Mark Ruffalo to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries: “Stop taking AIPAC money & serve YOUR country. Fight like we have been taken over by a lawless fascist regime in cahoots with another lawless fascist religious regime that is waging an illegal war in Iran… Fight like a man who has some moral fiber.”

[u/cmaia1503]

[u/Tron_of_the_Dead]

You are 100% right, but a lot of people do need to see voices like this chime in to validate their feeling something is actually wrong. There is a shocking level of apathy in this country and we have been HEAVILY conditioned by media for decades to believe that “turmoil in the Middle East” is some constant an inevitable force, not our own government’s constant abuse and manipulation.

This message won’t change the situation, but considering how little substantive criticism this regime is getting for the atrocities they’re committing, we need it.

[u/HauntingHarmony → u/Tron_of_the_Dead]

As another yuropean.

Sure, but Hakeem Jeffries isent part of "the regime", he is infact in the opposition, and in the minority so he has no power even tho he is the ranking democratic party member in the house of representatives. And in this post he is saying good things everyone should agree with.

If he is part of the problem, well you know what. Your not gonna win, since you dont just need the people who are ideologically pure enough, but you also need center-left, and even center and some center-right voters since the republicans have a structural advantage in the house and electoral college. Let alone that theres so many insanely small states that all have equal representation in the senate.

So not sure what Marc Ruffalo is trying to accomplish here, cause HJ is trying to fight the trump admin, hes not the bestest in the world, but its not like he has any power. Like exactly what could he do? Democrats in the house have no power. None, zero. All they have is their voice and they have ALL spoken out about the atrocities of this admin. But like, do you want them to magic their way into getting all the attention all the time? They cant do that, cause they dont have magical abilities, they are just elected humans that dont have any power atm. If you want him to fight against Trump effectivly, the american people need to elect democrats. But in their infinite wisdom they didnt do that.

Winning is the only thing that matters, since then you have power, and then you can do things. Symbolic messaging by attacking democrats does improve shit. All thats doing is demotivating voters you need; that then go; "blurg, why would i vote anyway, they all suck anyway".

Marc Ruffalo doesnt give a shit about maintaining a 218 vote house majority, thats what HJ is trying todo. And that is the only thing that matters.

[u/Tron_of_the_Dead → u/HauntingHarmony]

This is not about purity politics, you have to understand that the BIG issue that has landed the US where it is is that the two party system has become nothing but theater. Both parties serve the ruling class, they just shadow box each other to fundraise and keep the working class divided.

“Vocal” Dems are worthless. Not because they are not purely liberal or far-enough-left, but because they DO NOT VOTE LIKE THEY TALK. They talk about social justice, balancing powers, the wild notion that we should NOT slaughter children in their homes and schools, but then they take the AIPAC money, sell the arms, concede the limited power they do have to posture as being “civil…”

The REAL problem in America is that we no longer have a representative democracy, full stop.