• acosmichippo@lemmy.world
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    26 days ago

    In fact it’s one of the other major reasons why we need to vote democrat. RvW was overturned because SCOTUS is stacked with republicans. You want to prevent shit like that happening again, you need to vote so we can rebalance the courts.

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      25 days ago

      The democrats have openly refused to pack the courts. How are they supposed to campaign if they don’t have Republicans to threaten us with?

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            25 days ago

            yeah obviously moderate dems and DINOs like Manchin are never going to go for that. If that’s your bar for voting for democrats you’re being completely unrealistic.

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              25 days ago

              Realistically, we’re going to have to demand the impossible if we want to solve climate change and half a dozen other major existential issues.

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                25 days ago

                Realistically, we’re going to have to demand the impossible

                What’s impossible is asking humans to work together for the good of all. Enough people think that such behaviour is treason that they will start a violent insurrection to stop it.

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                25 days ago

                and how do you intend to “demand” that? if you mean withholding your vote until they cater to your specific view of the way things should be done you’re going to be waiting forever. and in the meantime republicans will keep fucking things up even worse.

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        25 days ago

        The democrats have openly refused to pack the courts. How are they supposed to campaign if they don’t have Republicans to threaten us with?

        I used to think these kinds of comments were silly jokes. But, the more that the Dems just allow everything to slip rightwards, it seems like this is really their strategy, and I’m worried it’s not a joke.

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            25 days ago

            I hope all this actually happens, as the US would be a better place with serious political representation that isn’t different flavours of Conservative. But I won’t be surprised if it does not, plenty of people are happy to vote for bigotry.