▲ 1036 ▼ Shooting an unarmed woman who was just trying to walk home: just LAPD things (files.catbox.moe) submitted 1 year ago* by destructdisc@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world 137 comments fedilink hide all child comments It was a "rubber" bullet, but still. Source
[–] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Didn't take long to tie actions under a Republican admin to Democrats. Par for the course. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) That's because these things do not happen in a vacuum, and if said Democratic presidents had made real reforms, the actions Trump is committing right now wouldn't be possible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Railing5132@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yep, and the "block everything" McConnell senate of Obama's terms would have allowed that reform too. You could conceivably make that argument about Biden for 2 fucking years if not for Sinnema(sp?) and that chucklefuck from WV. The Dems are feckless but the president can't just decree shit. (well, unless you're trump I guess) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* McConnell made things difficult, sure, but Obama had a supermajority for eight months of his first term. Biden had Manchin and Sinema, but he wasn't without recourse. He could have targeted Manchin's daughter for regulation or investigation, because her company price gouges for prescription drugs and kills people. Sinema could have been stripped of all of her committee assignments, which would have made bribing her worthless and impacted her financially as well as severely limiting her power as a swing vote. But, at the end of the day, you pointed out the most critical thing. Presidents have power. They just need to be willing to wield it in order to create change. The reason you're seeing Democrats participate in fascism and pretend to be powerless is that it serves their wealthy benefactors and they're happy to take those $100k bribes, I mean, "speech" engagements. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child) That's because these things do not happen in a vacuum, and if said Democratic presidents had made real reforms, the actions Trump is committing right now wouldn't be possible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Railing5132@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yep, and the "block everything" McConnell senate of Obama's terms would have allowed that reform too. You could conceivably make that argument about Biden for 2 fucking years if not for Sinnema(sp?) and that chucklefuck from WV. The Dems are feckless but the president can't just decree shit. (well, unless you're trump I guess) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* McConnell made things difficult, sure, but Obama had a supermajority for eight months of his first term. Biden had Manchin and Sinema, but he wasn't without recourse. He could have targeted Manchin's daughter for regulation or investigation, because her company price gouges for prescription drugs and kills people. Sinema could have been stripped of all of her committee assignments, which would have made bribing her worthless and impacted her financially as well as severely limiting her power as a swing vote. But, at the end of the day, you pointed out the most critical thing. Presidents have power. They just need to be willing to wield it in order to create change. The reason you're seeing Democrats participate in fascism and pretend to be powerless is that it serves their wealthy benefactors and they're happy to take those $100k bribes, I mean, "speech" engagements. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Railing5132@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yep, and the "block everything" McConnell senate of Obama's terms would have allowed that reform too. You could conceivably make that argument about Biden for 2 fucking years if not for Sinnema(sp?) and that chucklefuck from WV. The Dems are feckless but the president can't just decree shit. (well, unless you're trump I guess) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* McConnell made things difficult, sure, but Obama had a supermajority for eight months of his first term. Biden had Manchin and Sinema, but he wasn't without recourse. He could have targeted Manchin's daughter for regulation or investigation, because her company price gouges for prescription drugs and kills people. Sinema could have been stripped of all of her committee assignments, which would have made bribing her worthless and impacted her financially as well as severely limiting her power as a swing vote. But, at the end of the day, you pointed out the most critical thing. Presidents have power. They just need to be willing to wield it in order to create change. The reason you're seeing Democrats participate in fascism and pretend to be powerless is that it serves their wealthy benefactors and they're happy to take those $100k bribes, I mean, "speech" engagements. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* McConnell made things difficult, sure, but Obama had a supermajority for eight months of his first term. Biden had Manchin and Sinema, but he wasn't without recourse. He could have targeted Manchin's daughter for regulation or investigation, because her company price gouges for prescription drugs and kills people. Sinema could have been stripped of all of her committee assignments, which would have made bribing her worthless and impacted her financially as well as severely limiting her power as a swing vote. But, at the end of the day, you pointed out the most critical thing. Presidents have power. They just need to be willing to wield it in order to create change. The reason you're seeing Democrats participate in fascism and pretend to be powerless is that it serves their wealthy benefactors and they're happy to take those $100k bribes, I mean, "speech" engagements. permalink fedilink source parent