musk, zuck and bezos, along with the rest of the oligarchs are cowardly and somewhat psychopathic. As trump gets away with more and more crimes, and isn't held to account for liable actions, he feels more and more empowered to just do as he damn well pleases. The rule of law, the Constitution and democracy be damned. He acts more like Jim Jones than George Washington, but he compares himself to Washington! Justice delayed, is justice denied. As with the oligarchs not being held to account, they feel emboldened, instead of ashamed, to bend the knee to their favorite overlord in thief. And if the peole don't hold these miscreants, liars, moneygrubbers and cowardly fraudsters to account then there is little that can be done until the maga fogged eyes reopen to reality. Unfortunately, dems are whistling past the democracy graveyard as they hold to traditional methods of communication, ramble on about ethereal policy goals, and continue to lose elections. They can't sell the best economy in the world to the voter, nor can they sell water in a desert. Yet they don't do anything different. Democrats are our only hope, and they act like it's just another day in DC.
The Democratic party is effectively a non-entity at this point where it comes to actually representing the needs of common people. You know, the ones with net worths below $10 million, aka those who can't make five or six figure donations. They are hopelessly outmatched by Republicans at every turn, and I am at a loss. I feel deserted and alone as the oligarchs sharpen their knives ahead of the Orange Julius' coronation.
I agree for the most part, but republicans simply lie to their rubes and they eat it up. Where is the news media asking about trump not taxing, tips, Social Security or overtime pay? Nowhere. Dems do a lot more for the little guy than republicans, it's just that republicans are good liars and don't give a damn whether they give them anything or not. I think the majority of voters want to be punished with a lower quality of life since they seem to vote for it. Dems just cannot sell anything, and under Biden they accomplished a great deal for the little guy. How is it that most people think their own financial situation is good, but the nation's economic situation is bad? Dems cannot sell what they have done. News outlets are owned by right wing nut jobs who earn big money covering the criminal trump. They bash Biden for the slightest error and coddle the sexual abuser in thief in waiting. I could go on, but you make my point that dems are terrible at political messaging.
You're correct, and I have immense respect and admiration for what Joe Biden has accomplished. Yet the problem I see is a structural one, where our current system effectively neuters Democrats, despite some (some!) of their members' best intentions. That problem has a name, and it is the unconstrained, unregulated, influence of money in election campaigns. Oh, and billionaire ownership of mass media channels.
Seize the means of communication! We have nothing to lose but our pains!
Look no further than the oppression happening at the LA Times. The billionaire owner is suppressing any negative press about Shitpants. The media loves Shitpants because he's their bank. Their revenues go up. They don't give two shits about journalistic integrity. It's about clickbaits and making money.
Obeying in advance. Billionaires can create their own world, but once the normal joe and jane lose their democracy, they might be stunned into action. I don't have much hope though at this point. But maybe I'll get some hope back once republicans start to screw up everything again. It's the only way people seem to learn, at least for a few months...
As a hard core union blue collar democrat, (my family members got their heads cracked open so people could enjoy their coffee breaks) I'm disgusted by their retreat back to their protective DC bubbles. The old guard has got to go. That's the problem with this country, we don't change. We evolve, but we don't change. Democratic leaders need to find their courage and spines. I don't like what I see. It doesn't look promising.
Agent Orange is not going to govern. He got his stay out of jail card. He's going to stuff his pie hole with KFC and French fries and play golf. He'll entertain is ilk and dazzle them with bullshit. The Oligarchy are going to run the government. Leonard Leo has an ongoing boner about this. He's fucking thrilled. They won. Project 2025 on steroids is here. I just see a broken political system. Who's protecting who here?
I can't argue with your sentiments. Dems are in a bubble, but GOP is under a dome of protection. Biden stood with union workers and was the first president to do so. Republicans hate unions and pass right to work laws that ban or weaken unions.
Here are some accomplishments of the Biden admin that they couldn't sell.
Infrastructure legislation, CHIPS Act, IRA with its rebates for energy efficiency and other climate protection improvements, child tax credits that GOP refused to extend, rural broadband initiatives, removal of lead drinking water pipes, 16 million jobs created, wages higher than any other admin in 60 years, record stock market, historically low unemployment, Biden bucks for covid relief, student loan relief, Biden economic boom after being left with trump covid dumpster fire, and the world's best economy, fewer healthcare uninsured in American history.
If dems can't sell that list, then they don't belong in politics, they belong in retirement.
I’m limited in what I can personally do to fight these fascists. I donate to the ACLU, SPLC, Planned Parenthood and others. Are there any organizations I can donate to who will help places like the Des Moines Register fight these intimidation lawsuits?
What I'm waiting to see is how these cowardly oligarchs, without an iota of enlightenment among the lot of them, are going to react when Trump demands that they hand over large shares of their wealth to him. Or else, "Nice company you've got there..."
