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Not a US citizen here, are these open votes? Can we see what portion of democrats voted yes and no etc
Yes, you can actually see the disappointing number of so-called liberals who make a mockery of the concepts of humanitarianism, anti-racism and the rule of law.
Here let me fix the headline for you:
US Senate ~~to vote~~ will vote no on Bernie Sanders-led effort to stop arms sales to Israel
There. That way people won't get the wrong impression, like that any of this fucking matters.
Never forget the blame for trump ever becoming president in the first place was the DNC let Hillary take over while the primaries were still happening in 2015.
Her campaign literally had approval for anything the DNC said or did.
Shoving neo liberals down America's throats is just letting Republicans win. But the people running the party care more about keeping wealthy donors happy than winning elections.
We can't keep going down this path.
He filled stadiums with his message, she couldn't fill half a highscool gym. It's time for a new party on the actual left.
I agree - too many people mistakenly believe the Dems can be reformed into an actual leftist party. This just isn’t going to happen. They’re corrupt to the core - a center-right fundraising organization eager to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, and they would rather the country burn than do anything against the wishes of their wealthy donors.
We don't need a new party.
We need to get the neo liberals out of leadership positions at the DNC.
We're the party of FDR, not billionaires and fossil fuel corporations.
Changing a party from the inside when its leadership is Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton is a tough ask. When push comes to shove every democrat falls in line for the center right candidate. Including the 'progressives'.
FDR was the internment camp guy, right?
Found a policy of his that you actually like?
...
That's how progress works...
When someone is talking about a progressive from literally 80 fucking years ago, hopefully there's some stuff they did almost a century ago that modern society finds distasteful
If there isn't, that likely just means society hasn't made any progress in the almost century that's gone by.
I truly hope that makes sense, if not please let me know what's still causing confusion. This is an important point that comes up regularly, so I'm willing to put some time in to clear this up for you
We need to get the neo liberals out of leadership positions at the DNC
And how do you suggest we do that?
The same way the Tea Party primaried out moderate Republicans.
Show up and vote.
Show up and vote
The same way the Tea Party primaried out moderate Republicans.
Democrats protect centrist incumbents and ONLY centrist incumbents. When they have primaries at all.
Show up and vote.
For who you're ordered to and didn't have a say in.
I mean I’m not happy about it but Trump might purge a good chunk of them
I don't think they'll get filled with progressives if Trump does that.