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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage (theonion.com)
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[–] 12 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Am I pissed?

Yes.

Are people going to get their SNAP so they can eat and will federal employees start getting paid again and will we avoid a catastrophic holiday travel season and can we shut the government down again in a few months if Republicans don't honor their word, which they won't?

Yes.

This only keeps the government open a while longer. If they fuck around again, they can find out again.

I'd like to think this is a strategy on the Dem's part to show the country that the Republican party is willing to repeatedly shut down the government and hurt Americans instead of coming to the table and negotiating and that the Dems want to make sure people don't starve. I doubt that's it and it's most likely just cowards within the party caving to corporate interests.

Primary them.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I doubt that’s it and it’s most likely just cowards within the party caving to corporate interests.

    I also want to point out that no honorable person goes into politics (at least not the high levels where they could have high impact) because a lot of people like you always shit on them whatever they do anyways. There's no recognition, there's no thanks from the population, you're always constantly fighting and attacked even by those that you are supposed to care about. Why would any sane person go through this?

    I'm asking you to reflect on what you're saying and whether it really helps us get better people into government.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Recognition and thanks for what, though?

    Do you want me to congratulate them for not shitting themselves, too? I'll congratulate and thank them when they start actually representing me, instead of capitulating without gaining a single thing at all.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    If a person is going into politics because they crave fame and recognition, they're a shitty politician and we shouldn't reward that kinda behavior. They certainly aren't honorable.

    The people who should go into politics are people with firm principles who have something they believe in, and are willing to potentially take flack in order to achieve those goals. Unfortunately, that mostly describes the Republican party, and their principles suck, but it also describes Zohran Mamdani who should be the new model of Dem.

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