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thumper2547

(29 posts)
34. Yeah this is just what we need (sarcasm)
Sun May 11, 2025, 11:53 AM
May 2025

We're in this mess because of centrism. The failure to do anything meaningful for the non-rich because the Democrats always negotiate with the Republicans to get a watered down bill that provides no real help for anyone. Heck, half the time they water it down themselves without even talking to the Republicans. That is literally the reason why we are here. Nobody trusts the Democrats to really help anyone anymore. To a large portion of the country we are just liars who say we will help but never do. We've tried center left, center right and now far right. Funny how we never try far left (because it will actually help people). But let's try center left again I'm sure it will work this time!

Let's put up Newsom and propose a 3% tax increase on the rich, that will get us some votes! Let's run on returning normalcy and the status quo because everyone loved that! People loved not being able to afford a home or college or day care! Let's run on returning to that! I know let's run on increasing the child tax credit by a thousand dollars and act like that's so much money you'll never have to worry again! That piddly thousand bucks will really help people drowning in debt! No need to be bold because people loved the way things were! Nobody wants healthcare for all! Centrism is an all time favorite! Let's do more of that! Let's pretend that $100,000 is actually wealthy and those people don't need any help at all because people who earned $100,000 in 1965 were rich (and let's face it that was when a lot of representatives were in their formative years in their teens or twenties so they still actually believe that is a lot of money).

This is my rant. I am done.

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Sounds like a good idea to research. Stir the pot a bit (or a lot.) erronis May 2025 #1
Funny how every time "disaffected former" Republicans throw themselves into 3rd party efforts, tanyev May 2025 #2
Oh, fuck them. DavidDvorkin May 2025 #3
Dems can't win BaronChocula May 2025 #4
We have to learn the power of fear JustAnotherGen May 2025 #17
I think the nazi idea of being humane as weak is, well, ananda May 2025 #18
A Cooperacy! BaronChocula May 2025 #26
Right on ananda May 2025 #27
"oppression is disguised as part of the social fabric that is taken for granted as the best way to be.' mdbl May 2025 #29
You know what else strikes me. The loss of law and morality. ananda May 2025 #37
'Elon knows those computer vote tabulators and we won by alot.' travelingthrulife May 2025 #32
Everyone who remembers The New Deal is dead and gone FakeNoose May 2025 #36
You are so right BaronChocula May 2025 #38
Yup, it's No Labels redux Fiendish Thingy May 2025 #5
They can eff right off. FalloutShelter May 2025 #6
true 3rd party efforts haven't really worked enough, and prior 3rd party efforts were mainly by the repug party SWBTATTReg May 2025 #7
A strong 3rd party in Congress would be able to steer the vote on bills up for passage. patphil May 2025 #8
Not this stupid shit again JBTaurus83 May 2025 #9
Exactly! More republican shit...let's see who's behind this...Russia, jill stein, muskrat? Or all of them PortTack May 2025 #33
A really bad idea. love_katz May 2025 #10
Part of me wants to party, part of me wants a lobotomy... littlemissmartypants May 2025 #11
Voters should vote Democrats in for more than two terms with a super majority to see what can really be done! chowder66 May 2025 #12
There is no dispute I would argue that Independents and people who don't participate in general are where it's at for us Cheezoholic May 2025 #13
Fuck that shit! ☝️👌👉 💩 Oopsie Daisy May 2025 #14
These are always astro-turf movements designed to benefit republicans PSPS May 2025 #15
Here we go again. Because of the horrible job the Republicans are doing Buddyzbuddy May 2025 #16
The "rational middle" rears its mythological head. hay rick May 2025 #19
There is no more "middle" in the middle Bluetus May 2025 #20
Just another flavor of "both-sidesism". LudwigPastorius May 2025 #21
F*ck them. BadgerMom May 2025 #22
Begin and end with FDR. tirebiter May 2025 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author tirebiter May 2025 #24
Centrists can't win anymore paulkienitz May 2025 #25
Oh, just call it the Let's Scapegoat Democrats (LSD) movement. betsuni May 2025 #28
Interesting that the so-called "focus group" did not call the "r's" the niyad May 2025 #30
I see the libertarians have not gotten any smarter. travelingthrulife May 2025 #31
Yeah this is just what we need (sarcasm) thumper2547 May 2025 #34
Sounds more like Quanto Magnus May 2025 #35
Not Left not Right but Forward airplaneman May 2025 #39
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