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I disagree. It denotes broken promises and zero effort, which is why I feel compelled to remind everyone of how crummy a president Joe Biden was, and particularly for women. Kamala doesn't even have a platform on her website. All she wants to do is repeat memes ("Joy" and "Weird"), which doesn't help anyone.
They've made hundreds of billions we don't actually have appear out of thin air overnight for other countries' wars, but if you want a living wage or bodily autonomy it means absolutely nothing to them beyond their ability to fundraise off of promising to act.
I appreciate that I'm not the only one who uses this term, though. :)
I acknowledge what broken promises look like. I contend most of them are just failures... In battle. There's no indication the promises were made in bad faith, but heads up, politics is an uncontrolled system. In many cases good intentions lead to loss. All the more reason to clear the path.
I don't excuse it, I understand it.
I'd argue forty years of regression in both social and economic liberty across multiple Democratic supermajorities is evidence to the contrary.
Sorry don't want to go ring around the Rosie with you. Much of the worst happening is thanks to judge appointments made by trump. That's my final view of it. I acknowledge yours.
Lastly I return to my other core point:
I have 2 viable options:
And you tell me not to take team blue in this specific constrained system with only 2 outcomes?
That's okay.
I understand where you're coming from. It's just that history demonstrates that your hypotheses are wrong.
Democrats say they'll act differently, but in the end, you get the same conservative outcomes, especially on Roe.
For my part, the joyful speeches matter little when I can look at their record and know that I'm getting fascism regardless.
I mean you're just applying a hyper cynical perspective on all politicians who aren't magaheads, suggesting that they act as failed corrupt bloc, one and all.
Losses happen, failure happen. Promises are broken. That's just real life.
But I don't believe democrats pursue farce as principple.
But republicans keep their promises, and I'm sure I don't like them.
Edit for organization
I'm not suggesting anything. I'm giving them credit for their record.
As clarification, when you say "democrats" your generalizing the group. I was making the point that I believe they are not all the same.