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Young Americans lose trust in the state (www.ft.com)

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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

And yet Hillary Clinton has consistently said Citizens United should be overturned all these years.

How weird that people get so upset when I inform them that all of their worries are an actual official stance of the DNC. You would think it would be a comfort if they actually cared about any such issues.

[–] stopdropandprole@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

During the 2008 political primary season, it sought to run three television advertisements to promote its political documentary Hillary: The Movie, a film that was critical of Hillary Clinton

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC

I was being a little tongue in cheek about Hillary's role, mostly speaking to the fact that her desire to seek power endlessly and run for president against Obama in '08, is what led to the creation of the eponymous film which was the basis for Citizens United filing a suit in court. it might have happened anyway, eventually, but it's not widely appreciated how much harm she and the DNC have done to our political culture, including losing to Trump so spectacularly in '16.

every significant Democrat has said they're opposed to Citizens United... none of them have actually done anything to accomplish overturning it. actions speak louder than words. same with Roe v Wade, they had decades to codify it and failed.

my whole point is not about what they oppose or support, it's that they're ineffectual in either direction. they routinely fail at shaking up the system and manipulating the courts in favor of the 99% of Americans who they claim to support. meanwhile the GOP runs roughshod over jurisprudence and the courts and civil liberties. Dems are still better than GOP by miles and miles, but nowhere near adequate as an opposition political party.