Tinidril

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[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The Working Families party is like the Tea Party for the Democrats. I don't believe they ever run as a third party.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There is no escaping that sometimes violence is the only answer. It took that level of drama for right wingers to acknowledge what they have in common with progressives. It's really hard for right wing populists to resist supporting murder.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The traits that make Democrats good at governing make them bad at winning elections. There are other ways to be good at governing and definitely better experts they could be listening to. There is no reason they should have been listening to experts on how to win elections in the 1990s for a campaign in 2024. Hell, Trump is more of an expert in Winning elections than corrupt Democratic consultants.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 5 points 3 months ago

I take some solice in thinking that they are almost certainly miserable people.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 4 points 3 months ago

I'm seeing a lot of right wing propaganda agents having their audiences turn on them over the shooting.

The Democrats would have had to do it right, and I do admit they wouldn't, but I think it could have made a difference. Unfortunately, Republicans always have a villain to direct anger to, while Democrats are allergic to anything more than mild criticism of the oligarchs.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's an orwellian term for a package of anti-worker and anti-union laws. The centerpiece where the name comes from is making it illegal for a union shop to require workers to pay union dues.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Given that it's MTG, the first thing she would probably do after being told not to open her mailbox would be to open her mailbox. Not that I'm saying it's a bad plan.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Left wing populists threaten the oligarchs. Right wing populists don't. It's really that simple. The Democratic establishment straight up prefers Trump to Bernie.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 18 points 3 months ago

Or, she could have courted conservatives by going after the health insurance industry. Democrats are still operating like it's the 1990s.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 9 points 3 months ago

Trump is guilty of a whole laundry list of crimes, some actually worse than murder. There was plenty of room for ifs or buts, and his motives weren't pure at all.

Selective justice isn't justice. American oligarchs are not subject to the law, so they should also not be protected by it. That's what it means to be an outlaw.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

She has done a lot of actual good with her time in office. I'd say she is a wolf and a sheep in superposition. Another take is that she is the best of all the pro-establishment Democrats.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If they were just trying to pin it on someone, I doubt they would pick a child of the autocracy tech-bro. It would be some poor city kid who could only afford a public defender.

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