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[–] 49 points 1 day ago (12 children)

Time to tell the world how really sorry they are for razing Gaza.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

    A few had already started jumping ship a couple of months or so ago. But not because they want to tell the world that they're sorry, but because they had already thought they saw the writing on the wall, and figured getting out early might help them in the future. Many will deny ever supporting Netanhayu or Zionism.

    Saying that, it still feels a little like counting chickens before they're hatched.

    This:

    Vice President JD Vance, assessing why his Republicans fared poorly, listed four ways to bring voters back, including ending the Iran war and changing "our relationship with Israel".

    If that was to work on any level, then there is no hope for the U.S. at all.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    I really really hope people don't forget the shitpile this administration has been and don't vote R again in their lifetime.

    My fear is that the neocon wing of the party grabs the power back and pretends they're all different in the 2030s.

    R presidencies are always such incredible clusterfucks, and yet they get voted back every few election cycle.

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  • [–] 8 points 22 hours ago

    Because there are only two options. Think of aggregate voter sentiment as being "If things are good/ok, vote incumbent. If things are bad, vote for change/the other guys". It doesn't matter who the 'other guys' are, just that they're recognised as 'the only alternative'.

    Eg. Canada's third largest province just elected a totally unknown conservative leader -- like the 'real' leader stepped down a day before the election was called, and a temp got put in place... who then 'won' the election. That cycle wasn't about "voting for the random temp" / supporting conservative values, it was a repudiation of the previous government. People just didn't feel like there was any other viable alternative.

    So if the dems don't markedly improve the living conditions in the USA somehow during their term, and get people thinking "Yeah, things are good!", they'll be kicked out again, and replaced by whatever monstrosity the R's have dredged out of the Trump Ocean.

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  • [–] 1 point 15 hours ago

    They time their legislation to kick in during Democratic administrations, then blame Democrats. The morons fall for it and there are a lot of morons in this country. We need Democrats calling out shit like this all the time, teach people about these strategies.

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