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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 days ago (22 children)

If enough people voted, the Democrats would have given people free health care, stopped financing wars, torture and genocide, close Guantanamo, improve public transit, boost public education, and lowered the cost of groceries. If only enough people voted for the Democrats, they could be in power and bring change. Of course!

[–] ChonkyOwlbear 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Just pointing out that the last time Democrats had a filibuster-proof majority and the Presidency, it was for 73 days in 2009 and Obamacare was passed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, they think they're making a clever point, but Democrats literally tried to do many of those things, and were consistently blocked by Republicans.

I swear, these people have no fucking concept of how their own country functions.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You're right that they don't have any idea how the country functions. When polled 3/4 of Americans can't name the 3 branches of government. Only 17 states require students to pass a civics test to graduate high school. Only 9 states and DC require students to take a year of US government or civics. 8 states have no civics requirements at all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Almost as if it's by design...

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