I will give a word of caution. Many of the same people criticizing Democrats for not using power the Democrats no longer have are the exact same people that cost us that power in the first place.
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I would like to add...Why is the GOP not throwing a fit on this? They are the party in power. They cool with this bull in a china shop usurping their power? I don't think they truly appreciate they're no safer than the rest of us. Privacy, people & national security seem to be on the table for sale.
They're in power because of Trump is probably the short answer and they also fear him. When Trump becomes a liability to being re-elected in red states is when they may change their minds, not before. If RFK Jr. and Gabbard get confirmed, that will be a bad sign.
Indeed and because of this they need held accountable more so than anyone. GOP is all the in on this and it needs to be more front and center. "Can't" is a limitation we impose on ourselves much like fear. No more nominations should go through. Period. Leverage needs to be used.
I dunno Paul. I just remember how much of a neverending loud obstructive pain in the ass the GOP were during the first part of Obama's first term when they were in the minority.
The most effective measure, i believe, would be a mass strike for about a week. Just shut the country Down.
Though too many are too close to a desperate line to lose that income, or too ignorant to get the necessity.
Right like they're fucking sleep-walking us into this in the name of "bipartisanship" when let's be real, they're also on the side of the ruling class.
Theyre very good at obstructing everything, even when in minority. If they can do it so can we. Dems need to copy the republican playbook but to do
good instead
Paul when they had power they could have done a lot more. that's why they lost. They couldn't even coordinate a leak of the report by Jack Smith on the treasonous sale of national secrets that happened at Mar a Lago.
... what their messiah is doing to them. Only in the quiet, alone with their own thoughts & not having something to rail against, will their cognitive dissonance wane. They will never be convinced by Dems. They need to come to the conclusion all by themselves, that they made a mistake this election.
... they instinctively disagree with whatever a Dem is angry about ... preaching from their high horse about. They dig their heals in a tune out whatever the Dem is saying. Dems need to fight from their positions and inform the public calmly. Only then will the Trumpers actually see and hear ...
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I fully believe the people must take up the Outrage baton in the matathon to get our country back. Elected Dems should mock and communicate but not rant and rage from a pulpit. As soon as a Dem does this, it does nothing but activate the defensive nature in Trumpers ...
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yes. that's what "disgruntled moderates" means. they weren't going to vote for Trump but they weren't happy with Democrats either so they obstained. The US Democrats have a "try to please or at least pander to everyone, no one likes it" problem. they need to focus on key issues to get out ahead.
Yassssssss ! There is not a simple solution to what we are experiencing. We have to play it out and eliminate it decisively and permanently. Trump has been failing every moment since he won. This is a war.
And many of those people are people who voted for Democrats, canvassed for Democrats, encouraged others to vote for Democrats. Let’s not fall into false binaries and assume that anyone who criticizes Dems (before or after the election) did not want to see them win.
We also can’t ignore how many of the people making the claim Texas Paul makes here are also people who’ve engaged in anti-Palestinian racism and criticized opponents of genocide. Yes, based on the last YouTube videos of him I saw, Texas Paul fits this category
E.g. this one: alleging without evidence that all Palestinian children grow up indoctrinated by Hamas and therefore they support the Hamas gov (I’ll post the preceding video if I find it) https://youtube.com/shorts/7Y1i5Mimhws
To understand why this is such an incomplete, misleading, and downright dehumanizing picture, compare how Paul talks about Palestinians and Palestine vs how he talks about Israel and Israelis. He does not bring up https://www.972mag.com/netanyahu-hamas-october-7-adam-raz/
not all of us...at this moment in time, you are right we have no power unless we ALL stand up and fight. But there is some truth to how Democrats have dropped the ball over the past 40 years and we better look at that and make some changes or we will never have a say in government again.
True but I think many of us are freaking out and needing to hear something from somebody to let us know what's being done and what we can do. I just listened to a really long live stream by AOC and honestly I really needed that. A game plan. Direction.
Hitting the streets needs to be viewed with caution as well. Trump’s destabilizing in the hopes that we hit the streets; his pardoning of the Proud Boys leadership isn’t random. The goal is to foment a riot, invoke the Insurrection Act & impose martial law, hence Hegseth’s DoD appointment.
This. It's sort of like seeing the school yard bully and his buddies beat up kids, then chastising the kids who were beaten up for not standing up to the bully- without directing any anger at the bully and his gang.
I am not talking about power as in legislative, but power through effective social media, can bring the truth to the people daily. In our faces, across all platforms. It is the silence.
Although option 1 (file articles of impeachment) won’t go anywhere, no reason the Dems can’t create a spectacle and perhaps raise awareness of the list of his malfeasance?
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We need at least that much.
I just have No idea how to get there.
Every reason the jan 6 people think (or say) they had for storming the capital is currently Happening.
What do we Do about that?
I am at a loss.
Though too many are too close to a desperate line to lose that income, or too ignorant to get the necessity.
Just dont know.
I am none too confident how many days we got.
good instead
I am going to choose fascination over frustration because curiosity creates and I am very curios how racism became the super majority.
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Now we all have to live with the ugly consequences.
Universal healthcare and pre-k? Nope.
Federal jobs guarantee? Nope.
Green new deal? Nope.
Free college and trade schools? Nope. Now what?
They shouldn’t be complaining
They’re not in power anymore. What’re they doing? Screaming into the aether, just like the rest of us.