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lemmy.world

I heard an interesting theory from a YouTube video creator who made political videos (can't recall who)

But the gist was this.

Democratic reps and congressmen take turns voting against the people's wishes. So that no single one has a long track record of going against the people. Just a handful of times.

With, of course, the majority vote being orchestrated behind the doors.

This is how so many of Trump's cabinet picks had Dems voting for them but a different Dem every time.

So no single Dem could be called out for "always voting with Republicans".

I think this woman who theorized this is on to something. Wish I could remember who it was. But yeah I think she's right. It's all orchestrated.

The Dems are intentionally losing bills and budgets that the people want.

They have been, and are currently, working with the "opposition". Because most of both sides are actually all working for Israel's goals And billionaire's goals.

Certainly Not ours.

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I've heard this from a lot of leftist streamers and youtube creators as "rotating villain" theory. It's basically proven, as only when a majority is gained do congress people start flaking off of what should be an obvious win. Leiberman, Sinema, Cuellar, Fetterman, Manchin, etc.

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alekwithakreply
lemmy.world

You can see for yourself who voted for what. Or you can believe an 'influencer.'

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daanniireply
lemmy.world

Wasn't an influencer and they had examples. It was someone who made YouTube videos about political content. Not all women making videos are "influencers".

I don't think it's far fetched to consider the corp Dems are using a playbook. They have a strategy. They don't just wing it.

Wasn't it revealed recently that booker was a guest to some Republican billionaires meeting at a hotel or something?

They are all in it together.

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lemmy.world

defied Jefferies

Bullshit

In a lengthy statement the day before the vote, Jeffries said that the amendment was “overly broad” because it would limit “funds for longstanding initiatives,” including refugee resettlement and peacebuilding, and that it would “restrict our country’s ability to confront Hamas, Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations.”

Jeffries said he would not whip other members to vote against the amendment and acknowledged that urgent changes were needed to American policy toward Israel.

He didn't think it was pro-Israel enough, but wouldn't organize Dem votes against it.

Don't let neoliberals pretend to be progressive

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axusreply

Party members voting independently with their brain, what a quaint concept. Stalin and Mao would have never let that slide.

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gruereply
lemmy.world

Plus all of the Republicans.

(Yes, I know the fascist fucks are a lost cause and that's why they don't get mentioned, but we should still maintain the expectation anyway.)

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nothing to apologize for, not mentioning republicans in these situations leads directly to .ml style dumbdumbitis

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lemmy.ca

The other half better lose their next primary.

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JeeBaiChowreply
lemmy.world

Judging from 2024, the angry voters will do ABSOULTELY NOTHING, while hoping the ship will kinda, sorta, right itself-ish.

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Judging from 2024, the angry voters unpopular Dems will do ABSOULTELY NOTHING

Fixed it for you.

Also, more recent events such as Mamdani and candidates he endorsed beating "Centrist" (actually right wing to far right) establishment Dems who had the backing of the entire DNC machine would indicate that the angry voters ARE doing something.

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lemmy.world

If you still feel like you need to provide "aid" to a country with a higher QoL than yours, higher ranking healthcare and education than yours, better-equipped social services than yours, and higher GDP per capita, you are a sad, brainwashed, controlled paypiggy.

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Trump is donating millions to Europeam maga aligned groups, those millions are taxpayers dollars. Not in the same orbit but completely unacceptable.

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Not_mikeyreply
lemmy.dbzer0.com

Israel has lower gdp per capita ($60k PPP) then the US ($94k).

This is just to say they're providing that better qol despite having less money.

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kreskinreply
lemmy.world

does that GDP number include the billions we give them in aid? We give them far far far more than the 3.8 billion thats advertised. 3.8 billion directly plus another 12.5 billion in military aid just in 2024. And I imagine similar in 2025 but dont have the data. What could America have done with a spare ~17 billion? and thats not even counting the horrifyingly expensive missiles we expend to protect them, military operations in the region to benefit them, the wars we engage in at their whim that only serve their interests. When you factor in the wars we are probably a trillion dollars into supporting these genocidal chucklefucks.

https://www.cfr.org/articles/us-aid-israel-four-charts

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What could America have done with a spare ~17 billion?

COULD have done a lot, WOULD probably just squander it on wars, tax breaks for billionaires, and subsidies for the companies of billionaires.

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Bliblyreply
lemmy.world

Because we are paying for it. Yet we don't have enough for our own people?!?

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It's also easy to boost the standard of living of some when you deny the rights of others.

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Our politicians are bought and paid for by Israel. The US is being colonized by Israel.

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fedinsfw.app

random complaint

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 243 (Republicans in roman; Democrats in italic; Independents underlined)

this page is fucking terrible, why the fuck cant they just make this page well? tables, shit fonts, fuck this technical team

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I don't even know what page that is. I don't see it at this link and 2/3 of the others are twitter links, and that's way worse

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thelemmy.club

As a JEW I'm TERRIFIED now! I CANT believe Lawmakers think it's OK to NOT send our Tax Dollars to a Foreign Country I'll NEVER Visit so they can have things I'll NEVER Have while SABOTAGING the Iran Conflict by CONTINUALLY Shooting babies in the Face! I'm TERRIFIED!

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Cue 6 op eds explaining how some Jewish person is vaguely scared because of this vote, meanwhile no op eds from the genocide victim families

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aussie.zone

that result tells us again, that Israel controls the usa. Its ok to fund genocide. your tax dollars at work.

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Thinking that Israel controls America is like thinking the knife controls the serial killer because he spends money on sharpening it.

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It's all performative bullshit. Gotta look like we're being listened to. We're not.

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