The question has been framed in the streets: is a government that impoverishes healthcare and nutrition, flouts the law, enriches its officials, imprisons babies, and kills its citizens worth the money it collects, much less the respect and obedience it demands?

Democrats have nothing to lose by shutting down the government to force the majority party to respond to these questions and the one that looms over all: what, if any, is the political and moral future of the US?

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      No but nobody is deluded about the RNC being better except maga cult members (don’t take my word for it, look at the polling) and I think we can all agree reaching them is a waste of time vs organizing around creating an actual opposition party.

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        No but nobody is deluded about the RNC being better

        Ok, so discourage people from voting for Democrats, what happens? You support the worse (not by a little by the way, by a TON) option.

        creating an actual opposition party.

        Just like in 2016 and 2024. We’ll just make sure the government stays in Republican hands until we create out mythical perfect party. We’re so smart.

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          You have such a tiny worldview, but whatever go on believing that, people like you are becoming an endangered species. Your ideology allows for no change, everything is perfectly fragile and if we make any move to demand better we will certainly shatter it all as far as you are concerned.

          Save your breath and get out of the way.