• Melkath
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    -101 year ago

    Just like in H. W. Bush v Dukakis, liberals will refuse to vote for someone who does not align with their ideals (and there isn’t a much bigger thing that liberals do not tolerate than genocide).

    This will lead to a HORRIBLE period of time. The Republicans will do what the Republicans do, and it will be because the Democrats just cant help themselves and NEED to fuck it up.

    Then, after America has gone through another hellish term or 3 of Republicans, the Democrats will finally feel forced to gasp represent their constituents again, they will produce an actual decent candidate, and we will have a repeat of the Clinton/Gore years.

    This has all happened before. Not even that long ago. Nearly play by play.

    • PugJesus
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      71 year ago

      Then, after America has gone through another hellish term or 3 of Republicans, the Democrats will finally feel forced to gasp represent their constituents again, they will produce an actual decent candidate, and we will have a repeat of the Clinton/Gore years.

      When the fuck has this happened, again? Allowing the GOP to push the narrative right for over a decade doesn’t give you a fucking Newton’s law equal reaction towards the left. It just makes politics as a whole more right-leaning. This whole “Let’s lose so we can win!” bull is nothing but wishful thinking.

        • PugJesus
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          81 year ago

          What, Clinton/Gore? You mean the administration responsible for pulling the Democratic party to the neoliberal right? That’s your fucking hoped-for reaction?

          Jesus H. Christ.

          • Melkath
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            -81 year ago

            SMH my head.

            You’re mixing up which Clinton dragged the party to the right.

            • PugJesus
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              101 year ago

              You’re mixing up which Clinton dragged the party to the right.

              … am I? Which Clinton is the leftist, here? Please, tell me about how Bill wasn’t actually a neoliberal?

              Or worse, tell me how Hillary is actually a leftist?

            • @Ensign_Crab
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              21 year ago

              Both Clintons dragged the party to the right, dude.

            • Flying Squid
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              21 year ago

              Clinton repealed Glass-Steagall. That is a huge reason for our financial situation right now. It was a big gift to Republicans and the rich. Clinton was a terrible president. He was better than Bush would have been and better than Dole, but I’m not going to go much farther than that. He was as right as you could get (at the time) for a Democrat.

    • @[email protected]
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      71 year ago

      Your proposed scenario will never happen. Have you even read Project 2025’s goals? If they get their guy in office, there won’t be a “hellish term or three of Republicans,” followed by Democrats waking up, because by then, it will be too late, and your vote literally won’t matter anymore.

      • Melkath
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        -81 year ago

        Okay chicken little.

        Good luck with your genocide.

        I won’t support it.

          • Melkath
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            -91 year ago

            Spineless fanatics like you are why we are here.

              • Melkath
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                -61 year ago

                Get used to it if you support genocide and in the same breath try to claim moral high ground.

                • PugJesus
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                  61 year ago

                  Alright then, you have fun supporting genocide against ethnic minorities in the US and LGBT folk while claiming the moral high ground. I’m sure history will remember your kind fondly.

                  • Melkath
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                    -81 year ago

                    I ain’t supporting shit.

                    I am actively not supporting the entire mess.

        • Flying Squid
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          21 year ago

          Meaning you haven’t read Project 2025’s goals. Telorand isn’t Chicken Little, they’re Cassandra.