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thumper2547

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

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