is is as simple as "reject fascism on all fronts". Reject it like its real, not like its a slogan.
You want a specific? How about talking to the military about their oath to the constitution in light of the unconstitutional power grabs being normalized.
The GOP have controlled the Supreme Court since the 70’s. In the last 25 years, only twice, 4 years total, have the GOP not held one of the chambers of congress or presidency. In those years the Dems got a lot done. Most importantly the GOP held up Congress, this president is side stepping Congress.
In that 25 year span, the democrats have never controlled the Supreme Court. Also only twice did the Dems control both chambers of Congress and the presidency, a total of 4 years. They were very productive. ACA, Infrastructure Investment & Jobs act, Inflation Reduction, etc. So not the same here.
Try a history lesson. Knowing that all of this is a repeat of the same dozen themes in human history, and no one ways to hear it, tends to make regular people kinda angry while they go hungry.
Oh, there's plenty of reasons to be angry! The civics lesson shows us how despairing ideas like "Democrats have no opinion on democracy vs fascism" are mistaken, pointing the finger wrongly, blaming the wrong people.
I'd say blame the megarich who crave more power, & the bigots who enable them.
Yeah, I've been fighting with democrats over the party's willful helplessness & consistent yielding to GOP demands since 2000. They made themselves helpless on purpose.
But look at the ground the GOP gained by being batshit insane, evry single day. Dems need to do THAT.
They won't. But they could.
The paradox here for the dems is they want to preserve the state of law and order the country was founded on. The gop are breaking the law and nothing is being done about it, but if the dems break the law to get their way they're destroying what they're fighting to protect.
Obviously you missed The Minority Strategy the Republicans somehow managed to do every time the Dems were in power. Tommy Tuberturd held up military promotions BY HIMSELF. Surely the Seems can stop the gears if they FELT LIKE IT. They've been the party of Complicity for years.
You’re obviously missing the point that the dems typically tried to work within the system. Trump is not, and the GOP Congress is letting Trump sidestep them. How are they supposed to stop gears in Congress when no gears are moving, and the majority in Congress will keep it that way?
They had 4 years to figure out a solution, and they had 4 more to get the pressure on the DOJ to complete their investigation..... seriously it took almost 4 years to have 'a possible indictment' and oopsie poopsie we ran out of time....shucks....oh darn. Sorry everyone else.
Okay… that’s a Red herring. We’re talking about what the democrats are supposed to do now. With their very limited power, and Donald potentially side-stepping the constitution.
this is actually stupid. i can do a nazi salute right now and i'm not a fascist. it's not like my arm unlocks the ability to do that salute only if i genuinely believe in these ideas.
Why would anyone, other than a nazi or a fascist, want to do a nazi salute on television (or anywhere)? No one is claiming that only fascists are physically capable of making the gesture. But only a fascist would have the desire to do it. That’s the difference.
I dunno man, they're talking about moving closer to the 'middle' (which let's face it, is firmly moved right by leaps and bounds) so it seems they do have a strong opinion on it and that's 'Fascism is ok'
I kind of think they have the same strategy as I do. Let everything burn, let it all fail and the people will be hit in the hardest of times. Only then will we shift away from this magat ideology.
The old timers, for sure.
Still talking about bipartisanship. FFS. The Republican party is enabling a madman and a substance abuser, and shoving the country into the ditch. The up and coming Ds bring the heat.
Get out of their way, late career Ds.
They need to switch strategy and make way for a new guard but as far as what they can do? Literally nothing much without the House or Senate. So, it is on We the People to mobilize…but acting like they are the same as the facists is a big stretch.
They could have at least started this by appointing AOC to the head chair of the oversite committee rather than some a 74 year old white dude with cancer.
The problem with the DNC is not that they're the same, its that they want status quo so they don't push back and we end up a conserve dem party
Democrats need to be entirely reformed; root and branch. They're inept, they're too old - defining themselves by institutions that are at this very second falling into lockstep with the current regime.
By the people, for the people when? Tackle inequality in a meaningful sense please.
Of course they don't. They're all rich. They'll be fine either way. There's only one war, and it's the class war. Why do you think they're barely even trying?
The part so many are missing is voters were faced with this and so called Dem voters couldn’t see the path clearly either. They are why the dem party is in this position… it’s up to us to vote people in or not. What do you expect dem politicians to do? They told us what would happen…
The reactionary wants to kill you if you disagree with him. The Moderate wants to watch and write a speech about how much he disagrees with the reactionary whom is killing you.
It's not because they are democrats, it's because they stand to gain from what Trump is doing. It is important to remember that this is a class war. The ultra wealthy against everyone else, left or right.
It’s up to us to make sure they don’t lack them. We’ve seen what Trump can do. This bashing of Dems has to stop and we need to at least build a firewall in the house. I get people are tired of the slow walk of progress but it’s better than regressing.
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It's far dumber.
We haven't elected two consecutive Democrat administrations since 1836. And that was pre-Southern Strategy.
They probably have better chances courting Republicans, because even Trump voters have shown the ability to change their minds and face reality.
Oh look a bunch more ignorant accounts buying into the hype and disinformation.
It’s actually sad that you’re not bots. You’re less than bots. Congrats.
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You want a specific? How about talking to the military about their oath to the constitution in light of the unconstitutional power grabs being normalized.
Be batshit disruptive.
I'd say blame the megarich who crave more power, & the bigots who enable them.
But look at the ground the GOP gained by being batshit insane, evry single day. Dems need to do THAT.
They won't. But they could.
I don't think they are cut out for that. To continue to insist on that lost is an excuse to do nothing while the people die.
trump is bad, he is not a fascist
Still talking about bipartisanship. FFS. The Republican party is enabling a madman and a substance abuser, and shoving the country into the ditch. The up and coming Ds bring the heat.
Get out of their way, late career Ds.
The problem with the DNC is not that they're the same, its that they want status quo so they don't push back and we end up a conserve dem party
Listen to a true patriot's raw appraisal of the criminal Pres.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJEM5nMsyPU
Are full of passionate intensity."
By the people, for the people when? Tackle inequality in a meaningful sense please.
Soon enough, a Starkiller Base is gonna end up wiping them out, then we're in for some shit.
and in so doing give fascism a definition.
as it is clearly not a democracy...