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BaronChocula

(3,216 posts)
12. Thank you!
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 07:27 PM
Jul 9

So tired of progressives being lumped in with the electorally successful do-nothing party while calling it "America."

Also tired of so-called progressives blaming Democrats for "not fighting hard enough" when simpleton voters put the do-nothing party in power.

Frankly, we have an electorate that overwhelmingly prefers the Democratic agenda, but fills in the black dot for fascists. Frankly, it's mostly white voters with a form of Stockholm syndrome that prioritizes identity over policy. They've blindly accepted that the republican party of today (white men for white men) are better at handling the economy and foreign policy simply because they are almost exclusively white men. Meanwhile, it's the economic policies of those white men that keep wages low and prices high.

And of course there are the voters of all persuasions who need to be "enthusiastic" about a candidate before they vote. As if preventing floods, monitoring police misconduct, mitigating gun violence, protecting women's bodily autonomy, investing in domestic tech, etc. aren't anything over which one should be enthusiastic.

I was never optimistic about the brain capacity of some voters, but this last election has me trusting people a little less.

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Off to greatest with you. raccoon Jul 9 #1
Thank you. niyad Jul 9 #2
I agree with your assessment. LoisB Jul 9 #3
GOP like cave dweller. chouchou Jul 9 #4
and their rich buddies . AllaN01Bear Jul 9 #5
Truth. sheshe2 Jul 9 #6
Texas state motto CloudWatcher Jul 9 #7
I just love it when someone put millions of us all in the same basket. And we will stay there as long as you do so. efhmc Jul 10 #27
The state ... not every member of it CloudWatcher Jul 10 #29
Greedy Old Pig party. I love it. Trust_Reality Jul 9 #8
I often call it the Gathering Of Psychotics Vogon_Glory Jul 10 #24
Their voters JustAnotherGen Jul 9 #9
Exactly MaineBlueBear Jul 9 #15
Many people fall prey to the low taxes lie newdeal2 Jul 10 #25
It's another lie. America is becoming a nation of liars. spanone Jul 9 #10
well said! nt spooky3 Jul 9 #11
Thank you! BaronChocula Jul 9 #12
Great name for the Repubs: the Greedy Old Pig Party. calimary Jul 9 #13
I agree. I'm steeling that! mjvpi Jul 9 #18
Almost any outside condemnation of "America" is a direct result of Republican politics Mr. Ected Jul 9 #14
Rec malaise Jul 9 #16
No shit mercuryblues Jul 9 #17
As long as they get retribution and revenge, they'll be fine. BurnDoubt Jul 10 #19
Why can't Democratic leadership message MaineBlueBear Jul 10 #20
. BoRaGard Jul 10 #21
K & R It's madness! Emile Jul 10 #22
T O T A L B U L L S H I T. spanone Jul 10 #23
I've always said REPUBLICANS' (not Trump's) name should be attached live love laugh Jul 10 #26
Sounds like we're arguing against the legitimacy of the Republican Party here. Good. ck4829 Jul 10 #28
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