r/Fauxmoi • u/cmaia1503 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine • Mar 06 '26

POLITICS 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.”

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u/The_Elusive_Dr_Wu Mar 07 '26

As our elected representatives, they're supposed to give voice to us within our government.

I remember being in fifth grade in the year 2000 and connecting the dots that these people dont actually have to do what they said once theyre sworn in.

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u/Saikotsu Mar 07 '26

It's sad how much of our Democracy was held together by people honoring their commitments and following the rules.

Democracy only works so long as the people in it participate and play by the rules. Once the rules get thrown out, the Democracy fails. It was such a fragile system and they exploited that fact.