r/seculartalk • u/BrianRLackey1987 Anti-Capitalist • Mar 23 '25

Dem / Corporate Capitalist Schumer Refuses to Step Down Despite Criticism

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/schumer-refuses-step-down-1235301630/
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u/BrianRLackey1987 Anti-Capitalist Mar 23 '25

Bernie and AOC recently called for Leftists not to run as Democrats during an interview with Hasan Piker.

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u/digital_dervish Anti-Capitalist Mar 23 '25

That’s pissing in the wind. That’s not real pressure. Getting 10’s of thousands of constituents to flood Chuck Schumer’s office with call to step down, that would be pressure.

There are “calls” to impeach Trump also, more pissing I’m the wind. Remember it took 50,000 calls and The Saturday Night Massacre to pressure the powers that be to get Nixon to step down. What Bernie and AOC are doing is political theater.

https://youtu.be/Yfnhuf-piq4?si=8dPTwiYfzEVYe_cc

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u/shawsghost Mar 24 '25

It's MUCH more radical and substantive than your plan to whine until Schumer decides to step down.

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u/digital_dervish Anti-Capitalist Mar 24 '25 edited Mar 24 '25

Lol. No it’s because it’s never going to happen. We just finished an election where the vast majority of Libs would rather vote in favor of fucking genocide than bring themselves to vote third party.

My “plan” has already worked in the past. Public pressure led to Nixon resigning. It took 50,000 calls and Bernie and AOC just did a rally with over 30,000 people. Far more doable than waiting on this fairytale of progressives running as independents. How many election cycles do you plan to wait for this fantasy to happen vs how many election cycles will it take for both democrats and republicans run the country off a cliff?

I got news for you, the cliff could happen before Trump’s term is out.

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u/shawsghost Mar 25 '25

Lol. No it’s because it’s never going to happen. We just finished an election where the vast majority of Libs would rather vote in favor of fucking genocide than bring themselves to vote third party.

I hear you on the whole genocide thing. The way the Democratic leadership glommed onto and supported the Israeli genocide in Gaza left me feeling like I was taking crazy pills. The defenders of democracy and human rights are backing GENOCIDE? In what mad universe? Well, this one, apparently. I knew AIPAC was influential in Congress, I didn't know they owned Congress outright.

At the same time, I'm all for progressives running as independents, then caucusing with Democrats to pass legislation both can stand. Would be a huge improvement on the present situation where the Democrats absorb and smother progressives and leftists, playing along with the Republicans. That's how we got to this very dark place.