• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    The only person who can so militantly cling to the idea that both sides are exactly the same is the person for whom the outcomes are exactly the same.

    Destruction Of Black Wealth During The Obama Presidency

    When you have an incoming president who campaigns on dramatic reform and a return to an egalitarian social policy, but delivers large bank bailouts, record rates of foreclosure, and a slew of legislation designed to beef up the police in the midst of wave after wave of street protests, why would you expect this voter base to stick around?

    Dems love to talk about FDR as a big political reformer, but what they often neglect was his success as a partisan party builder. Guys like Clinton and Obama and Biden come into office thinking their voters owe them something for kicking the Republican out. Guys like FDR, LBJ, and Reagan come into office thinking their voters need to be rewarded for delivering the vote.

    the person who needs to do a lot more shutting the fuck up

    How many times do I see people whip their dicks out in the middle of an online forum and tell their opponents to STFU?

    How many times has it ever worked?