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The winning message for a Democrat:

I will be your revenge. I will burn the Republican's criminal empire to the ground. It won't undo their crimes, but I will make them suffer.

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 103 points 1 week ago (2 children)

There needs to be a revolution within the Democratic party, today. Not in a week or a month, today. We're not able to oppose fascism because the fascists are fucking clever or strong or smart: We're not able to oppose fascism because the Democratic leadership dont' want to.

If we don't replace Schumers and Jeffereies, its cooked. It wont matter. No circle jerking about November going to help. We need war-time leadership in the DNC now. Alas, Babylon. They need to start acting like a government in absentia, because they already are one.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I tried calling my rep. Automatically forwarded straight to a full mailbox. I'm not a major donor, so I guess I can just shout into the void.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Did you try tweeting your rep? That seems to be the only way to get their attention these days.

[–] ugandan_airways@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 week ago

Same with every corporation it feels like too

[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago

I expect any Democrat in the primary who wants my support to be protesting until they get tear gassed or arrested.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 32 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What they are describing is not a Democratic president. It's an independent candidate running on the Democratic ticket.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's the only way to elect a progressive.

Unfortunately that won't happen until the US becomes a democracy. The current voting system is designed to prevent popular or progressive candidates from winning.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Shapiro is not a progressive-- by what facts would you claim that he is? He advertises himself as someone who brings republicans and dems together on issues. He's as centrist as they come.

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[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 1 week ago

They won't do shit. Just like always, they're gonna waste four years maintaining the status quo then cry into their hands when the fascists take control after they've done nothing to address the material conditions of Americans.

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Spoiler: They won't. They will "compromise" and try to "mend wounds". Democrats are just "Diet Republican" flavored politics.

[–] DannyMac@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago

Democrats are pacifiers for us. US: "Hey we want free healthcare!" Democrats, "Shh shh shh, there, there, it's okay sweetheart." They serve the same billionaire masters as Republicans.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 week ago

The party caved on asking ICE to not wear masks.

[–] xenomor@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not sure what the article says because, paywall. But, given the thumbnail, I just want to make sure people understand that Shapiro represents the entire opposite of Democrats actually doing anything about fascism. Shapiro is a fascist collaborator, both in terms of his work for Israel, and domestic policy. He’s essentially a Republican, that is to say, a fascist.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 week ago

https://www.timesofisrael.com/shapiro-seeks-to-downplay-his-time-as-idf-volunteer-after-college-op-ed-resurfaces/

yes I volunteered for the idf but totally not anything combat related. And please ignore all the times I say idf or Israeli talking points

[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I just read that Kamala Harris might be in the 2028 election. The very same one that couldn’t mention anything bad with the US because ir might upset someone. The very same one that sidelined her popular VP pick to campaign with republicans and celebrities. The very same one that never won a presidential primary.

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[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

If you fucks don't do everything you can to overwhelm the midterms to primary every incumbent democrat, you better not complain when President Newsom rolls back 20% of Trump's policies and decides that some trans people can be released from some of the camps.

[–] clot27@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 week ago

Trust me bro we will vote harder and defeat fascism bro, this time it will work bro, this democrat candidate wont shift to right for votes bro please bro, only republicans are the problem bro

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Shapiro is Israeli intelligence and he served in the IDF. I can’t read the article its behind a paywall

[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Anyone that runs on executing the current administration for treason gets my vote

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[–] TheObviousSolution@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago

Articles and posts like this truly reveal the oblivious bubble people live in where they still haven't come to terms how much their federal government has been corroded.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Never underestimate a Democrat's ability to snatch defeat right out of the jaws of victory.

I'm not holding my breath for actual reform... we need a Democrat to win not because of what they'll bring to the table, but to keep the Nazis off of it long enough to sift through the ashes of our nation and start piecing together the bits that still function after Trump.

That's more of a bandaid than anything else... what we actually need is things like ranked choice voting, term limits, and guillotines.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The cancer needs to be cut out.

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[–] excursion22@piefed.ca 10 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Hey guys, you know you can make more than two options, right? I feel like the real democrats who actually work for the betterment of the country, not themselves, would have a fighting chance by banding together and separating themselves from the rest of the democratic leeches.

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Careful. The Blue No Matter Who people will call you a party traitor.

[–] Headofthebored@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

That really was a ridiculous slogan.

[–] Goretantath@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Does this third option have enough money to win?

[–] excursion22@piefed.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Isn't it disgusting how this is even a question?

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[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

THIS DOES NOT FUCKING WORK IN OUR SYSTEM

FFS It's like people enjoy getting their ass handed to them by Republicans.

Besides primaires exist, fucking organize and primary all corporate Democrats with true progressives and you'll have the same result with actually a chance to win.

Basically the Tea Party movement, but not for child rapists.

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[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I can't get over the naive assumption that there will be a "next democratic president" before shit truly hits the fan.

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[–] Novis@lemdro.id 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They will be... to brown and black people all over the world. Same as they always have been.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 1 week ago

Same as it ever was

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

Josh Shapiro lol

[–] Leather@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I hope she says just enough to get elected then ignores the legislative process like her predicessor and issues non stop EOs ending tax exempt for religious institutions, busting trusts, and sending 90% of the sitting Congress, ICE the DOJ, DHS, FBI to the the Hague to answer for crimes against humanity. And that's just my day one dream EOs.

I've frequently said since the new regime took power that this would all be funny if I thought for a second that any following blue faction president would have the balls to use this new authoritarianism in a way that would be helpful like, idk, state seizure of banks convicted of wrongdoing or any of the things you mentioned. The problem is that they are predominantly the same bootlickers as their red faction brethren, with slightly better optics. When Americans recognize that there's actually only one party—the corporate party— perhaps things will change.

[–] Star@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago

My dream job

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Shapiro is bought and paid for by Israel. He cant possibly win an election the presidency, for starters, and even if he could win he'd be working for a country thats not ours, that wants America isolated from its military allies so it can act unconstrained by consensus. Shapiro would be the death of the democratic party for good.

To add to his lack of qualifications, he's new to politics. He's in his first term as a governor. He doesnt even know how national politics works, and he hasnt championed anything notable. He got a budget that added school breakfasts, and increased funding for state police. And thats about it. Thats not a leader for our times. Its insulting to see his name brought up as a candidate, yet again.

[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The 28th Amendment better be that the name Donald J Trump or Trump shall be striken from existing and never to appear on any public and government buildings and facilities hereafter.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Add coinage to that list.

[–] Liuone@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

So Democrats win try to unfuck everything Republicans fucked up. And next election Republicans win and fuck everything up again. This is like one step forward two steps back kind of politics. Hard to move forward or reach any kind of progress like that.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Hence the Democrats need to take up the mantle of revenge.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

this is how I have felt this millenium. previously to that I thought we were making anemic two forward one back and it feels like before my time we actually were making forward progress. Granted feels like a whole lot more than two steps back in 2025

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Democrats will not fix anything republicans did and will continue destroying american lives at slower pace and then republicans win again and accelerate again and the cycle continue

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