Why is the first comment on half the articles here about how Democrats are responsible for what the party in power does?
It doesn't feel sincere.
dan
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That's one data point from three decades ago. If the Democrats have "done nothing" then there'd be nothing to fear from Republicans rolling back all the things "Democrats didn't do." Yet, here we are, right?
Workplace protections, loan forgiveness, the entirety of the CFPB, etc, etc, are all things Democrats have done to improve lives. To argue otherwise feels disingenuous.
Exactly. In order to promise to "fix the government" you need to lie to them and claim the government is broken, first. That's where liars have a leg up.
A lot of people here are developers or tech adjacent so I'll offer this strained analogy: this "the government is broken" narrative is tantamount to an intern hot off their Learning NodeJS course coming in and telling everyone that their complex production systems are trash and need to be completely rebuilt. That intern doesn't have any of the context, experience, or knowledge to make that determination and often creates conflicts within the team instead of just looking forward to the next iteration for improvement. Meanwhile, the professionals have to keep cleaning up their mess.
Elon Musk is this intern. Boebert, MTG, Tuberville, etc, are this intern. The GOP has been promoting and encouraging these interns and has since Reagan.
Can the government be improved? Absolutely. Should the interns be doing it? No.