bobs_monkey

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 hours ago

The DNC does not have the peoples' best interests in mind. Not to say they aren't the same as the GOP (not by a wide margin), but they are the political extension of their corporate donors. This is the reason why they don't push forward with universal healthcare, why they're cowards regarding Israel, and why not much meaningful legislation makes it through the gamut that puts the populace first. This is what conservative voters are done with, and many Democrats are fed up with as well. The GOP, for all their evil faults, actually do execute on the issues that their base cares about, though those action tend to be reprehensible.

Any mainstream Democrat candidate will NOT put forth or affirmatively vote for legislation or policy that goes against their donors' wishes. The GOP are the same way, but at least they're up front about it. But it hasn't been just this election cycle, they've been this way for a long time. This is why many call them spineless, but it's not about that; they aren't paid to represent the people, they paid to pretend to care while preserving the status quo (their corporate "donations" far outweigh their salaries for the "right" politicians). Everyone and their mom has been screaming corporate greed for the last four years, yet not a single political committee has put forth an honest effort to go after corporations for price gouging, because they'd lose their campaign donations, similar to how any candidate that goes against Israel would get financially throttled.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 hours ago

Nah they go to the mines

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

Well yeah, when you have the power of the state on your side you can say or do whatever you want. If you're a random citizen, get fucked pleb.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Couldn't the blue states then activate their respective National Guard units to prevent this?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

"...because gas prices might come down 10 cents"

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 day ago

It's almost like the wealthy have always wanted this route. Now that the cat's out of the bag, they can take the masks off.

Good luck everyone, be kind as best you can and arm yourselves.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

It's better than that, they've let other countries have their go at it over the last century, and took detailed notes along the way. The benefit they have now is the widespread plethora and availability of networked technology that they absolutely will leverage in their quest for control.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

In England? Lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Lol no worries. I still browse over there every now and again, unless he handed off his account before he went but I kinda doubt it

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm going to bed now, hate to say it but it's over. 4 more years of that fucking dipshit and his shenanigans.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

He still posts here and there

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (4 children)

"...The people can not be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions it is a lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty. We have had 13. states independant 11. years. There has been one rebellion. That comes to one rebellion in a century and a half for each state. What country before ever existed a century and half without a rebellion? And what country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it’s natural manure. Our Convention has been too much impressed by the insurrection of Massachusets: and in the spur of the moment they are setting up a kite to keep the hen yard in order. I hope in god this article will be rectified before the new constitution is accepted."

  • Thomas Jefferson to William Stephens Smith, Nov 13, 1787
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