Once power is to be had, everyone wants their piece of it for their provincial agenda. And when a party is on the defensive, they all band together to survive.

This is frankly one of the healthy checks and balances that keeps any one group from achieving hegemony.

If the whole country went overwhelmingly red or blue for any period of time, we’d see a third party emerge to destabilize it. Exactly as happened with Perot after the Reagan Dynasty.

2y ago

Matt Gaetz says he will attempt to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership this week

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Bendavisunlv6 @lemmynsfw.com 2y ago

Look everybody, it’s a dick punching an asshole! Anal sex in the chambers of congress should be illegal!

2y ago

Trump, on Meet the Press, shows he still has no policy plans

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Bendavisunlv6 @lemmynsfw.com 2y ago

They have nothing to advocate for because they got everything they wanted a long time ago with the dismantling of the public trust and all the tax cuts. Killing Roe was a lark they only did for PR value but hey they got that too.

I wish people would realize that US politics isn’t a marketplace of ideas. It’s not about competing philosophies. There are some dug in motherfuckers who live only to consolidate their own power and wealth further and further.

It’s impossible to win a debate with an opponent who doesn’t even put forth an argument. Something something you just get dirty wrestling a pig and the pig enjoys the romp.

In a word: we can take our country and future from these assholes, or let them keep it. They don’t share.

2y ago

Trump, on Meet the Press, shows he still has no policy plans

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Bendavisunlv6 @lemmynsfw.com 2y ago

It’s an outrage 100 different ways, but one of those is: this is an amazing job that a person could do SO much with. Policy is intensely interesting and massively important. There’s a huge variety of issues and so much to learn and fix.

For someone to seriously propose themselves for the job without having the decency to know what they even want to do with it… it’s just insulting.

2y ago

Sara Stokes

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Bendavisunlv6 @lemmynsfw.com 2y ago

Updated, thanks!

2y ago

Sara Stokes

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Bendavisunlv6 @lemmynsfw.com 2y ago

Yeah I always add it if I have it. There wasn’t anything from the source on this one. If someone wants to do some TinEye searching and comment the name, I’ll edit the post. That goes for all my posts here.

2y ago

nice jaw

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Bendavisunlv6 @lemmynsfw.com 2y ago

In this case: the mod of this sub. Enjoy your ban, fuckwit.

2y ago

Ceiling fan efficiency rule draws ire of House Republicans

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Bendavisunlv6 @lemmynsfw.com 2y ago

You may right that there are exceptions. It is simple to craft legislation in such a way that it only applies to large companies. Or foreign companies. Or gives the niche guys 20 more years to comply. This isn’t moral philosophy where things need to be absolute. It’s trade regulation. It can be applied however it needs to be. But do we see Republicants introducing specific revisions like this? No.

2y ago

Ceiling fan efficiency rule draws ire of House Republicans

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Bendavisunlv6 @lemmynsfw.com 2y ago

Let’s say we’re right about that but there are actually two smallish American companies that would be hurt by this. It’s easy to modify a law so that it applies only above a certain threshold. It’s also perfectly okay to favor domestic companies and fuck over foreign ones, if that’s the issue.

Republicants…