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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 70 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Democrats are never as good at predicting things as when they predict they can't get something done. The point is to try, to raise the issue, to force your opponent to defend the issue, to raise awareness and money and volunteers to beat back the waves of evil that would destroy us all.

My entire life, Democrats have been shrugging and rolling their eyes while Conservatives rub their genitals all over the furniture.

Did Donald Trump need 60% to get what he wanted? Did Dick Cheney? Did Reagan or Nixon need a supermajority to funnel money into their pockets while destroying lives? No, they got what they wanted while Democrats in charge lined their own pockets while destroying lives.

Don't come at me about Biden. He's a shitbag, but I'm voting for him anyway because we literally cannot have another Trump term. But I'm really fucking tired of hearing about things we're not trying to do because we'll probably fail. There's value in the failure, in the attempt.

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 31 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Fuck I'm with you, let's impeach the fucker and make the Senate explain their vote. You've got me riled up.

[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

It's cute that you think senators need reasons for things like this
"I think he learned his lesson"

[–] tabarnaski@sh.itjust.works 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

But I'm really fucking tired of hearing about things we're not trying to do because we'll probably fail. There's value in the failure, in the attempt.

Trump was impeached (twice) by democrats who knew it wouldn't be enough to remove him from office.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

It took them three years to start the first impeachment.