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Democrats win control of Senate as US voters reject Trump’s agenda
(www.theguardian.com)
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I cheer for the democratic win, I believe it is for the good of the nation and the world.
but I hate that I feel this was not Americans kicking out Nazis, but (to a large part) Americans whining about expensive dinosaur juice. Anyway, a win is a win.
Corruption was the number 2 issue in most polls. The economy is always the top issue for Americans when the economy sucks but it should be somewhat heartening that corruption and concerns about democracy were also really high on the list
Yeah, do you think Haley Steven’s was the only blue Nazi? How many didn’t have to show their true colors and got pushed through?
Let’s see what happens with Israel, let’s see what they accomplish at home. I am worried there are a lot more wolves in blue clothing that we didn’t out yet.
I don't think are unproblematic, to me it's clearly a "lesser of two evils" thingy. It's a move in the right direction, not the solution to all problems obviously. Yea, let's see. Fingers crossed.
Your feelings don't matter.
Also, they didn't kick out any Nazis. Just Republicans.
Americans would have fought Nazis to the death, of course, just like last time. Luckily for us there weren't any seizing power, eh?
So... Nazis? If you're a republican, your party is the Nazi MAGA party. Therefore you are one as well.
Don't try and sugarcoat this shit. Republicans are Nazis by definition as long as MAGA is still a thing.
To me, my feelings matter. To you they seem to matter, as you chose to enter a conversation with me :-) thanks for your empathy!
For your view on Nazis: I don't share this. I can see clear fascist components in the current government.
Uh, Operation Paperclip?
Americans didn't give an eff about Nazis until the Nazis' friends literally bombed us.
You hate that democrats led a commanding rebuke against trump in the best way possible?
Are you an edgy teenager or something?
This is the result we wanted.
It was a rebuke of more than just gas prices despite what some of the media reported.
Alot of people voted for pretti and good.
So much negativity on a day of such positivity.
One major difference between lemmy and reddit. Feels like teenager vibes.
Edit: thank God my notifications are off
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The Democrats are very nearly as unpopular as the Republicans. People supported them not because they like the Democrats, but because they hate the Republicans. Socialism is still a necessity for a system that works for the people, and that still requires revolution. Revolution isn't just something you do, or something that falls into your lap. It happens when there is a large, revolutionary socialist party, a class conscious working class, and a crisis in the capitalist class. We can directly contribute to the first two by getting involved with a socialist party. Both Freedom Road Socialist Organization and the Party for Socialism and Liberation have two tiers of membership, general membership which is low commitment in time and money, and cadre membership, which requires significant time and money. See which is more active near you (almost certainly PSL, but varies), and consider joining the general membership!
Fuck the haters man, we can still enjoy the win
so do I, no hate here. Also pointed that out explicitly!
I mean it's great that a bunch of shitheads were removed from office but we haven't seen the results yet. It's not like democrats haven't shit away their opportunities to actually fix things before. There's a great deal of precedent for us to be worried about.
I made it very clear that I cheer for the win, did you miss that?
Just like Ender's Game. "How we win matters".
Not that I care either way tbh. And I agree it does sound a bit childish to put it that way but I feel you're missing the point of what they said.
Voting out high prices and voting out pedophiles / "nazis" are not the same thing.