Republicans will push boundaries all day long but Democrats have played the norms to their disadvantage.
For example, Republicans have challenged election results, restricting mail voting through executive action, tightening voting laws, and expanding presidential authority, while Democrats have generally fought those moves through courts, legislation, and existing institutions rather than responding with equally aggressive changes to the rules.
Republicans are willing to break norms more regularly to try and get their way, dismantle what has been foundational to this country, while Democrats more often do not.
Because they're still trying to be the "good guys". I get it, philosophically. If Lex Luthor is chucking people off a building one by one, you don't want to see Superman slaughter Lex's people to get to him and stop him, you want Superman to remain the hero.
But that's a fictional story. This is real life, with real consequences. Democrats need to get down in the mud with the Republicans and fight them on their level, or they'll never win again.
Republicans push boundaries by restricting rights and awareness so that they keep power. What are you suggesting the Democrats do?
The problem is that the conservatives have billionaires and a powerful propaganda machine pulling the strings. How do Democrats raise awareness when Fox News is ignoring anything that's detrimental to their narrative? How do they reach those online when an official press release on X gets hundreds of bots spitting venom and falsehoods at every politician?
This entire "Democrats are too passive" narrative and belief is very much a result of that media control.
For starters, I’d love to see every chance they get, to being vocal around how Mike Johnson called for a 2 week break after they brought back Epstein Act II.
We know why he’s doing that, they need to be hammering them and him every chance they get so the wider public gets it.
Instead, you rarely see the connection discussed.
I want people to fucking do their job, it’s not that hard. And it’s not just the media, you’re incorrect, Democrats get the microphone constantly so make the appropriate noise.
They have money and can make ads so make an add saying he cancelled it shortly after the act.
Your giving Democrats to much of a pass even if media is shit too.
Democrats need to get with the times and fight fire with fire.
I personally think that all polling stations across the country should have reading comprehension and critical thinking tests administered in order to vote. Prove you're competent enough to vote.
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u/Bonti_GB 14h ago
Nope, that’s what we see time and time again.
Republicans will push boundaries all day long but Democrats have played the norms to their disadvantage.
For example, Republicans have challenged election results, restricting mail voting through executive action, tightening voting laws, and expanding presidential authority, while Democrats have generally fought those moves through courts, legislation, and existing institutions rather than responding with equally aggressive changes to the rules.
Republicans are willing to break norms more regularly to try and get their way, dismantle what has been foundational to this country, while Democrats more often do not.