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I don’t vote based on resolution bills because they don’t impact the law. This shit is just used in campaign ads down the line to make whatever argument is convenient for the situation. I would prefer if my rep Shri just abstained. It’s such a lose-lose. Yes we condemn fire bombing people in the streets. We do not condone ICE actions but they’re wrapped In the same little stupid resolution for no real reason.
This article does a good job explaining what is going on, while also shaming the Democrats who fell for the trap: https://jonathancohn.medium.com/a-tale-of-two-resolutions-75-dems-join-gop-in-resolution-praising-trumps-mass-deportation-regime-15cf590770ea
If any of the Democrats on this list represent you, give them a call and ask them why they agreed to this resolution.
Holy wow, I am shocked my singular Dem Blue Dog voted against. But he should have been retired long ago and has done so much damage to the credibility of voting blue. Maybe he got rich enough and/or has health concerns and plans to retire. Maybe he had a change of conscience. Idk, but I'm so shocked he voted against, I don't know what else I feel about this, other than "that's better than nothing after all these decades."
There's plenty of Reaganites that drank the Kool aid, and when you're rich as shit you don't see all the actual effects on the country, just the line going up.
Eventually though, some of them see the government doing fascism and and realize it's what they've been screeching about for forty years, even if they can never admit to themselves the part they played in creating it.
News flash. If they're praising the blatant illegal activity of ICE and the Tyrannical-Rump administration, they ARE NOT democrats. They're Fascist plants. Vote them out and if they don't go, start rolling up your sleeves.
Honestly man it's time to examine the actual structure of the party you're talking about. It's completely locked down by a donor class that prefers losing a hundred time to allowing one victory for the left. There's more room for criticism of the forever wars on the right, even of it's only performative Tea Partyesque babbling about how they were mismanaged and a waste of money. Of course, the wars aren't designed to be won, they're designed to cripple regions economically to uphold dependency relations and make the MIC some money. And nobody like JD Vance or Tulsi Gabbard will really try to put a stop to that. Just saying even they are less unilateral in their support of our wars than the post-911 democrats.
I was once a citizen of the former United States. Then some real sharp thinkers came in and did some really dumb stuff.... At this point there are only fascists and non-fascists. I'm not really fond of facists so....
Yeah same man I moved overseas. I feel safer. I doubt it was ever good in your lifetime either. Maybe more livable, but no less evil.
They are Democrats. Praising and enabling "law enforcement" while casting oneself as the savior from tyranny is part of the essence of the modern Democratic Party. It's those who don't who are the exception.
Remember to VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO if you want ~~Change~~ to PRAISE the People KIDNAPPING CHILDREN!