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Sure, they're not some savior, but they won't gut the EPA, the might not replace Laila Khan, they won't continue to fill the courts with extremely right-wing judges which will take decades to overcome, they might be able to replace Chevron deference with legislation, and they might be able to put some protections into place for abortion access and healthcare for trans people.
Why not?
Already do
Why?
They haven't, though.
The Dems are not good people in a hard place, they're servants of Capital, same as the GOP.
Don't know how it's not obvious that they won't gut the EPA. The Biden administration added a ton of funding to the EPA for climate action. It's a priority for them.
Come on man, if you can't tell the difference between judges appointed under Democrats vs those under Republicans, I don't know how to show you. Looking at the supreme court voting record is a pretty clear sign there. John Oliver just did a piece on this last night that is worth checking out.
There are already bills that are getting support from lots of Democrats in the House and Senate to provide similar protections that Chevron deference gave. I say "might" because of course this is only going to happen with strong Democrat control of both the House and the Senate.
Similar to Chevron deference, bills have been brought forward that have broad support among Democrats for trans healthcare and abortion access.
Democrats, like you said, are not saviors. They at-best react to Republicans and Republican-appointed judges doing evil shit when they are in power, or providing "solutions" that barely scratch the surface of the work/funding needed. Democrats have not had the political power to push these bills through since the Republicans did the evil shit they are reacting to. It's pretty disingenuous to blame them for these bills not passing in the system we have.
Follow the money. The Dems have failed miserably at any legitimate climate movement.
I'm aware that Republicans and Democrats are right-wing.
Of course, it's Election time, after all. Do you really think any measures introduced by Dems are in any way adequate?
Where are they?
I blame them for being the other half of the uniparty of the genocidal US Empire. The Dems have plenty of political power, their game is to act like saviors that just need your votes to save you this time, every time, as the US Empire sundowns.
I do. I follow the $23,000,000 the EPA just gave to my department to reduce methane emissions in my state from funding that the Biden administration made happen.
Follow the funding, minor pocket lint from the US State Department is cheap compared to what needs to be done.