The Democratic Party's Slide Into Irrelevance
Attaching a poll ... Dems unfavorability rating increased from 45% to 57% during the Biden Administration.
Even if a god is indifferent, passive or cruel, the fact that it intentionally created the world means our existence isn’t without purpose, it just might not be a purpose we like. So while nihilism doesn’t require atheism, a god with intent - good, bad, or indifferent - opposes nihilism because nihilism entails no inherent meaning or purpose at all.
I would say that your examples are essentially de facto nihilism from our perspective..
The god of Deism (for example) created the world for a purpose. But since we don't know what that purpose is (per Deism), then I don't see how that differs practically from directionless evolution.
Polling showing support for Democrats is collapsing among Democratic voters.
Polling showing support for Democrats is collapsing among Democratic voters.
That's because they don't think the Democratic congress people are doing enough to stop Trump's agenda from going into effect.
That's because they don't think the Democratic congress people are doing enough to stop Trump's agenda from going into effect.
What could democrats in congress do to stop Trump agenda? they are powerless. Reconciliation allows for mono-party decision making for the content of that bill and that's what happened. Democrats could do nothing about it.
Everything else that requires 60 senate votes, democrats aren't voting for anything their voters disagree with.
So what exactly is the request coming from voters? what should their elected representative do in congress?
What could democrats in congress do to stop Trump agenda? they are powerless. Reconciliation allows for mono-party decision making for the content of that bill and that's what happened. Democrats could do nothing about it.Everything else that requires 60 senate votes, democrats aren't voting for anything their voters disagree with.So what exactly is the request coming from vote
I think there is a bit more they could have done, but it would mostly be just slowing things down or giving it more publicity, not stopping anything.
But I didn't say I personally thought they should be doing more, or that they could actually be doing more.
I simply said that it's the reason why a lot of Democratic voters are angry at them. I've seen lots of posts online with questions like "why isn't Schumer doing more to stop this"?
The average voter (of either party) is not really that up on what is possible for opposition parties to accomplish.
What could democrats in congress do to stop Trump agenda? they are powerless. Reconciliation allows for mono-party decision making for the content of that bill and that's what happened. Democrats could do nothing about it.Everything else that requires 60 senate votes, democrats aren't voting for anything their voters disagree with.So what exactly is the request coming from vote
They are not powerless to get behind a populist leader who inspires the people. Someone who articulates positive policy choices that the people support instead of being fake opposition to the GOP. You can't name a single Democrat who can get the people's blood pumping at a campaign rally beside Bernie & AOC.
The most successful Democrat of all-time was a leftist .... Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was elected POTUS four times.
FDR would not be welcome in the Democratic Party today ... you can see it in the reaction to a leftist winning the mayor primary in NYC.
The Democrats can abandon their right wing economic stance which was adopted in response to Reagan winning 49 states in 1984.
Obama spilled the beans in 2012. He acknowledged that his policies were that of a moderate Republican.
The two major parties in the US are both in the grip of economic neoliberals. The Democrats don't offer real contrast.
They are not powerless to get behind a populist leader who inspires the people. Someone who articulates positive policy choices that the people support instead of being fake opposition to the GOP. You can't name a single Democrat who can get the people's blood pumping at a campaign rally beside Bernie & AOC. The most successful Democrat of all-time was a leftist .... Franklin D
I hope within the next several years that this guy gets a national platform and becomes the next charismatic Democratic leader. This is just a short clip, but he's amazing. A Texas state representative who has also been a teacher and is currently also in seminary school. I'm as anti-religious as they come, and I would get excited about him having a position of power.
The most successful Democrat of all-time was a leftist .... Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was elected POTUS four times.
FDR would not be welcome in the Democratic Party today ... you can see it in the reaction to a leftist winning the mayor primary in NYC.
FDR was criticized constantly by the leftists of his day: Norman Thomas, Huey Long etc.
FDR was criticized constantly by the leftists of his day: Norman Thomas, Huey Long etc.
I emphasized the words "of his day".
The Overton Window has changed dramatically with oligarchic control of all US mainstream media including NPR.
Roosevelt shares the same political lane as Bernie Sanders. Bernie is the most left wing member of Congress.
Were there people even further left than Roosevelt ? Sure.
Is there anyone to the left of Roosevelt in today's Democratic Party ? No. He would not be welcome today.
You have democrats who call themselves socialists. FDR would be fine and not particularly out of step with most of the party. Some of his most famous speeches are about saving capitalism. He went to great pains to point out he was not calling for a revolution and modern "leftists" raise money under the Our Revolution PAC.
You have democrats who call themselves socialists. FDR would be fine and not particularly out of step with most of the party. Some of his most famous speeches are about saving capitalism. He went to great pains to point out he was not calling for a revolution and modern "leftists" raise money under the Our Revolution PAC.
