go back to reddit

pretty much yeah

yeah I dislike how the back arrow is sometimes not in the main tab but instead in the sidebar, it messes with me

I see your point but Dems have very little political capital and I think they should pick their battles wisely; the battle for Trans rights will be won or lost in the public discourse, the dems should focus on stuff they can actually prevent, like blocking Gaetz/RFK Jr.

yeah I don't attend protests because I don't really believe in them. I do have opinions, very strong ones actually, I just don't think there's any point fighting for a losing battle. also can't we just discuss this in a civilised way 😭 we're basically on the same side

I'm not blaming trans people on her loss! I'm blaming inflation and global trends which hurt incumbents across the globe. I legitimately don't think trans people cost democrats this election, some people do but they are wrong imo

yeah I wouldn't phrase it like that but I like to think I have a consistent worldview lol. I don't opposed concerted messaging on an issue, I just think that most of the time acts of public protest don't effectively sway public opinion

I don't like that Dems have to do this, but their position is not the popular one atm. It's a battle of hearts and minds, and unfortunately the hearts and minds of the American people are not currently in the right place for resistance to be effective here

No, I just think elected officials should be very cautious about the impacts they have on public opinion so their effortd don't backfire. Lincoln definitely wasn't a coward, but he waited to take action on abolition until he knew it wouldn't backfire

I also generally reject the idea that protest is that effective at swaying public opinion, but that's a debate for another time and platform lol

I didn't actually lose anything because I'm not an American, but I doubt Kamala lost because of Palestine, most voters sadly don't care much about foreign policy. Inflation was a much more salient issue albeit the margin was small enough you can argue many factors caused her loss

Rosa Parks wasn't an elected official, I'm fine with private individuals doing this type of stuff, but the ramifications are very different when an elected official does it.

I do have values! but values don't matter if you lose. a mediocre dem government will always be better than a fascistic republican one, and at the moment a democratic party which is unapologetically liberal on all issues doesn't look like it can win

being miserable wouldn't actually achieve anything. I'm also pretty sure the GOP wants to pick a fight on this issue because polling shows their position is much more popular, so not playing their game is actually a very brave move!

what would you have her do, beat up mike johnson?

his support for colonisation of slaves (not a good policy, but one he stuck by despite it being unpopular), his attempt to secure graduated emancipation twice in Kentucky (1799 and 1849) and his persistence with the American System.

I agree (totally unexpected ik), Calhoun was funny but also semi-deranged and evil, I've softened on Webster but he allowed himself to become the puppet of wealthy barons and was funadmentally conservative, Clay was kinda driven by ambition but also held genuine beliefs which are evidenced by

both are wrong and mogged by the Great Pacificator. sorry, but the Union WILL be saved