schizoidman to World NewsEnglish · 2 years agoBig oil quietly walks back on climate pledges as global heat records tumblewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square303fedilinkarrow-up1956arrow-down112cross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.eeworld@lemmy.worldclimatecrisisnews_world@lemmy.link
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minus-squareAesthesiaphilia@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years ago How would you respond to GP’s point that most Democrats are corrupt too? Sorry, skipped this. I would say a) it’s an order of magnitude less than Republicans, and b) democratic voters are more willing to hold their candidates to task. Still a no brainer.
minus-squareexplodicle@local106.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoWhat does “holding them to task” look like if we’ll ultimately vote for anyone with a (D) next to their name? Like, yell at them or something?
minus-squareAesthesiaphilia@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoPrimary them. Oust them from the party. See: Andrew Cuomo, Katie Hill, Al Franken… That never happens on the Republican side.
Sorry, skipped this. I would say a) it’s an order of magnitude less than Republicans, and b) democratic voters are more willing to hold their candidates to task.
Still a no brainer.
What does “holding them to task” look like if we’ll ultimately vote for anyone with a (D) next to their name? Like, yell at them or something?
Primary them. Oust them from the party.
See: Andrew Cuomo, Katie Hill, Al Franken…
That never happens on the Republican side.