• ccunning@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Yes. Being better than Trump is a low bar.

      Are you confused about what’s happening here?

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        10 months ago

        It would be nice if we actually had policies we could champion instead of just “not Trump”.

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            10 months ago

            Honestly, no, it’s not. We should have had those things decades ago.

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              I’ve seen the need to point this out: Dems have had all 3 (of house, senate, presidency) for 4 years out of the last 24 years. If you include Bill Clinton that goes to 6 years of the last 32 years. Want to add Bush senior? Then it’s 6 years of the last 36 years. Want to add Reagan? Then it’s 6 years of the last 44 years. That’s right, 6 years out of the last 44 years that Dems had control. And for filibuster proof majority they had 4 months of the last 44 years. Not years, 4 MONTHS of the last 44 fucking years.

              And you want to ask why things haven’t happened?

              If you want progress, give Dems consistent and overwhelming victories.

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                If you’re happy with being hungry for hours before being given anything to eat, then good for you I guess? We can do better. Being kept hungry and given crumbs isn’t healthy, it’s positively abusive.

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                    10 months ago

                    I’m not going to praise someone for doing something that should have and could have been done decades ago, no.

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                That’s it? That’s all he’s supposed to do while millions are still struggling?

                Single mom: “I’m working three jobs and my kids are still hungry. We’re about to be homeless.”

                “Hey now, Paris climate agreement! Be grateful!”

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                    You’re right, everything is really great right now in America. Nothing else to see here folks. Everybody’s swimming in gold.

                    Ignore the nearly 60% of people living paycheck to paycheck.

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      10 months ago

      It’s silly to downvote you for wanting the leaders and representatives of a country and its people to be held to a certain standard.

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        I mean, politicians work for us. We’re their boss. They should be working their asses off for the people.

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          Frankly we should be sacking the whole lot of them for gross misconduct.