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[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 72 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (11 children)

Don't remember the last time the Democrats had military storming our streets and black bagging US residents en masse and deporting them to war zones like South Sudan or Libya despite those people having zero ties to those countries.

This reeks of fucking shitpost right-wing propaganda.

Edit: here come all the "but the US/CIA did all this fucked up stuff to other countries under Dems, too!"

JFC, the current "president" who is GOP literally yells about wanting to deport/arrest political opponents, censor TV personalities (e.g. Colbert, Fallon, etc), openly calls to suppress political opposition in voting, openly supports ignoring the courts when they interfere with his blatantly unconstitutional actions, etc etc .

Yes, the Dems aren't fucking innocent, but to pretend they're the same as a party that's openly trying to "take back the Nazi word" is fucking insane.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 39 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

war zones like South Sudan or Libya despite those people having zero ties to those countries.

Damn I wonder why Libya is like that!

You absolute ghouls literally don't see foreigners as human

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I dont think there is a lib alive who remembers the dems role in the destruction of Libya other than those directly involved in it.

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[–] Kultronx@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

lmfao you americans are ignorant of your own history. do you honestly think ICE disappeared when Biden was in power? no it's because people like Harris and their bootlickers like you were fine with it when the Top Cop was doing it, they were deporting in record numbers. i guess the black sites also disappeared too, right? typical american arrogance unable to see beyond party affiliation, they are all the same demon to us non-americans, the dems are just better at hiding it. you are the right winger_

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Off the top off my head the national guard during the george floyd protest that got called in by tim walz. Even trump was "impressed"

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[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 58 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

And that stuff about abortion shouldn't even be there after they didn't do anything for it.

[–] Dirt_Possum@hexbear.net 42 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Really the only thing that needs to be put in the "Democrats only" section is: Lip Service. It sums up every issue they are supposedly "better" on.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 28 points 2 weeks ago

Last election the uncomitted wanted basically only lip servce but didn't get even that.

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[–] jUzzo6@hexbear.net 53 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

“America is one party state. However in the typical American exuberance, they have two of them”

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[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 45 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (44 children)

Democrats

  • Retain marriage rights for gay couples.

  • Expand legality of recreational drugs.

  • Free food for schoolchildren.

  • Tax credits for families with children.

  • Subsidized for free childcare.

  • Expand electric car charging nationally.

  • Subsidize sustainable fuel sources.

  • Fact based education standards.

  • Stop racism in policing.

  • Expanded healthcare subsidies.

  • Preserve democracy.

Republicans

  • Being gay or trans should be illegal.

  • White supremacy is great!

  • Christianity as national religion.

  • Privatize the post office and weather service.

*Eliminate the EPA, Department of Education.

  • Defund IRS.

  • Disenfranchise nonwhites and women.

  • Antivax agenda.

  • Expand fossil fuel use.

  • Eliminate worker safety laws.

  • Eliminate collective bargaining and union rights.

  • Defunding science research.

  • Deregulate crypto.

  • No regulations on AI.

  • No recognition of child's educational or bodily autonomy rights.

  • Eliminate hate crime laws except for straight white men.

  • End democracy, install fascist dictatorship.

But yeah, they are totally the same, right guys? RIGHT!?!

[–] TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml 56 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Fact based education standards.

Teaching a bunch of lies about American exceptionalism and how imperialism is actually good isn’t what I’d call “fact based”

Stop racism in policing

Right like how democrats in nearly all major cities increased police funding and almost none passed any meaningful reform.

Expanded healthcare subsidies

But don’t remotely consider universal healthcare

Preserve democracy

Preserve the status quo which I wouldn’t call a democracy. A democracy enacts the will of the people, democrats don’t even have a democratic primary for their own party.

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[–] piefood@feddit.online 40 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (10 children)

I think you dropped this:

Democrats & Republicans

  • Bombed kids
  • Tortured innocent people
  • Increased the surveillance state
  • Took money from the poor and working class, and gave it to their rich friends
  • Spent billions on wars, while claiming that they couldn't afford to fix our healthcare or housing problems
  • Boasted about deporting more people than Republicans
  • Backed a Genocide
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[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 43 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

I couldn't agree more. Also:

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[–] Octagon9561@lemmy.ml 42 points 2 weeks ago (161 children)

The fact that there are so many dislikes proves how propagandized the average American is. "How dare you call both sides the same" Well, they ojectively are pretty much the same with few exceptions.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Especially for non-Usian people, doubly especially for those on the working end of US "diplomacy" - bombs, coups and sanctions come regardless of which US administration, there is literally no difference whatsoever.

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[–] crankyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The uni-party trash system.

[–] AreaKode@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

At least Democrats want to slowly slide us into a monarchy. MAGA wants it NOW!

[–] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] DefinitelyNotAPhone@hexbear.net 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"The United States, too, has a single party system. But in typical American extravagance they have two of them."

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[–] shrugs@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Change my mind

Capitalism is a tool to maximize profit. Whoever thought it was a good idea to let capitalism have influence on laws so that they can maximize its profit was a big fool.

What do you expect? Capitalism, a tool, has by definition no morale. Let it decide politics to increase profit and you end up with that kind of shit society we have today.

Don't blame the hammer, when you hit your thumb. Also, don't let the hammer decide where to make the biggest dent.

Can we please start again focusing on the people? Without people there is no society, and there is no market to increase profits.

Start using capitalism and free markets like a tool. Want more renewable and clean energy? Make rules and see the magic of capitalism in making the best out of it.

Instead we let capitalism decide what should be done next and suffer the consequences. It's as easy as that.

Unfortunately capitalism not only create the rules, they also decide what is news and influence societies views. And that's why OPs picture is as it is.

Fuck socialism, am I right guys?!

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[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I dunno, no Democrat ever threatened to make my country the 51st state since the 19th century...

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