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      The last time Democrats had a filibuster -proof legislative trifecta it was for 3 months and they passed Obamacare. When they don’t have Republicans blocking them every step of the way, they actually do work to improve things. They aren’t perfect by a long shot, but Democrats are the best of two options by far.

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    They’ll give Trump a golden parachute, wish him the best, then continue the ratchet effect. Neo-liberals are as much enemies of democracy as the reactionaries.

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    The Republicans have demonstrated that no, these things do not take time.

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      If America was a school we’d have one party full of bullies smoking in the bathroom who don’t give a shit if one of their ranks breaks the rules so long as it’s not messing with them personally, and we’ve got another party full of brown nosers who will run and tell the teacher any time someone even thinks about using the wrong kind of pencil. Neither is good for the student body as a whole, but in very different ways.

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      I asked for a gender inclusive restroom, was gaslighted those things take time. I then emailed CEO cc’ed chair of board of directors. It was converted in 2 days.

      It was never about time, it’s about agency

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      Add long as you brazenly break rules and laws, and your controlling party willingly does nothing about it

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    Power is never given, it is taken.

    I see a lot of discourse around this theory that when Democrats are in power they’ll reverse everything this regime has done. Yes this is a comforting thought but it’s way too much to expect from the Democratic Party as we know it now.

    The Executive branch has been given (and has taken) an extreme amount of power to the point where the balance we once knew is now nonexistent. Does anyone think for one second the next president will just forfeit those gains? What incentive is there? And as we’ve seen and continue to see, who will hold them to account?

    My bet is that we’ll see a few easy ‘gimme’ reversals that are enough to enable our slide back into the complacency we so desperately crave.

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    Spanberger is part of the paid opposition party. She will never do anything to take power away from capitol, and Republicans will do everything to give more power to capitol.

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          Thanks, I’m used to Ivan as a slur for Russians

          Igor evokes “hunchback mad scientist assistant” to me.

          As in Marty Feldman from Young Frankenstein, but others as well

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            It’s too obvious when Ivan is used.

            Agreed usually Igor for me too but I’ve seen Ivan and Igor used so much here by specific accounts it’s sadly be becoming interchangeable when on fediverse. Or honestly anything that is critical of democrats

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      Instead of acknowledging liberal complicity in our oppression you deflect to 1950s style ‘Russia Russia Russia’ hysteria

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          If liberals spent more time punching right instead of left we wouldn’t be were we are politically. But they know they have too much to lose by dismantling the status quo. The level of privilege you have by defending our common oppressors keeps you comfortable