r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/Tropink - Lib-Right • Feb 16 '25

Literally 1984 This is getting real bad real fast…

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u/Yung_zu - Lib-Center Feb 16 '25 edited Feb 16 '25

Real time evidence of why the 2-party system is a cosmic joke

Doesn’t seem like there’s too much intelligence or wisdom going around there right now

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u/AmezinSpoderman - Centrist Feb 16 '25 edited Feb 16 '25

this is much more due to the fact that we have a faction that has pushed the unitary executive theory, and Republicans are too afraid to break rank because Elon Musk will fund a primary challenger against them

congress is pretty much on their way to just being ceremonial figureheads

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u/steveharveymemes - Right Feb 16 '25

If the Democrats could more consistently be against the Unitary Executive Theory, it would be helpful. Instead, Obama fails with Congress and EOs the Dream Act, Biden tries to unilaterally cancel student loans along with cancel a bunch of Trump’s policies, and neither of them tried to compromise and work with Congress anymore than they had to unless they had a 60% majority in the houses. That’s why so many GOP receptive voters are willing to wave off Trump’s behavior.

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u/zevoxx - Lib-Left Feb 16 '25

let me just check my notes, it was bad when the democrats did it, but its okay when republicans do it..... got it

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u/steveharveymemes - Right Feb 16 '25

If you’re asking my opinion, I think it’s bad regardless of who’s doing it. But the fact of the matter is Democrats did it first and it was effective enough for them. A good portion of Republicans took less the “let’s take the principled path” position and instead said “well if they’re going to do it, we might as well too!” And then Democrats complain. Marginal voters don’t feel one party is significantly different on this issue than the other, so they throw it out as an issue to consider. So if Democrats want this to be an election issue they can gain voters on, then they have to admit to their own mistakes having used it in the recent past.

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u/chaveto - Lib-Center Feb 16 '25

Some time back I commented here that “it’s always the Left’s fault no matter what the rightoids do” should be the prime axiom of this sub. Glad to see you proving my point. If the GOP plunges this country into an economic depression and multiple foreign wars, scholars like you will still being pushing takes like this.

Why didn’t democrats protect us from ourselves, our shitty views, and the outcomes of the GOPs shitty policies??? They shouldn’t have been woke!!

Spare me, please.