• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Hakeem Jeffries is a large part of the problem.

    Like, in general he’s part of the problem, but specifically trump being in office; Jeffries was one of the ones hiding how bad Biden was and trying to shove him down America’s throats.

    And he’s desperate for everyone to forget how much he fucked up:

    “You interacted with President Biden during those days, those final days he was president of the United States. Did you see, did you sense there was a major deterioration?” Blitzer followed up.

    “Well, in the conversations that I was able to have on behalf of the House Democratic Caucus in those final days, we simply expressed our perspective as to what would be best for the party at that given moment in time. President Biden subsequently made the decision that he was going to pass the baton to Vice President Kamala Harris. Of course, that was a decision that we supported strongly,” replied Jeffries.

    https://www.mediaite.com/politics/cnn-anchors-take-turns-asking-hakeem-jeffries-about-bidens-mental-decline-why-should-voters-trust-democrats/

    Days before tell all books started dropping, he’s still pretending Biden was the right choice up to the second he dropped out.

    Neoliberals will never admit their own failings.

  • BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    While true, you’re basically toeing the right-wing line that socialism is bad and we should all look out for ourselves. I don’t mind FL getting more emergency assistance than I do being way inland. I only mind that I seem to be paying more into it than Bezos or Musk do.

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      10 months ago

      They can’t have it both ways imo. If they’re reaping the benefits of it, then they should acknowledge it’s good and should be in place. That’s blatantly not the case though.

      I personally would prefer if we continue to support these people since plenty of the people living in those states are not voting against their own self-interest. Imo, caring people living in the deep red or deep blue states should move to more purple districts in purple states to help move the country as a whole to be more caring politically.

      I think blue states should also move to implement more safety nets on their own instead of waiting for a blue supermajority federally. If people see how their state and local government can work for them, they’d be more likely to want those policies in their own states. States by that same token should be willing to go into debt to fund long running infrastructure and policies that will be value adds to the state and residents living there.

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    10 months ago

    Oh look, the “you can’t take from the rich, that’s redistribution of wealth and communist!” people are wanting to take from the wealthier states and redistribute wealth.

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    10 months ago

    I’m so glad someone is standing up for us, surely we are all safe from totalitarian rule now that red states have been RiPpEd

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    10 months ago

    I sometimes wonder if the people who reflexively whine about literally everything an elected Democrat says actually believe their own crap, or just don’t ever want to win an election.

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      10 months ago

      Democrats really haven’t earned uncritical first reactions. Positive actions have been an exception not the rule.

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      10 months ago

      I sometimes wonder if the people who reflexively defend literally everything an elected Democrat says actually believe their own crap, or just don’t ever want to win an election.

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          10 months ago

          Keep treating your politicians like gods who cant be questioned and see how many new people want to join your side

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              10 months ago

              Do you think you’ll reach those people by understanding their frustrations or by telling them to shut up?

              If you’re just going to tell them to shut up then I think you’re the one who doesn’t ever want to win an election

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                10 months ago

                I’m not telling anyone to shut up. I’m saying you should be frustrated more with Republicans for doing evil shit than Republicans for not fighting evil shit as effectively as you would like.