Im becoming unsettled. Maybe a few memes total on first two pages. How could things go so bad? Where are the yester beans gone?

  • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
    36·
    2 days ago

    LOL!

    Obama couldn’t get Gitmo closed. How many of those programs did he originate, and how many were passed by the Congress and he didn’t veto them?

    He was hamstrung by the GOP and conservative Dems.

    The answer is a veto proof progressive Dem majority, not more ‘checks and balances.’

    • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
      1·
      2 days ago

      The answer is a veto proof progressive Dem majority, not more ‘checks and balances.’

      After what trump is doing they still won’t be able to get there because they are corporate bootlickers who don’t resonate with working people anymore… at all.

        • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
          22·
          1 day ago

          Is the “progressive” in the room with us right now.

          They can muster like 2 people an dthe rest are corpo drones.

          Clearly somebody else decides who gets congret spots, and it ain’t the pedon vote.

      • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
        11·
        1 day ago

        Do you have an actual plan?

        Because screaming ‘BotH sidES aRe The SAme’ has worked so well to prevent Trump from getting elected twice.

        • UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2·
          23 hours ago

          Screaming “vote for my preference or else” every election is what got trump elected twice.

          The First Past The Post (FPTP) voting system has squashed competition in our elections, resulting in both major political parties being filled with weak individuals. Our people are unrepresented by FPTP voting, thus the large non voter block. Things don’t have to be this way.

          States have control over their voting methods, meaning we don’t need to wait a federal miracle. We can change how we vote and make room for third parties without risking a spoiler effect.

          Alaska has already taken this step. In fact, Alaska has recently held a referendum on whether to go switch from Ranked Choice Voting back to FPTP, and the referendum was rejected. Republicans were frustrated when Sarah Palin lost to a more moderate conservative under Ranked Choice Voting, but the people of Alaska made their choice—they don’t want FPTP any more. Meanwhile, states controlled by Republicans are passing laws to safeguard FPTP.

          So why are Democratic states continuing to use the voting system that Republicans favor? And why are Democrats turning down the potential for more votes from increased voter participation?

          Videos on Electoral Reform

          First Past The Post voting (What most states use now)

          Videos on alternative electoral systems we can try out.

          STAR voting

          Alternative vote

          Ranked Choice voting

          Range Voting

          Single Transferable Vote

          Mixed Member Proportional representation