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Democrats need to pull themselves together and remember: Biden is still better than Trump (www.usatoday.com)

submitted 8 months ago by jhymesba@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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While rebutting another post here on Lemmy, I ran into this. This says exactly what I want to say.

I am not a friend of Biden's Administration. I think they drug their feet over a variety of things ranging from holding Trump and his goons accountable for January 6th through rulemaking on issues like OTC Birth Control and abortion rights, and yes, I think he's too quick to please big business. But then I remember what the alternative is, and ... well, disappointed in Biden or not, I'm voting for him. Because my wife is a Black bisexual goth woman, four strikes under Team Pepe's tent. And I have my own strikes for marrying her as a White dude, and respecting her right to not have kids since she doesn't want them is another strike against me. And I care about my Non-Christian, Gay, Transgender, and Minority friends, and will never willingly subject them to Team Pepe.

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[-] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 8 points 7 months ago

When the Democratic Party did have a 60-40 in 2009 they did not act. Where they did they self imposed compromises with the GOP or simply didn't pass legislation they ran on. For example: codifying Roe v Wade with Freedom of Choice Act went from Obama's alleged first sct in office to "not a top priority." Then they got annihilated in 2010.

We know from precedent that when Democrats are elected there is no indication they will even promote what they or the party ran on.

Recent example: John Fetterman. Ran as a progressive, immediately said he wasn't progressive once in office and now pushing for right wing immigration laws.

Republicans get what they vote for. Democrats do not. Which is why these threads are so ignorant and frustrsting to read.

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world -3 points 7 months ago

They had a 60-40 majority for only a few months, and they passed a massive expansion of healthcare that has saved thousands of lives and lifted countless people out of poverty. And that's after Republicans gutted it by killing the individual mandate.

these threads are so ignorant and frustrsting to read.

At least we agree on one thing. But you're the one spreading the ignorance.

[-] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago

The ACA is the self compromising I was referencing. I thought that was clear, so I apologize for your feeling so provoked by my lack of explicitly referencing it.

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago

I mean, doesn't change much. You're still saying that one of the greatest pieces of legislation in our lifetimes is worthless, so you're still spreading ignorance.

[-] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago

I called it self-compromise within the party, not worthless, at any rate.

The greatest piece of legislation in our lifetime being a repackaging of the Republican Mitt Romney system is rather on-brand for this topic.

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