This was from 2017.

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This was from 2017.

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"You have to understand there's only so much I can do in this position"
Meanwhile, one of their former members named Huey Long: "Now I dynamite 'em out of my path"

Democrats so afraid of being wrong they don't even try to do what's right.
- It's just theatrics. They are as conservative as the Republicans.
  
  They do differ slightly on social issues. But that's it.
- That's not their purpose, they just need to look the part. They are comfortable in the 'my hands are tied' position. They can propose bills they know will not make it. When they have a supermajority, like they had not long ago, they are in trouble. They have no choice but to stop proposing bills and find reasons to say they are 'sabotaged'. They played this game for centuries, still works.
  
  They in this case being libs in liberal democracies, not democrats specifically.
  One way to resolve the contradiction between the capitalist class, which the state represents, and the masses, whom the state requires to maintain power is for the masses to believe their representatives want what's best for them, but are powerless to implement it due to foreigners or nature or some other group, or are trying and it will happen some indeterminate time in the future.
- They are not afraid of being wrong. They don't actually care about your well being, they are just here to make money for their corporate friends and themselves.
- More like too much interest in rules
  
  That's the thing, the left adhere themselves to unwritten rules and current precedences. Whereas the right will break all precedent and scoff at unwritten rules and will try to change the written ones in their favour. It happens everywhere, it's not just a US thing

Really though, beyond the Dems doing something legislatively, could you imagine if the party actually utilized it's network for direct action campaigns. Not that their donors or upper middle class members would be copacetic to any actual economic disruption. I mean christ, the Senate leader doesn't even want to let the Republicans shut down the government while they're busy dismantling it. Their current strategy is to appeal by saying they can bring back business as usual. Unfortunately they don't seem to understand that appearing ineffectual turns centrists off even more than appearing radical does.
- Unfortunately they don’t seem to understand that appearing ineffectual turns centrists off even more than appearing radical does.
  Does it though?
  Look at how much .world or reddit downvote and deride posts critical of Democrat behavior since the beginning on the election and the only takeaway you can get is that they're in onboard with it no matter how much they hate it simply because Republicans are worse.
  
  Look at how much .world or reddit downvote and deride posts critical of Democrat behavior since the beginning on the election
  Agreed, but why should we still presume that upvotes reflect genuine user opinion as opposed to astroturfing?
  It seems that lib-aligned groups use Reddit to manufacture approval for their clients. Given this, why should we view Reddit as a credible window into popular opinion? The entire site is an infomercial at this point
  
  Ok, but that's a select group of people who choose to spend their free time typing about politics online. If you look at the actual election results, it would appear to back up the claim you're quoting.
  
  They're on board because the party moved to the right for them.
  
  I mean I usually post in world and not ml and I don't get generally get downvoted for these opinions by anybody but pugjesus.

Yall been taking the bait for years. Dems succeed on your fears. Why would they eliminate them?
- What a bizarrely stupid take.
  
  Yes, Democrats are bizarre and stupid so any take inspired by them is precisely that; but it needs to be said for the fools who agree w them to serve as a mirror.