They already had four years to do that - two of them with majorities. Instead, they just shit the bed day after day, and we all watched every Republican get away with their crimes of treason, rewarded with majorities.
It might be better to just form a new party to include former republicans who give a damn and Democrats who have a spine. Focus on the principles we believe in and refuse to bend to the bullying tactics of MAGAts. Stop playing “nice”, people. This is an emergency ‼️
Thank you. They could start by actually standing for a clearly articulated change. But so many are either too frightened for that, or truly believe the status quo is not broken.
Personally, I would like a schism in the Democratic Party that ends the party, giving rise to a progressive party that can appeal to voters in Blue states and a moderate one that can appeal to voters in Red states where the word “Democrat” is basically a slur.
Congress has not worked since Newt Gingrich ended “pork” in government. Centrists and moderates relied on these expenditures to their constituencies to remain relevant. Newt’s new paradigm killed the center. It’s time we brought it back.
“Cease being spineless wimps & take up the mantle of opposition party in the mold of McConnell” would be a good start. Also stop being GOP-lite (and ffs stop mentioning Reagan positively!), & trumpet at high volume popular programs like social security, increased minimum wage, & Medicare.
Their focus on politeness and decorum in the face of a coup is absolutely maddening. Be 🍑holes! Fight! Go on every weekend show & get in people’s faces! Be as fearless as Buttigieg or Bernie or AOC! You don’t have to BE them; just have that same level of steeliness, certainty, & fighting spirit.
Hakeem Jeffries is pathetic. Schumer is pathetic. That 10 Dems voted to censure one of their own is pathetic.
I can’t emphasize this enough: They need to be steely, fierce, fighting 🍑holes. This isn’t tiddly-winks; it’s a f**king war for the soul of our country & they need to act like it.
It could be easy. MAGA is hate, its leader is a rapist, he seems to have had actual sex traffickers released from Romania. Woke could be reclaimed - it's about organizing kindness everywhere. MAGA is fascism and fascism lost WW2! Woke (of its time) won WW2! Putin is despised. MAGA is Putinism.
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Ungentlemanly Warfare:
https://bsky.app/profile/oncewassage.bsky.social/post/3ljpwgfthrs2z
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/07/democrats-trump-socialism?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
I can’t emphasize this enough: They need to be steely, fierce, fighting 🍑holes. This isn’t tiddly-winks; it’s a f**king war for the soul of our country & they need to act like it.