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CBS caved to Trump—now he’s seeking punishments for ABC and NBC
(arstechnica.com)
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Who gives a fuck, they're all owned by people who travel in the same circles, all presenting the kayfabe reality that is US politics. That one side will fix the problems of the other, when really, they're hanging out in the locker rooms and you're the ones buying tickets and paying their salaries.
Republicans love Democrats; nobody else would let them get away with the shit they do.
Democrats love Republicans; they only have to act 1% better than absolute dogshit and they'll get all the votes they need.
Neither one wants to change anything that's occurring right now, because they're all getting fantastically rich and enjoying power and protection you and I could only dream of. Who wants to change the system and fuck all that up?
You're totally right. Democrats and Republics are exactly the same, there's no reason to vote for a Democrat. Life in America is exactly the same now as it was in 2023, stay home on election day and definitely don't vote for any Democrats.
No, they’re not exactly the same. You don’t get to today without the inaction of Democrats.
What’s the biggest win we’ve seen from democrats in the last, say, 40 years? Gay marriage? They didn’t deliver on: healthcare, abortion, reducing military spending, police reform, government transparency, privacy, prosecuting Trump for his blatant corruption. Meanwhile, the Republicans can ram through dozens of their shittiest ideas in months. Why is that?
Picking a Democrat and thinking it’s going to change anything is misguided in my opinion. They’re the reason we have Trump today. They enable the Republicans through inaction, and prevent actual change by suppressing progressive candidates.
Trump and fake progressives who aggressively suppress voter turnout are the reason we have Trump today.
If you want Democrats to support progressive causes head down to your local DNC headquarters and get to work. Otherwise you're just helping Trump consolidate power by tearing down the opposition with false equivalence, a gross misunderstanding of how politics works in America, and a heaping pile of misinformation.
No democrats are worse because Harris loves genocide.
You’re very unique username just means I’m gonna recognize your bullshit troll ass everywhere you go you freak
**your
So yeah, you’re a regular Nazi and a grammar Nazi, fuck off
The sarcasm
Your head
Maybe. The person I responded to has been aggressively shilling for Trump for a long time.
Hmm you may be right. I recognized the username but I hadn't seen them actively posting politically.
I literally run the !conservative@sh.itjust.works community.
Indeed, just the first time I've come across it.
You may be right. I'll err on the side of civility and assume sarcasm.
What has any Republican done to help Palestinians? All they do is try to make protesting illegal and block legislation attempting to stop arms sales to Israel. Quit your vile nonsense.
I see many democrats talking about how they would like to change things, they appear far more progressive than Republicans to me
All talk, no action. Inaction isn’t as bad as a bad action, but it sure as shit isn’t good. When faced with someone doing an evil action, inaction is complicity.
Ask yourself: why is it the Democrats can have the legislative and executive branches and only deliver a half assed insurance program, yet Republicans can pack the Supreme Court in one term and ram through dozens of their ideas in months?
Instead of supporting progressive candidates like Sanders and Mamdani, they suppress them. Meanwhile, the Overton window shifts further right, and the country gets shittier and shittier.
Stop paying attention to what they say and start paying attention to what they do. We have the secret police in the streets now, with martial law for cities on the horizon, and the democrats are on vacation.
It's the follow-through where they're lacking, in my experience