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[–] hark@lemmy.world 46 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Garland is the weak-ass supreme court pick that was a result of "reaching across the aisle". I'm not sure why he was given the AG role, but democrats should pick people actually willing to fight for us. Democrats positioned themselves as "the only thing stopping fascism" but they don't even try.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Democrats positioned themselves as “the only thing stopping fascism” but they don’t even try.

You can't keep the greed game going if you're on the sidelines. Gotta keep us voting for these inept dumbasses or they won't be able to enrich themselves!

I hate how we have 2 choices:

100% farm to table fascism

or

80% Corpo stooge 15% inept stooge 5% actually gives a shit about people.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

5% actually gives a shit about people

We have to balance the budget! There's simply no money left for giving a shit about people.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Democrats positioned themselves as “the only thing stopping fascism” but they don’t even try.

They seem to be there just to have the sand kicked into their face first.

[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

I like about 80-90% of what Biden’s done. But he and his generation of Dems don’t put as high a priority as they should n fighting to improve the lives of us little people. Should we avoid a fascist dictatorship and Biden gets 4 more years, replacing Garland has to be a top priority