Make a list of Democrats who call themselves socialists. Better yet, make a list of those who speak with pride about FDR's legacy.
Bernie is an independent.
You made a claim .... now back it up.
lol Bernie Sanders raises 100s of millions of dollars every cycle to be the democratic nominee for president. He has no problem appearing on ballots as a democrat. Yes, no democrat like Obama or Clinton speaks negatively about FDR. That’s the opposite of the point you’re trying to make.
Every Democrat says positive things about Social Security.
lol Bernie Sanders raises 100s of millions of dollars every cycle to be the democratic nominee for president. He has no problem appearing on ballots as a democrat. Yes, no democrat like Obama or Clinton speaks negatively about FDR. That’s the opposite of the point you’re trying to make.
Bernie is a wimp.
If he ran as an independent, it would guarantee that the GOP candidate would win the election and he doesn't have the stomach for that.
The left needs a bully to counter Trump.
For those with a memory .... Trump went into the 2016 primary and took aim at the establishment of his party. Ted Cruz was "lying Ted". Marco Rubio was "little Marco".
The Democrats have no one willing to perform such a service for them and the oligarchic media wouldn't give such a person a platform to do so. Trump was only allowed to do so because he is basically a feudal lord known to be on the side of oligarchs. He's the world's greatest distraction from the concentration of wealth into fewer and fewer hands.
And FDR was certainly no Trump like bully. He was intelligent, thoughtful competent and pragmatic. All stuff you would be criticizing if he were around because you want someone more like Trump.
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I emphasized the words "of his day".The Overton Window has changed dramatically with oligarchic control of all US mainstream media including NPR. Roosevelt shares the same political lane as Bernie Sanders. Bernie is the most left wing member of Congress. Were there people even further left than Roosevelt ? Sure. Is there anyone to the left of Roosevelt in today's Democratic Par
There is no reasonable interpretation of FDR that makes him anything like Bernie.
He wasn’t even close to being the most left leaning politician even for his time, and that’s on economic issues. On foreign policy issues (namely WW2), he was already interventionist (this would actually be left for his time in the sense it would be anti status quo but right when we are talking about comparing to Bernie) well before Pearl Harbor.
He was a left leaning reformer, not a yell at the sky revolutionary. To put differently, he was more Biden/Obama than Bernie.
This whole thing with Republicans trying to claim credit for Reagan (dumber still, Lincoln) and Democrats claiming credit for FDR is just stupid. The modern parties would not have nominated any of them, as least the versions as we know them.
Oh by the way, the claim that nobody in the democratic party would claim to be to the left of FDR is preposterous when way more members readily own some version of socialist as label while openly advocating for restructuring of the economy and/or expansion of the welfare state well behind anything FDR even tried to get.
And FDR was certainly no Trump like bully. He was intelligent, thoughtful competent and pragmatic. All stuff you would be criticizing if he were around because you want someone more like Trump.
FDR was indeed a bully. His power was comparable to a king as the Commander in Chief of the US military during a global conflict.
He ordered the internment of Japanese Americans.
The following from his speech at the 1936 Democratic Convention when he took on the oligarchs ....
"the old enemies of peace: business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering." He went on to claim that these forces were united against his candidacy; that "They are unanimous in their hate for me — and I welcome their hatred."
He was so popular that he had to wait through 15 minutes of standing ovation before he was able to begin that speech. He was the vessel of the public zeitgeist and the will of the people. His administration completely bulldozed its way through the country with immense popular support.
There is no political figure in the US during the period of his presidency who embodies any successful resistance to his policies. He was a dominant alpha in the manner of Washington, Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt.
Being ruthlessly effective and popular does not make one a "bully"
There is a grand canyon plus sized canyon between his "old enemies of peace" being things objectively bad and Trump's calling individual people out by name and openly threatening them.
And frankly, you believing FDR had no political opposition that stalled his initiatives (at least from ~1938 on) shows more ignorance on your part than anything else. Prior to the start of WW2, he was really on the defensive as the New Deal and the economy stalled, until WWII gave him the wartime boost. And even with the wartime boost, it's not like he crushed the popular vote by 20 points during his re-election campaigns against Dewey.
There is no reasonable interpretation of FDR that makes him anything like Bernie.
....... To put differently, he was more Biden/Obama than Bernie.
When did Biden / Obama ever come close to the following ?
The Second Bill of Rights, proposed by Franklin D. Roosevelt during his State of the Union Address on January 11, 1944, aimed to guarantee economic rights for all Americans. It included rights such as:
Employment: The right to work and earn a living wage.
Food and Clothing: Access to adequate food and clothing.
Housing: The right to a decent home.
Medical Care: Access to healthcare services.
Education: The right to education and social security.
Roosevelt argued that these economic rights were essential for the pursuit of happiness and should complement the political rights guaranteed in the original Bill of Rights.
