Mike McAngus

Ah, you sweet summer child.

FDT is obsessed with hurting and killing people.

Sadly, no. That would require courage on the part of the Vice President and a majority of the cabinet. Not gonna happen.

But even if it did, then when the inevitable challenge occurred it would require 2/3rds of both houses of Congress to ratify his removal from office. Double not gonna happen.

Yes

No. House Republicans should have refused to approve the CR with the provision in it. Senate Republicans will not approve the repeal.

The. Republicans. Were. Never. Going. To. Reinstate. The. ACA. Subsidies.

Was the outcome better than keeping the government shut down and prolonging the suffering? I say yes because Republicans made it clear they were not going to restore the subsidies, but you probably think peoples' suffering should have prolonged. 4

Were Republicans enjoying making people suffer to put pressure on the Democrats? YES. Was the final outcome perfect? Of course not because Republicans are in control. 3/4

Did it end all the suffering? NO. Did it restore the healthcare subsidies that Republicans took away in order to give more money to the ultra wealthy? No. Were Republicans going to do anything to end the suffering? NO. 2/4

We got a "senate that opens a government and gets nothing out of it" because a literal handful of Democrats changed their votes in an attempt to alleviate the suffering of federal employees, poor people, elderly people, disable people, and children. 1/4

I hope your future is better than that.

I'm finished with this conversation.

When it all burns down how do you think your life will be better?
Do you think there will suddenly be acceptance in that dog-eat-dog world.

I suspect your life would be worse. But I will do what I can in this imperfect system to oppose the purely evil country you envision. 1/2

Why are you blaming Democrats for what Republicans are doing to your community in a red state???

That's EXACTLY why you should want Republicans out of power. BECAUSE THEY HATE YOU.

Who's, "yall [sic]"? The people who vote in primaries and engage candidates? We'll that's a fundamental feature of a democratic republic.

"Y'all" tells me that you don't participate in primaries. If you don't participate then don't complain about the choices that those who do participate make.

People like you are simply not satisfied because Democrats don't fix everything that Republicans break fast enough to suit you. The problem is destruction is always easier than construction.

Yes, worse for all those people, and everyone else whom Republicans choose to scapegoat and kick down at, including their constituents who are not members of the power elite.

And, you obviously haven't paid attention or aren't old enough. Democrats do fix Republican problems. 1/2

Republicans are actively trying to institute theoratic autocracy. That is MUCH WORSE than a bad Democrat who must convince other Democrats to support them. 3

Republicans are actively worse on all liberty standards than even the worst Dem presidential option. I will vote in the Democratic primaries for the person I think is the best candidate running (unlikely to be Newsom), and then I will vote for the least worse candidate in the general election. 2/3

I don't know what kind of influence you think I have but, "lowering everyone's standards" is a bit much even for hyperbole.
Unless the Democratic candidate is actively worse than the Republican, I'm voting for the Democrat. 1/3

Thank you for emphasizing my point.

Democrats, liberals and progressives sat out the 2024 election because she was not perfect on the Israel/Palestine conflict. They acted like Democrats are unwavering in their policies when experience has shown that Dems can and do improve over time.

So, we make gains in the midterms. What's the likelihood some of us will find a reason to "protest Democrats" in 2028 like they did in 2024?

The felon was more unhinged in 2024 than he was in 2020 or 2016, but that didn't turn out the vote for Harris. 1/2

Only if Democrats, progressives and liberals actually turn out to vote. Too often too many of us stay home because their perfect candidate is not at the top of the ballot.

"Just kill them"
- Brian Killmeade, Faux "News", 14 Sept 2025

"preditariat"
<chef's kiss>

"New"??
Just because it's not Xian dogma does not mean it's not moralism.

I said "apparent".

The administration isn't currently fascist. The President isn't currently a dictator.
We should not wait for those situations to be upon us before we resist and call out the direction the administration is taking this country.

I said "apparent".

What's worse is your apparent "Don't worry about it because it is not yet too late" attitude.

So, everything is good as long as the fascists are not in control right now. Let's not worry about the direction they are trying to take us.