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It's because Republicans and neoliberal democrats (the majority of them) take their marching orders from the billionaire class.
You can just say "Democrats", no need for a qualifier.
No, there are many progressives and socialist leaning people in the Democratic party.
Not in leadership, where it matters.
Sure, there are lots of progressive voters, and even a few token reps. It doesn't matter, window dressing for the defenstration.
Fair enough, of course the US government has literally never listened to the people which is statistically provable. What is worse is most nations are about the same.
Problem is Americans don't turn over incumbents before the wealthy corrupt them or their peers assimilate them into the political class.
The only path forward for US to remain a functional democracy is to primary sitting democrats at a rate faster than they can be corrupted.
Really we need a system that doesn't use popular vote to determine representation. Even with good safety rails it eventually turns into an oligarchy which has happened to every major democracy.
I would even argue that democracy itself is just a window dressing around the world for the ruling class.
We already know you're an enlightened centrist dude. No need to elaborate.
Did your mom raise you to be a twat or is it just your decision?
Mom raised me to read above the 5th grade level.
Independent for 30+ years just means you're old enough to have lead poisoning in your brain.
Is that the best you can do? You really are a pathetic fascist in denial.
I'm fascist for telling you that the DNC simp for billionares and Americans should primary them?
OK lead head.
No you are a fascist because you live in a fascist country and you are in denial. Maybe you should get mom to change your dirty diaper so you stop stinking up the place.
wow lol. Crash out harder please. Sorry I hit the nerve that enjoys the sound of your own voice.
The fact that you use "Dirty Diaper" when Mark Twain famously compared politicians to dirty diapers tells me that I'm on point with your reading comprehension.
blush What voice do you read my comments aloud in?
You hit a brick wall a long time ago and must of missed the TBI you received. Cheers!
You don't know what "neoliberal" means. Lumping most Democrats in with Trump is painfully ignorant and divorced from empirical reality.
You don't know what "painfully ignorant and divorced from empirical reality" means.
bOtH pArTiEs take their orders from the billionaire class, get real, stop being a sucker
Thanks for admitting you don't know what "neoliberal" means, you ill-informed blowhard. It's just a buzzword to people like you.
Grow the fuck up. If you can't see the difference between the administrations of Biden and Trump, you're an absolute fucking dumbass.
Look we have a both sider just in time for the next election. What a strange coincidence.
They want Democrats to keep loosing until their dumbass fantasy comes true.
Lazy "billionaire" criticism is so frustrating when we watch Republicans cut taxes for billionaires and take away healthcare coverage from 17 million Americans.
Oh yes, every two years, what an UNCANNY COINCIDENCE that an independent speaks six months before an election. You are truly the world's greatest detective.
meanwhile, in reality, independents are 40% of the electorate. Ds and Rs are down to 30% each.
Perhaps you should listen to the independents, instead of insulting them? You need independents to win any election. You're not doing yourself any favors.
This is why bOtH pArTiEs are losing voters; when will you figure it out, detective?
Both parties aren't losing voters, fucking dumbass. The same amount of Trump supporters shows up in 2024 as 2020.
Hey look, someone who thinks that independents can win and not just siphon off votes in our two party first past the post voting system.
What a ridiculous system.
Yeah it is, and it DOESN'T change by refusing to participate.
Oh it is totally ridiculous.
They said: Demz should win over independent voters
You heard: Vote 3rd party
Take a moment for yourself.
Try reading between the lines and you will start to figure out people are not honest about what they say.
Every accusation is a confession. Make me wonder what are you not being honest about here?
Stop spouting buzzwords and regurgitated phrases that don't apply.
If Isreal treated Palestinians like how China treats the Uyghurs then Kamala would be president.
That people lie about their intentions? Please tell me it isn't so.
Well good thing we have you to tell us what our intentions are. I can now see why you defend the "adults in the room", this behavior mirrors them well.
Mulligrubs is a self admitted Tanky who is pro-violence. Unlike you I can read between the lines.
As they say, "A hit dog will hollar".
More useful idiots I suppose, cheers!
In the end we all get the government we deserve, don't we?
Depends if you are fatalistic or not I suppose. Sometimes it is hard not to be honestly.
https://act.represent.us/sign/problempoll-fba
I mean it in the way that how we treat others is being reflected by how the government treats us. This article is a fine example of people acting like they don't need to listen to those they disagree with because they already figured out how the world works. I wish I could say I'm immune to this, I am not.
A lot to unpack here.
I get the golden rule ideology, but I am not sure it can really encompass human behavior.
For instance, propaganda drives of how people treat each other. Take anti-trans or anti-gay rhetoric in the US. This is what drives people's opinions and the government uses this to influence people.
We can see evidence of this with bathroom bills. The government uses basic psychology of people feeling vulnerable in the restroom as a cudgel to attack a group of people that are not known to create unsafe situations.
Transposing this fear onto trans-people is a form of psychological warfare. This isn't about treating others as you would have them treat you. It is about propaganda and control of voting blocs.
As I mentioned it is hard not to be fatalistic because evidence shows that 90%+ of all regulations, policies, and laws passed are at the request of corporations. Business makes the vast majority of decisions the government enacts.
Rather than view this the end point of understanding how governments work we can use it as a launch pad to create new forms of governments that don't suffer from the extreme regulation capture we see today.
If pointing out the truth is disheartening I would say that is more reflective about someone's inability to deal with the real world.
We have to be present and recognize what is really going on. We cannot change if we don't even recognize what needs to be changed. Wasting our time lobbying a government that will never listen to us pointless. We need to move beyond the paradigm we are in and see through the falsehoods.
Less thinking of the golden rule, more about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, but he was a theologian so maybe that's part of it. He said something to the effect that some politicians come to power through cynicism of the people and that the antidote is a politics that utilizes people's ability to act independently (or alternatively without coercion).