ID: ally @missmayn posted: “the democrats were more energized and organized against campus protests than the current authoritarian takeover.”

  • ALoafOfBread
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    3 hours ago

    I dislike the democratic party as well, but that just flat-out isn’t true. There are focused efforts to stop most of Trump’s exec orders and many other actions (as they relate to him trying to act like he has control of governmental spending, etc.) as many are blatantly illegal or unenforceable and also to stop Musk. Now, senators and house members aren’t doing a ton, but there’s not much they can do - they are a bicameral minority. They actually are threatening a government shutdown, but that hasn’t occurred yet. Most of the resistance is rightly coming from the judicial branch.

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      3 hours ago

      Sounds like confusion stems from you believing words and actions to be of equal value. Which is typical for any defense of Democrats.

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        1 hour ago

        No, there are actual legal challenges. As for the government shutdown, that is absolutely just words as I said in my comment.

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            We’re in for 4 years of “I’d Like to See Ol Donny Trump Wriggle His Way Out of THIS Jam!” “Oh. well, nevertheless”.

            Trump getting held to account, while facing no consequences for his actions or barriers to future actions.

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              Remember when he was no longer president and was caught red handed by the FBI with thousands of confidential documents that he was making copies of and also trying to flush evidence? And they didn’t find the copies? And he didn’t go to prison?