People like Sinema and Manchin are a feature of Dem politics, not a bug. They are there to slow everything down and take the heat of unpopularity so that the party can drag its feet on all of their promises.

Biden's cabinet split the huge infrastructure bill, ensuring that the parts they wanted would pass and the stuff they promised and didn't care about would tank.

I heard someone say that the means testing of student debt relief gave the GOP extra time to sink it in some way.

The basic playbook is: vote for us or some crazy fucks will be the alternative; we talk a great game, but republicans always find a way to sabotage us when we get there.

[–] rusticus1773@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then you should just go ahead and vote for the Republicans if your tinfoil hat is on that tight.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll do one better and vote for socialists.

[–] rusticus1773@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I love that for you. While we have a 2 party system a vote for the socialists in this context is a vote for Republicans.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago

And that’s how change never happens. You’re forgetting that republicans were a third party who got off the ground because people cared deeply about abolition. We just need to get people aware of how to get Medicaid for all. Also, your snide tone isn’t useful.

[–] m532@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 year ago

Dem shill