Why The Democrats Never Get Anything Done

Why The Democrats Never Get Anything Done – Second Thought

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[brianbachmeier]

“Some people say we need a third party. I wish we had a second one.”
- Jim Hightower

[msab]

Rest of the world: Bribery👹
US of A: Lobbying 😇

[beaverjedi]

*The system isn't broken, it's working exactly as intended.*

[shadowwsk]

The government is there for the corporates, not for the people

[The_Mighty_Red]

we don't have a two party system, we have a ruling class and a clown show

[monyoung]

Stop calling it "lobbying". Call it what it actually is "BRIBERY".

[reyhaz]

Americans call it Lobby. Europe calls it Corruption.

[Erik-hi]

Finally someone explains how I feel. For years I've been saying the democrats do just enough to keep peoppe voting, but never actually do what they say.

[Savagetechie]

I don't understand why corporate lobbying just isn't banned completely.

[ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

The fact that "conservative Democrats" exist is nuts.

But, explains *a lot.*

[typograf]

There is a joke, that USA has the best democracy that money can buy.

[flamesintheattic]

If politicians fixed anything, they'd be out of a job. The incentives only make everything, bigger, slower, more expensive, more complicated and un-solveable.

[Sunnysunshower]

Why change anything when it's the status quo that made you president?

[TheFBI]

America's democracy is a facade lmao

[michaelballiro]

Did you ever notice how defensive some people get when we point out that the two major partys in the US share the same goals? I mean they get unreasonably angry. They love to point fingers at monoparty states elsewhere in the world but fail to notice our two party state is merely an illusion. It is as if they need to hold on to that illusion for dear life, elsewise we do not appear to be the democracy we all so love to praise, even as we have so little understanding what a true democracy might look like. I am fascinated by our capacity for self-delusion & that is why I appreciate Second Thought so much.

[pwalshofficial]

I remember being in high school in Texas and using the term "conservative Democrats." The conservative kids I would talk politics with laughed at me and looked at me like I had five heads. I wish I could go back and pat my teenage self on the back for understanding a big part of this mess.

[subtlegong]

The fact that the only options we have as a populace is intentional stagnation or a creeping Christian theocracy is exactly why we are overdue for a revolution

[jonathanmulondo]

Having the genocidal Israeli prime minister appear to Congress with applause from both parties is proof that America no longer has good options.

[craigthompson]

It's not just Democrats. The Unparty belongs to the highest bidder.

[knowEyeDeer]

I'm an Australian who watches a lot of politics. I can tell you that you don't have a left wing in the US, not really. The LNP is Australia's conservative party, they're to the left of the Dems on some issues. That's called the ratchet effect on the overton window for anyone who is unaware.

What you need primarily in the US is what you call ranked choice voting. We call it preferential voting here, essentially it means you can vote your conscience and so long as you know where your preference is going, your vote is never wasted. Voting is also compulsory here.

Once you have ranked choice, the GOP will never win another election. You'll end up with the Dems being the more conservative party and whatever the new progressive party is called.

An upheaval of power like that would provide the perfect opportunity to get money out of politics and un-rat-fuck SCOTUS. So much could be achieved if you just had that one change to your electoral commission. Preferential voting will get you that third political party that actually is full to the brim of leftists. Also, GOP politics would change - it'd no longer be a race to the bottom as they'd have to compete in the market place of ideas. Which isn't dissimilar to challenging a quadruple amputee to a footrace.

Which is why it'll never happen.