This is the second time Donald Trump has been elected with full control of both the House and Senate. It is not surprising that an old man in the same scenario would behave the same.

[–] itsralC@lemm.ee 29 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

I always like to point out how there's art of these two characters fucking by the same author

[–] __nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works 15 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

You forgot the link

[–] mr2meows@pawb.social 4 points 2 hours ago

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[–] taxiiiii@lemmy.world 24 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (27 children)

I mean, I was super curious what Sanders could've done if he had the chance. Instead, we got the opposite experiment.

If democrats in the US vote for stuff like Biden, then they're not voting for any radical change. Trump isn't comparable to that.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 22 minutes ago

I still remember the full-on panic mode people were in when it looked like Bernie might clinch the nomination in 2020. So absurd, but that's what happens when the ruling class is afraid that they might have to pay higher taxes.

[–] SoulWager@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

What would it take to pass a constitutional amendment for ranked choice voting, or any other voting system without a spoiler effect?

Spoiler: not by voting

[–] cabbagewitch@lemm.ee 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Congressional Democratic Majority and the same in most state legislatures. Its functionally impossible to pass an amendment at this point.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 hours ago

Yea but the Dems wouldn't pass that, though.

[–] ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Oddly enough people say that they voted for these policies for change. It’s a mess.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 18 minutes ago

Trump is a lot of things, but he definitely isn't a status quo politician.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 12 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

If democrats in the US vote for stuff like Biden, then they’re not voting for any radical change

I don't exactly know the details, but weren't there accusations of meddling from the DNC that stoppered Sanders' chance of securing the nomination, and a belief among some that he might have won the nomination if it had been a free and fair primary process?

In other words, it's possible (though by no means certain) that your sentence above works if "democrats" means "the DNC and the establishment of the Democratic Party", but not if it means "people who by-and-large support the Democratic Party".

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 14 points 15 hours ago

The Dems did some delegate fuckery where all candidates endorsed Biden because ~~Bernie~~ Trump had to be stopped at all cost, and their delegates went to Biden even if he hadn't been voted for. Kamala contributed all of her 0 delegates and got VP for being ~~a cop~~ the first to drop out iirc.

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 20 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Americans voted for Biden because the primary system heavily favored Biden and Americans were told Biden was "more electable" than Bernie, even though every one of Bernie's policies and his messaging polled better.

If the DNC didn't put their thumbs on the scale, Bernie would have won in 2016 (or 2020), and guaranteed a democratic victory in the next election because nobody receiving free healthcare is going to vote to go back to the current system.

Bernie isn't radical, he's a social democrat, he just looks radical because the democrats are right of George W Bush right now.

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