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Two facts (lemmy.world)
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If we survive this time, two facts mustn't be forgotten: ① Corporate journalism couldn't tell the truth, that a madman was in the White House, and ② Democrats were never an opposition party.
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[–] [S] 0 points 8 months ago (1 child)

And I've always wondered ... why?

The Congressional habit of yielding power seems so at odds with... everything I've ever seen and (pretend to) understand about human nature.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Because Congress operates slowly and as a majority lead unit, any individual representative rarely gets everything they want. But a friendly relationship with an autocrat can deliver so much more.

    Especially when you pull a Rubio or Cheney and jump from the legislature to the executive.

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