Collins complained that “everybody ignores” her vote to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial.

“What bigger break could there be?” she asked. “It is never enough.”

While Collins touted her breaks with Trump, she was also a pivotal vote for key parts of his agenda. She provided a decisive vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018, despite sexual assault allegations that he denied. And though she voted against Trump’s Medicaid-cutting “Big Beautiful Bill” on final passage, she was a key vote to advance debate on it.

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[+] -6 points 14 hours ago (12 children)

You know what we want. To replace capitalism with communism, you fucking capitalist pig.

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  • [–] 7 points 13 hours ago (9 children)

    I would much prefer Socialist Anarchy because communism often leads to authoritarianism, and that's how you get Tankies.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (7 children)

    How are you going to protect the country against fascism if you don’t express authority over capitalists and fascists?

    Better question: Socialism is a transitional state between capitalism and… what exactly? First hint: Not anarchy. Call me a tankie all you want but you will not get a classless, stateless society without defending it from capitalist oligarch fascists.

    See: China, Cuba, USSR, North Korea, Vietnam, Venezuela, Afghanistan

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  • [–] -1 points 10 hours ago* (6 children)

    Expressing authority over capitalists, in U.S. parlance, is called regulation. The US just took a MASSIVE step towards reinstituting the regulation that the Republicans spent 4+2 years stripping., so there's hope at least

    They're not going to introduce a constitutional amendment to ban capitalism, or whatever magic bullet you're thinking of, but if we're lucky they might pass universal healthcare.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 hours ago* (5 children)

    Oh wow. “Constitutional amendment to ban capitalism” is cute. Ok when that regulation doesn’t work in 15 years because republicans are still in power, how are we going to reach a classless, stateless Socialist/Anarchist society ? You really believe institutional capitalist oligarchs are going to just hand power over to the people because we amend or regulate the constitution? The same constitution written by White slave owners?

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  • [–] 1 point 10 hours ago (4 children)

    Be mad all you want, I'm describing reality. Feel free to describe the steps they need to take to achieve your end state.

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  • [–] 0 points 9 hours ago* (3 children)

    Organizing. Strike. Revolution.

    For someone who would rather have “Socialist Anarchy” rather than a communist end state, you are pretty reliant on capitalist reforms that, in your own words, republicans can strip away within 6 years, so I ask again: How are you going to achieve this when legislation is stripped by oligarchs?

    You’re describing a reality where you rely on fascist overlords to give up power based upon no authority expressed and legal regulation and literally saying “if we’re lucky”. What an incredibly ignorant and weak mindset to have when talking about others rights. “If we’re lucky”… Give me a break. We aren’t lucky. Jefferies is basically telling you as a Blue Voter to give up the idea of free healthcare.

    No dude. If we force them. We can not rely on luck. Express authority over your leaders. What you’re describing isn’t even socialist or Anarchist policy, it’s just capitalist reform.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 hours ago* (2 children)

    Organizing. Strike. Revolution. is a slogan, not a plan. How can you demand from others what you're not willing to do yourself? What is your plan.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 hours ago (1 child)

    It’s not a slogan dude. Read, that’s my plan for you.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 hours ago*

    Thousands of people just did years of work to get elected to offices across the spectrum of government and you're sitting at a keyboard telling them it's not good enough.

    What is your plan besides that wishful thinking non plan you posted? What ideas do you have to help them? Do you have plans to work with them? Are you going to collaborate with anyone? Are you going to organize? Where's your people, your war chest, your logistical support, your supply chains, your plan.

    These thousands of people had a plan, they organized, they protested, they got elected and now they're gearing up to do the job.

    what are you doing besides yelling on the Internet?

    oh and one follow up question, what the fuck are you going to be doing?

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  • [–] 2 points 13 hours ago (1 child)

    I don't know about that entirely. There's different flavors of everything. We can still utilize the good things from a private economy, but use the tools and framework for socialized safety nets to create a bottom floor for being an American. Then use that as the example for the rest of the world.

    It's the carrot and the stick. Not either the carrot or the stick.

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  • [–] 1 point 12 hours ago

    Oh no we cant have a moneyless, classless, stateless society! think of all the downsides! we should just inject some sewage into our drinking water instead of all of it, the answer is always in the middle ground!

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