schizoidman@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoBig oil quietly walks back on climate pledges as global heat records tumblewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square133fedilinkarrow-up1945arrow-down112cross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.eeworld@lemmy.worldclimatecrisis@lemmy.mlnews_world@lemmy.link
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minus-squareAesthesiaphilia@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year ago How would you respond to GP’s point that most Democrats are corrupt too? Sorry, skipped this. I would say a) it’s an order of magnitude less than Republicans, and b) democratic voters are more willing to hold their candidates to task. Still a no brainer.
minus-squareexplodicle@local106.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoWhat does “holding them to task” look like if we’ll ultimately vote for anyone with a (D) next to their name? Like, yell at them or something?
minus-squareAesthesiaphilia@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoPrimary them. Oust them from the party. See: Andrew Cuomo, Katie Hill, Al Franken… That never happens on the Republican side.
Sorry, skipped this. I would say a) it’s an order of magnitude less than Republicans, and b) democratic voters are more willing to hold their candidates to task.
Still a no brainer.
What does “holding them to task” look like if we’ll ultimately vote for anyone with a (D) next to their name? Like, yell at them or something?
Primary them. Oust them from the party.
See: Andrew Cuomo, Katie Hill, Al Franken…
That never happens on the Republican side.