I’m not going to say most Democrats aren’t capitalists and in corporations’ pockets. But one party got ACA passed and tried to get some student loan forgiveness passed. Along with a whole number of different laws passed for worker protections and similar over the last few years.
On the other hand, Republicans have Trump who tried to pass Schedule F for government workers which would have taken us back to the spoils system where Presidents hand out government appointments, jobs and ambassadorships as rewards for loyalty. FYI we got rid of this system after it directly caused President Garfield’s assassination. That’s just one of many anti-worker, anti-poor, and anti-people reforms the last Republican president tried to accomplish. We don’t even need to touch the entire Republican party’s fascination with stripped rights away from women and trans people.
Both sides is bullshit.
“Ya know, they say the next bomb will be sent by a Democrat in office rather than a Republican.”
“Damn, that makes my Genocide feel so much nicer. I hope they maybe legalize weed for them in another 4 election cycles.”
Keeping you placated with those less than bare minimum gestures which, while helpful on a superficial level to some, don’t actually change anything fundamental in the grand scheme of things, is exactly how liberals enable fascism.
Equating left and right wings as “both sides” is bullshit, but liberals aren’t on the left, therefore pointing out that democrats and republicans serve the same system and people isn’t “both sides” at all, it’s a statement of demonstrable fact, however uncomfortable that might be - both parties exist to keep those with power and money with power and money, for that to happen, they have to keep you (never mind those exploited overseas, out of sight out of mind) poor and powerless.
For anyone willing to challenge their bias and comfort:
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/10/14/liberalism-and-fascism-partners-in-crime/
The ACA fails to provide healthcare access to the most vulnerable and disenfranchised groups. It’s an epic failure and capitist nightmare.
Biden didn’t attempt to forgive student loan debt. If you dig just a bit, you’ll find it was all theater. He even worsened the situation for many. The only people he’s helped are select groups of the “right” people.
He has also expanded the reach of ICE, continued Trump’s wall, and expressed support for the genocidal state of Israel.
I’m not saying Republicans aren’t worse, but it’s foolish to try to silence leftists and progressives when we point out how deeply problematic all of this is.
The ACA was not what Democrats were looking to pass originally. It was a compromise reached with idiot republicans (who mostly wanted no reform at all) in the context of an absolutely massive propaganda and lobbying effort from insurance and pharmaceutical companies.
Haven’t you got the memo? You shouldn’t be criticizing anyone when the alternative is way worse. Don’t you know not being as bad basically makes you perfect?
It’s more than fine to criticize, but calling them the same is just plain incorrect.
They didn’t though? The meme says they both kill the poor, which is just true
why don’t they fight the war why do they always send the poor
you depend on our protection yet you feed us lies from the tablecloth
Centrist bullshit, the right loves this kind of shit
Not really. Most who hold this view are far left.
It’s still a stupid view based on frustration with the establishment rather than reality. Emotions being valid doesn’t make a falsehood more correct. Republicans have never been worse and Democrats are better than they’ve been in decades.
The only coherent argument behind not voting for Biden is accelerationism. It’s a morally bankrupt strategy that’s unlikely to work, but at least it’s a long term plan that thinks beyond cutting off your nose to spite your face.
How is accelerationism a “long term plan that thinks beyond cutting off your nose to spite your face”? There’s no long term plan at all, it’s simply a false hope that people will rise up when things get shitty enough, and from those ashes some kind of utopia will sprout. That’s not a plan at all, that’s just a dream.
Keep telling yourself this. Trump thanks you for getting out of the way.
bibi sent me a suitcase full of cash for you. where do you want me to leave it?
Please do not use the cutesey diminutive form of his name. We don’t need to cute up fucking genocidal freaks.
I get what you were going for, and I agree, but you can just say “Netanyahu.”
I want to be friends, so don’t tell me what to do.
I didn’t realize asking and saying please was “telling someone what to do.”