All the politicians are paid by the same billionaires.
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But the blue ones say they are my friend and the red ones do not.
So who will you vote for the next "election?" Supreme Führer Trump and his league of cartoonish evil, or the spineless cowards who will do nothing to make things better?
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Yes correct. Because fundamentally there is no significant difference between Democrats and Republicans. Money and favor buy votes across the aisle the same as it buys anything else regardless of political affiliation.
I'm torn on this. Everything feels like more and more capitulation. But at the same time, this administration is absolutely fucking up negotiations with the world and with China. Shooting themselves in both feet over and over again.
I think democrats should be filibustering every goddamn vote and slowing down the wave of fascism that we are drowning in. But I also think they should get the hell out of the way when their enemy is making a mistake.
Blocking an ambassador to China right now probably wouldn't accomplish much other than offer up the dems as a timely scapegoat for all of the consequences of Trump's disastrous trade relations.
All politics are performative. Blocking Trump's appointments would be a sign that they're willing to fight for democracy....but they aren't., so they don't.
This is just more evidence that every time Dems blamed not being able to enact their promises on Joe Manchin, there were always going to be just enough Democratic "defectors" that their donors didn't really have to worry.
Behold, a democrat:
Cool, so now everybody gonna stop jerking off Booker for his useless filibuster? Or is he still getting a pass?
We have 2 parties, the dems (center right) and the republicans (fascist)
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Broken link.
Who and for which position?
Not my question at all.
Which position and who? People are up in arms over a potential good choice, but i have no way to know.
Sorry, David Perdue for Ambassador to China
A guy with literally 0 State department experience, and a single term in any elected office.
Like, dude probably has some contacts in China but this appointment makes no sense.
Alright at this point we should just clean house everyone in executive, Congress and Judiciary needs to go
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Sorry yall. It was Fetterman or Oz and we fucking ended up with both.
Hmmm, it's like they're all rich and know that in the end it'll be fine for them under a fascist regime?
I'm not an American, but I have to give the Trump supporters they are right about one thing: the Democrats do not seem interested in fixing their problems. Trump's just honest about it 🤷
It's utterly baffling.
Traitors to america
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