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[–] selfdefense420@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Just one more peaceful protest bro. I swear bro"

[–] BlackRoseAmongThorns@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 weeks ago

Insert that one guy who insists on a 3.5% of the population peaceful protest

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

its actually a UNIPARTY, a coalition party of both sides. because majority of the time they do vote together on some issues but not others.

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't know what "going low" means, but if we discard our morals and dehumanize our opponents to get into power, that's still a fascist regime in power.

I do agree that we need candidates that will wield political power to favor the working class and reduce marginalization. Depending on where you are check out Working Families Party or Sunrise Movement.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

The problem was the DNC running sham primaries...

Neoliberals just got voted out of DNC leadership. And Martin just got two neoliberl superdelegates who sat on the committee that had been influencing primaries to completely leave the DNC.

That is fucking huge. And everyone is just ignoring it, it even worse, acting like it's a bad thing.

The war over the Dem party is done. Neoliberals lost, Americans won.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I liked where we were heading with "weird". We could've done better, but it was a step... maybe the only step.

[–] onesixone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Everyone needs to do their part. That includes you and me. Dont wait for others to step up, show responsibility by leading by example.

[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

The Dems have no survival instincts at all

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 1 points 2 weeks ago

The moral high road is filled with corpses.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There are no two major parties in the US .... it's all the same party

[–] Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

Why the fuck is one party treated differently then the other party?

If they are the fucking same they would advocate for same shit and vote alone the same lines... that doesn't fucking happen.

[–] twice_hatch@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Also I urge people to vote

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

... we are doomed.

You don't need the "if"

[–] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

“gRoW a sPiNe”

Nothing sounds weaker than tiptoeing around the phrase”grow some balls.”

[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

All things being equal, "grow some balls" is a gendered statement. It implies you need "balls" to be strong or able to form coherent arguments or defend yourself.

I can see why someone would intentionally use an alternate phrase.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I think "spine" has a connotation of morality, whereas "balls" is about pure daring.

But yeah more or less synonymous and you're right that it's definitely used as a euphemism for the stronger version. But also slightly different connotations depending on context, imho

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

Watch CSPAN and read Congress.gov before criticizing the only people in our government trying to put a stop to this.

Democrats forced three 15-day votes against Trump’s executive orders, confirmed Biden’s pending judicial appointments when Republican attendance was low, publicly call out Trump’s overstepping of his powers and failure to uphold the Constitution, filed articles of impeachment against Trump, voted against deportations and tariffs, and are the ones bringing these cases to the courts. They DOA’d the only supermajority bills that the Republicans have introduced, including the SAVE Act, that would have disenfranchised married women and trans people from voting. They held four 24+ hour hearings, debating each provision of the reconciliation bill line-by-line, just to get Republicans on record defending each position. They have repeatedly called for Hegseth and Gabbard to step down, to their faces in congressional hearings, for reasons of incompetence and conflict of interest, respectively.

[–] RadicalEagle@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

“Growing a spine” is contradictory to “going low”.

[–] ogmios@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's funny that I see this exact same argument repeated frequently, regardless of which political leanings the forums I'm reading take.

There are bad actors out there seeking to torment good people until they snap and actually internalize the idea that behaving poorly, deliberately, is a good idea. They don't care one bit what you believe, only that they don't like you and want you to hurt yourself.

Stay safe.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -3 points 2 weeks ago

It sounds a lot like OP want the DNC to shift right?

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