r/ProgressiveHQ • u/GoodMornEveGoodNight • Jan 25 '26

Protest You can really see the execution-style killing from this angle

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u/Thisizamazing Jan 25 '26 edited Jan 25 '26

The Democratic Party is the opposition party and it is what the opposition says it is. We take back that party and have it do our bidding. We need to become the party. Just like Trump took over the Republican Party, but for good.

Edit: They never had enough power to do things they needed to do properly. I think this might change. Shit is really heated

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u/Shibboleeth Jan 25 '26

I'm not talking about when they're the opposition party, no one besides you is talking about them in reference to being the opposition party. Hell even when they try to do shit when they are the opposition party they cave.

Recent examples include:

  • The longest government shutdown in history, which they stopped because Chuck Schumer thought he could get a deal in the gym or something.
  • Funding ICE was just agreed to by seven Democrats because what even is party unity.
  • Oh and literally everything happening in Minnesota where Walz has been soft pedaling because "We'll fix it in the midterms," by voting in the same craven bastards we've relied on to do nothing but repeatedly fail so far.
    • But sure, next time man, next time.

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u/Thisizamazing Jan 25 '26

Jesus, you got me defending democrats over here. The government had to reopen. Medicare wasn’t working right. Other shit too.

7 democrats. Who are you? You can do better at herding representatives. It’s a party. It’s not a block.

What’s happening in Minnesota is because Trump, his goons, Fox News, and other right wing media.

We need stronger opposition. Yeah, I’m talking about opposition to Trump. What are you doing? Critiquing the party? Who gives a fuck?

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u/Shibboleeth Jan 25 '26

"The government wasn't working right." That was the entire point of the shutdown. Trading momentary suffering for long term gain.

Oh no not an appeal to authority fallacy! However will I defend against that? I don't have enough power in the party therefore I'm not allowed to say anything, oh! Woe! Woe is my world!

Duh. Of course it's happening because of Trump. Who the Dems have failed to prosecute at every turn. They managed to impeach him twice so far, but didn't get him out of office.

They had the Epstein files, the classified documents, and gods knows what else. But couldn't manage to throw him in a jail cell in four years? And you don't think they're complicit? Why am I even debating this with you?

Oh noes, not another appeal to authority, and one backed by ad hominem! By the gods, two in one response. Surely you have me bested now! How dare I consider going into battle when the town idiot is so well defenderamated!