• VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    Onion aside, what bothers me is that it is in the interest of many key party members to take a more aggressive stance. Trump and the GOP have vilified individuals like Pelosi.

    When the majority of average Americans start feeling the shock from the changes that are being made Trump is going to want a scapegoat. No one is better suited for this purpose than key party members that he has been brainwashing people to believe are literal devil spawn. He has even threatened to execute certain people. Unless you have an escape plan(wouldn’t be surprised if some do), surely you must realize that this is an eventuality?

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      5 hours ago

      Nancy Pelosi, the most successful stock trader ever? Oh wait, I forget she’s a congressperson. Why should she care? You really think she’s on our side?

      I’m so sick of all this “they(GOP) did this to us” language. The DNC is just as complicit in this as the GOP. It’s not about red vs blue or any of that bullshit. It’s haves vs havenots. It’s the rich vs the rest of us. It’s “get mine at the expense of anyone else”.

      It’s simple: either they don’t want to stop this or they are powerless to do so. Either way they’re useless. Fuck the Democratic Party. A true left party needs to replace it.

    • Lukas Murch@thelemmy.club
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      6 hours ago

      Would we be shocked if Trump made an EO that reduced Congress to an advisory role? Would our leaders do anything at that point? SCOTUS and Congress will advise the Executive branch only. Whatcha gonna do about that, Schumer and Thune?

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      20 hours ago

      sure. I dont think that should bother you. Lets take Schumer as an example. Read his wikipedia page and look at his “accomplishments” over an entire career. He’s never stood up and pushed hard for a single thing his whole life. He’s never led a charge. Is he not worthy of being pilloried as an impediment to progress? And Pelosi, she has fought AOC and Talib much harder than she ever fought republicans. She’s grown very rich on insider trading, and fought hard against the imposition of ethics in that regard. Is that true or is it not?

      Both championed war crimes, along with Biden. True or not?

      These people were always opportunists taking advantage of us. That the republicians also hate them is coincidental, not an applicable defense of how awful they have been in failing to lead the party over time.

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        11 hours ago

        Allow our enemies to purge the weak from amongst our leaders. The strong will survive, and the tribe will grow stronger.