• PugJesus
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    88 months ago

    Then, after America has gone through another hellish term or 3 of Republicans, the Democrats will finally feel forced to gasp represent their constituents again, they will produce an actual decent candidate, and we will have a repeat of the Clinton/Gore years.

    When the fuck has this happened, again? Allowing the GOP to push the narrative right for over a decade doesn’t give you a fucking Newton’s law equal reaction towards the left. It just makes politics as a whole more right-leaning. This whole “Let’s lose so we can win!” bull is nothing but wishful thinking.

      • PugJesus
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        98 months ago

        What, Clinton/Gore? You mean the administration responsible for pulling the Democratic party to the neoliberal right? That’s your fucking hoped-for reaction?

        Jesus H. Christ.

        • Melkath
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          28 months ago

          SMH my head.

          You’re mixing up which Clinton dragged the party to the right.

          • PugJesus
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            108 months ago

            You’re mixing up which Clinton dragged the party to the right.

            … am I? Which Clinton is the leftist, here? Please, tell me about how Bill wasn’t actually a neoliberal?

            Or worse, tell me how Hillary is actually a leftist?

          • Flying Squid
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            28 months ago

            Clinton repealed Glass-Steagall. That is a huge reason for our financial situation right now. It was a big gift to Republicans and the rich. Clinton was a terrible president. He was better than Bush would have been and better than Dole, but I’m not going to go much farther than that. He was as right as you could get (at the time) for a Democrat.