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Democrats doing everything in their power to lose the election.

https://twitter.com/HotSpotHotSpot/status/1764829771324698823?s=19

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[–] CommunistBear@hexbear.net 107 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Honestly, good. The fact that elected officials can exist in the world without any consequences for their actions is one of the most frustrating parts of our society. Sorry AOC, no movie for you while you support genocide

[–] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 54 points 8 months ago

Politicians in America especially Democrats are elected by taking entire policies hostage and being like "If you don't elect me then the republicans will take away your right to exist" then proceed to do nothing to actually protect the policy until it gets taken down and then they go "If you don't elect me then the republicans will take away your right to exist but worsely".

[–] ButtBidet@hexbear.net 27 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

I'm definitely not defending her, but she's doing this to avoid getting primaried again. Amerika has a billion little ways to maintain control of things.

(Edit: I'm not saying that avoiding a primary is worth it to ignore mass murder)

[–] jack@hexbear.net 72 points 8 months ago (1 children)

this only makes her chances worse

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I could see it either way, I just don't know the demographics of her district. I know a neighboring district has various degrees of anti-hamas posters on every telephone pole, not that some organized poster spamming should be presumed a fair representation of the constituents.

[–] jack@hexbear.net 23 points 8 months ago

And those people would already never, ever vote for her. All this achieves is alienating the diverse, progressive base that brought her to power.

She beat the centrist machine using the support of the people she is ignoring and demeaning.