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[-] Spyd3r@lemmy.world 95 points 8 months ago

Sure would be nice to have a functional, sane, and reality based conservative party in the US, not this circus sideshow they call the Republican party.

[-] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 87 points 8 months ago

The Democratic Party is the Conservative Party. Republicans are far right of that.

[-] dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org 36 points 8 months ago

Yes, we have a conservative party and a fascist party.

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It's a fascist party vs. a big tent "everyone else" party. That's how the #GOP works in lock(goose)step & the Democrats constantly have to deal with pandering, grasping assholes like Manchin & Sinema.

[-] dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 8 months ago

The Democrats aren't a "big tent" party they're a "vote for us or you get the fascists" party.

[-] Sneptaur@pawb.social -4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

What purpose does this statement serve aside from venting your frustration and leftist infighting

[-] dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 8 months ago

If you think that leftists disliking Democrats is "leftist infighting" you have a fox news brain definition of what a leftist is.

[-] Sneptaur@pawb.social -2 points 8 months ago

God just listen to yourself. I never said the democrats were leftists. I said this subject prompts leftist infighting. Use your brain.

[-] dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 8 months ago

Sorry, I assumed you were trying to say something that made any sense at all. Your objection is even dumber than I thought if you think the Democrats' only selling point being that they're not the Republicans is even a remotely controversial point on the left.

[-] Sneptaur@pawb.social -2 points 8 months ago

You sound like a miserable and shitty person to be around. Go outside.

[-] dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 8 months ago

Same to you. At least I'm not carrying water for liberals excusing genocide.

[-] Sneptaur@pawb.social 0 points 8 months ago

lol you really just used “no u”, wow. Peak intellectual argument going on here.

[-] JaymesRS@literature.cafe 3 points 8 months ago

I disagree, there’s a pretty big swath between the polar opposites of the party for democrats in the US. They are both capitalists, yes; but not conservative.

Perhaps more accurate would be a pro democracy party and a pro authoritarianism party.

[-] gamingdexter@lemmy.ml 15 points 8 months ago

You know, I was thinking the same thing. Like sure, I'm not for Republicans, but if they could at least get someone who actually cares about what it means at the core to be a Republican and work for the people and want small Gov, then sure. But here we are yet again, they continue to be an embarrassment. That party is a joke and has been for some time now

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Your problem is assuming this

someone who actually cares about what it means at the core to be a Republican

and this

work for the people and want small Gov

are synonymous.

[-] blazera@kbin.social 8 points 8 months ago

Republicans exemplify conservatism. They want to go back to subjugating women and minorities, killing gays, and maintaining power with a ruling class. You know, tradition.

[-] Backspacecentury@kbin.social 7 points 8 months ago

What's funny is that the Democrats would be a very right-wing party in almost any other established democracy. Republicans would basically be the fascist party everywhere else (well America too, I guess).

[-] Powerpoint@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

You have that. The Conservative party in the USA is the Democrats. The fascist party is the Republicans.

[-] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago

If you were functional, sane, and based in reality then you wouldn't have any conservative beliefs. It's a political ideology by and for idiots and zealots.

[-] Melkath@kbin.social -3 points 8 months ago

The DNC just got the sitting President of the United States to not file to put his name on the New Hampshire primary ballot, immediately after sending 50 billion dollars to fund the genocide of Palestine.

I dont disagree with you, but I think you should stop using words like "Republican" and "Democrat" and just speak in terms of "The Party", because they are all the same damn organization and all of them are astoundingly stupid and incompetent

[-] Spyd3r@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago
[-] Melkath@kbin.social 0 points 8 months ago

Ooh. I like it.

Definitely been at least as much since the supermajority in congress DIDNT go after Citizens United.

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