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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Got what? Both sides are the same? Let me check the list:

Democrat Republican
Don't want ranked voting Don't want ranked voting
Want everybody to have a puppy dog Want to kill every puppy dog

Nah, still not the same. It just sucks you are stuck with two parties that don't completely oppose each other on all policy points.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It just sucks you are stuck with two parties that don't completely oppose each other on all policy points.

Republicans opposing Democrats on all points is how we got into this mess, blame Newt Gingrich

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Always someone to blame as well. My point wasn't that the 2 party system should totally oppose one another. It is that there are just 2 parties to choose from at all.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I get what you're driving at here but I don't think either platform is giving out of mass murdering puppies.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I wanted to keep it light-hearted as it is the meme and all that... But, you want me to mention their actual points? To be fair and balanced?

You wanted me to mention the control over women's bodies, abortions for me but not for thee?

Or maybe the supporting killing children in schools by only granting thought and prayers whenever a tragedy strikes AGAIN? You know the EU pretty much stopped reporting all the shooting incidents in the states as it is no longer newsworthy? It is only through America-centric Lemmy communities that I hear about most shootings.

Or perhaps the red-scare levels of fearmongering about insert minority that is easily targeted of this season?

This is what I see republicans be through their actions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I want you to actually call out republicans for the shitty things they do.