• skulblaka
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    4 months ago

    Are both sides not allowed to behave the same? Be equal?

    No, because democratic voters at least occasionally have principles.

    I get what you’re saying here, but if Dems start acting “equivalently” to Republicans we’re gonna have a real big, serious problem.

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      4 months ago

      I’m not asking Dems to break the rules. I would like Dems to treat the left as actual partners and take their policy seriously, instead of “we need those people to shut up or Republicans are going to burn down everything”. Republicans do not do that with their own reactionaries. They mine them for ideas and find ways to implement those policies through a long game.

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        4 months ago

        Now that is a stance I can get behind. That’s just not the initial impression that’s given from the statement “we should start acting like the Republicans do”.

        Thanks for the clarification.

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      4 months ago

      To an extent, I say it’s about time you do.

      Not with policy or law breaking. Not that crazy shit.

      But rhetorically. Imho it’s time for American Dems to stop playing so nice…

      The evidence is all available online. If you support trump for office you want a king.

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      4 months ago

      We already have a real big, serious problem.

      Though I agree, dropping to their level just let’s them go lower.

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        4 months ago

        They go lower regardless. “When they go low, we go high!” has become “alright guys, they’re putting trans people in the showers, but at least we played by the rules! It’s important that everyone had fun!”

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        4 months ago

        Imho it does nothing.

        No dropping or raising of the level from dema has affected maga discourse in the least.

        They will do the exact same shit. We have had too many years to learn that lesson now.

        Either smack back (rhetorically) or they will just make up something anyway.