I mean, why would Trump expect that they wouldn't cut him in, when they have rolled over at his command so willingly?
musk, zuck and bezos, along with the rest of the oligarchs are cowardly and somewhat psychopathic. As trump gets away with more and more crimes, and isn't held to account for liable actions, he feels more and more empowered to just do as he damn well pleases. The rule of law, the Constitution and democracy be damned. He acts more like Jim Jones than George Washington, but he compares himself to Washington! Justice delayed, is justice denied. As with the oligarchs not being held to account, they feel emboldened, instead of ashamed, to bend the knee to their favorite overlord in thief. And if the peole don't hold these miscreants, liars, moneygrubbers and cowardly fraudsters to account then there is little that can be done until the maga fogged eyes reopen to reality. Unfortunately, dems are whistling past the democracy graveyard as they hold to traditional methods of communication, ramble on about ethereal policy goals, and continue to lose elections. They can't sell the best economy in the world to the voter, nor can they sell water in a desert. Yet they don't do anything different. Democrats are our only hope, and they act like it's just another day in DC.
The Democratic party is effectively a non-entity at this point where it comes to actually representing the needs of common people. You know, the ones with net worths below $10 million, aka those who can't make five or six figure donations. They are hopelessly outmatched by Republicans at every turn, and I am at a loss. I feel deserted and alone as the oligarchs sharpen their knives ahead of the Orange Julius' coronation.
I agree for the most part, but republicans simply lie to their rubes and they eat it up. Where is the news media asking about trump not taxing, tips, Social Security or overtime pay? Nowhere. Dems do a lot more for the little guy than republicans, it's just that republicans are good liars and don't give a damn whether they give them anything or not. I think the majority of voters want to be punished with a lower quality of life since they seem to vote for it. Dems just cannot sell anything, and under Biden they accomplished a great deal for the little guy. How is it that most people think their own financial situation is good, but the nation's economic situation is bad? Dems cannot sell what they have done. News outlets are owned by right wing nut jobs who earn big money covering the criminal trump. They bash Biden for the slightest error and coddle the sexual abuser in thief in waiting. I could go on, but you make my point that dems are terrible at political messaging.
You're correct, and I have immense respect and admiration for what Joe Biden has accomplished. Yet the problem I see is a structural one, where our current system effectively neuters Democrats, despite some (some!) of their members' best intentions. That problem has a name, and it is the unconstrained, unregulated, influence of money in election campaigns. Oh, and billionaire ownership of mass media channels.
Seize the means of communication! We have nothing to lose but our pains!
Look no further than the oppression happening at the LA Times. The billionaire owner is suppressing any negative press about Shitpants. The media loves Shitpants because he's their bank. Their revenues go up. They don't give two shits about journalistic integrity. It's about clickbaits and making money.
Obeying in advance. Billionaires can create their own world, but once the normal joe and jane lose their democracy, they might be stunned into action. I don't have much hope though at this point. But maybe I'll get some hope back once republicans start to screw up everything again. It's the only way people seem to learn, at least for a few months...
Your hope is my hope.
As a hard core union blue collar democrat, (my family members got their heads cracked open so people could enjoy their coffee breaks) I'm disgusted by their retreat back to their protective DC bubbles. The old guard has got to go. That's the problem with this country, we don't change. We evolve, but we don't change. Democratic leaders need to find their courage and spines. I don't like what I see. It doesn't look promising.
Agent Orange is not going to govern. He got his stay out of jail card. He's going to stuff his pie hole with KFC and French fries and play golf. He'll entertain is ilk and dazzle them with bullshit. The Oligarchy are going to run the government. Leonard Leo has an ongoing boner about this. He's fucking thrilled. They won. Project 2025 on steroids is here. I just see a broken political system. Who's protecting who here?
I can't argue with your sentiments. Dems are in a bubble, but GOP is under a dome of protection. Biden stood with union workers and was the first president to do so. Republicans hate unions and pass right to work laws that ban or weaken unions.
Here are some accomplishments of the Biden admin that they couldn't sell.
Infrastructure legislation, CHIPS Act, IRA with its rebates for energy efficiency and other climate protection improvements, child tax credits that GOP refused to extend, rural broadband initiatives, removal of lead drinking water pipes, 16 million jobs created, wages higher than any other admin in 60 years, record stock market, historically low unemployment, Biden bucks for covid relief, student loan relief, Biden economic boom after being left with trump covid dumpster fire, and the world's best economy, fewer healthcare uninsured in American history.
If dems can't sell that list, then they don't belong in politics, they belong in retirement.
I know what Biden accomplished. It stick his agenda from the Brookings Institute in people's faces. Democrats bring a piece of cake to a knife fight.
🎯 Bingo.
We’ve become a constitutional monarchy. The oligarchs in India, Russia, China and the US are dividing up the world into fiefdoms.
I’m limited in what I can personally do to fight these fascists. I donate to the ACLU, SPLC, Planned Parenthood and others. Are there any organizations I can donate to who will help places like the Des Moines Register fight these intimidation lawsuits?
So what can we do? I donate to Dems, I knock on doors and make alls. I write the politicians.
The newest Google search words will be oligarchy and capitulate!
The rich ganging up on us? That's a shock : )
What I'm waiting to see is how these cowardly oligarchs, without an iota of enlightenment among the lot of them, are going to react when Trump demands that they hand over large shares of their wealth to him. Or else, "Nice company you've got there..."
I mean, why would Trump expect that they wouldn't cut him in, when they have rolled over at his command so willingly?
Let the infighting begin.
OY
Yeah TELL them ❗️‼️
We can’t let this happen, not to our beautiful America!
Poor billionaires
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