Opinion | Do You Want a ‘Unified Reich’ Mind-Set in the White House?
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Young Republican staff members appear to be developing terminal white nationalist brain. And they will staff the next Republican administration.

a generation of young Republican staff members appears to be developing terminal white nationalist brain. And they will staff the next Republican administration.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    411·
    1 month ago

    “so far”? Dude that’s not that far.

    You’re having a different conversation than everyone else, I think that’s what’s frustrating you.

    We are talking about the last four years, two of which Biden had majorities, u til the inaction during those two years led to republicans taking the House.

    I have zero idea why you’re insisting we talk about the last 24 years.

    I’m also not sure why you keep talking about the Jetsons.

    Like, I’d try to explain this better, but it’s impossible when you refuse to talk about anything rather than what you want.

    It’s like if two people were talking at a party and you walked up and screamed:

    Blake Bortles is the best professional foosball player in Australia!

    Sure, those people could try and explain all the ways your wrong and why it has nothing to do with what they were talking about.

    Or they could just smile and nod politely and walk away.

    The problem is you seem to think that is “winning” some “argument”…

    • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
      82·
      1 month ago

      Actually I think you’re the one having a different conversation, or at least refuses to see anything except “but 2, or 4, years”.

      First thing, Biden is doing a fuckton, but it’s not enough for you. So I’m pointing out that you demand Jetsons life/tech/change.

      This is not limited to the last 4 years. You really want it to be, but it’s not. None of this is one and done. If this is about effecting significant changes, real changes, real movement of the Overton window, over multiple aspects of life, that requires a ton of time, work, and effort. 2 years or even 4 years is nothing. Real, significant change requires consistent and overwhelming victories. This means by definition it is over several elections and over several Presidents.

      I’m getting some serious “I’m 18 and think the world can change on a dime” vibes. 2 years is a long time for a 18 year old, I get it. But when you start working trying to effect serious change, you’ll realize serious change requires a ton of time, effort, and work. Thus requires consistent and overwhelming victories. Thus far longer than 4 years or 8 years or one presidency.

      • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
        14·
        1 month ago

        If this is about effecting significant changes, real changes, real movement of the Overton window, over multiple aspects of life, that requires a ton of time, work, and effort

        And the only one of those we’ve expended is time.

        • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
          11·
          1 month ago

          What are you even on about? They basically never have control. 4 years out of the last 24 years, and you say they’ve wasted (?) it?

          • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
            23·
            1 month ago

            Yes, they have wasted it. Unless you consider preserving the filibuster, strikebreaking, killing bbb, and killing the public option to be accomplishments.

            We gave them majorities, and they refused to use them.

            Before you reply with the article about the IBEW being happy with Biden, we’re talking about congress, not Biden.

            • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
              11·
              1 month ago

              You’re all over the map with your replies. You just said “Thanks to centrist Democrats like Manchin, they can do it with 0.” as in the GOP can block Biden and the Dems.

              Biden is doing a fuckton. But anyway we’re back to “Biden had it for 2 years, why don’t we have Jetsons life!” See the whole post again, Dems have had control for 4 years of the last 24 years. But you want to say “why aren’t they doing anything”. It’s unreal.

              • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
                12·
                1 month ago

                You’re all over the map with your replies. You just said “Thanks to centrist Democrats like Manchin, they can do it with 0.” as in the GOP can block Biden and the Dems.

                And when Republicans don’t have a majority, just enough Democrats step in to block progressive policy for them, yes.

                Your assertion that Biden is doing a fuckton is unsupported, and your bullshit about the Jetsons is an idiotic strawman. I’d tell you to do better, but if you had defensible positions, you wouldn’t need to keep spamming bullshit.