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by arrosenberg 430 days ago
We didn't get to control where it stops by following the process either, at least we could have had a hand on the wheel. You are advocating for bringing a knife to a gun fight.

For what its' worth, by the time Biden was elected, the party was already dead. It would have realized that in 2020 if Trump hadn't messed up COVID so badly. The best example of what I am talking about is Obama not seating Merrick Garland on the court and daring the Senate to stop him.
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shadowgovt 430 days ago
Believe me, I would have loved to have seen hands on wheels. It'd be great if people who cared about the Democratic party messing up would actually bother to show up to breathe some life into the party; party events are published, offices have addresses, local and state government positions go up for election far more often than Presidents do.

Instead, I saw Americans stay home, again, and Trump get elected, again. It would appear, sadly, Americans are getting the government they're willing to put in the effort to have. All the resources in the world to stop these circumstances and they didn't use them.

Ah, well. Pax Americana was a pretty good run. We got the Internet out of it. Hopefully, the reshuffling of global power into something that replaces it will be even better.

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arrosenberg 430 days ago
We gave Democrats the whole government in 2008 and 2020 - they refuse to wield power. But sure, blame the voters for being disaffected by their failure, I’m sure that’ll move things in the right direction.
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shadowgovt 430 days ago
There's nothing my blame or praise will do that the coming economic collapse won't.

And in the American system, where We the People consent to be governed by a government that derives its power from those people... Where else would the blame lie?

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