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What's closer (at least domestically) is:
Dems aren't good by any means, but there's a real difference that produces a material impact on people's lives (again, at least domestically). Dems are not banning abortion and putting bounties on women seeking abortions. Dems are not teaching kids that slavery was actually job training. Dems occasionally do pretty good things at the state level, like marijuana legalization (probably the biggest driver of decarceration) and Minnesota's 2023 legislative session (passing directly pro-worker policies like requiring paid leave, banning noncompete agreements, and universal free school meals).
Ignoring that is not useful, especially when every possible difference is covered exhaustively and when the borders of "legitimate political activity" are drawn at two-party electoralism for most people.
The Democrats still genocide the vulnerable. They increased police funding which absolutely is contributing to attacks against African American populations as well as the Democrats ignored and downplay(ed) Covid-19 which has killed so many Americans. The Democrats didn’t mandate vaccines when they had control. They haven’t done anything to control the mass deaths during Covid. They let it run rampant and kill the poor people who couldn’t afford good medical care and the elderly who were at increased risk. The Dems are letting immigrants be killed with barbed wire on the southern boarder. They let many people get sick because of the train crash in East Palestine. They’ve actively worked against union power. They still operate concentration camps for migrants. And that’s not to mention their foreign policy. They let Iranians, Koreans, Cubans, Venezuelans and many others die and be impoverished due to blockades that prevent access to certain healthcare that is necessary. They support the apartheid in Palestine and the genocide against the Palestinians. They supported US invasion and regime change in Libya against one of the few world leaders contributing to liberation of the working class. They continue to hold Iraq under the thumb of the US. The supported US “intervention” in the Balkans. They support the anti-democracy policies and oppression of Russian minorities and leftists in Ukraine by their puppet Zelensky. They supported the Euromaiden coup. They help Ukraine commit war crimes by sending cluster munitions. They trade with Saudi Arabia and didn’t pressure to stop genocide against the Yemeni people. They ignore climate change the allow oil production to run rampant. Under Biden, the US sent the military into Somalia. The Dems haven’t tried to stop NATO’s aggressive actions against the RF. The Dems haven’t been clear on the biolabs in Ukraine. The Dems haven’t done shit in a positive way. They are NO DIFFERENT THAN THE REPUBLICANS! They are not your friends and serve the same bourgeois and corporate interests as the Republicans. FFS Do you really think the children the Democrats kill with drone strikes in Syria or Libya care about if they claim to support gay rights or not?
o7. Please break paragraphs.
I should. I was just so angry when I wrote this to see these genocidal Zionists being defended