• FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    No, the Republicans win because we give Democrats power and still get conservative outcomes regardless.

    In half of the states it’s still legal to pay someone seven bucks an hour. A single unexpected $400 expense will drive 30-40 million Americans to take on more debt. An unexpected injury or illness will still put most Americans into bankruptcy.

    And what do Democrats do? Pretend that war is the most important issue, and move heaven and earth to ship more of our tax money overseas for it.

    That is why so many people don’t think voting matters, and they’re not wrong.

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      11 months ago

      Abortion is a product of the supreme Court being stuffed by Conservatives under Trump. So yes, a precise product of letting Conservatives win the elections in 2016. It doesn’t get more direct than this