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[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 49 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Obama and Biden said they'd legalize weed. They didn't. They failed to put abortion rights into the constitution. I mean I can go on these are just off the top of my head.

They are not immune to legit criticism, however it seems like people get the idea that if you criticize democrats that means you are a die hard Trumper or something...

[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 33 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Didn’t close gitmo. Didn’t end the war on terror. Created the same border camps democrats cry at the gates of for political points. Bailed out the perpetrators of one of this countries most high profile and damaging financial crimes because they held rich peoples stock portfolios hostage. Made pointless concessions on the ACA to republicans who never once cross the isle for even the things they want to pass because they’d rather take the credit themselves.

Those are the ones I’m pulling off the top of my head.

[–] Franklin@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

I mean didn't Trump also promise that and not deliver

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works -3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Nobody hates Democrats as much as Democrats do.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Probably because two political parties isn't enough to truly represent the population.

People shit talk non voters, but these are people who found no representation in the two party system. We can change this. We can have more then two political parties. To think otherwise is to think inside the world's smallest box.

[–] AES_Enjoyer@reddthat.com 3 points 2 months ago

Countries with more parties such as those in Western Europe are also electing fascists. The answer doesn't lie in more parties. China has a majority party and it doesn't get people doing the Sieg Heil

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Duverger's Law says that as long as we have this system of voting, we're going to have two, and only two, major parties. It has changed once in history: when the Republicans replaced the Whigs. So, that's what you're looking at: either change the system of voting or replace one of the two parties.

[–] Krono@lemmy.today 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The major political parties may have only changed names once, but the most common stance in modern political science is that we are in the 6th political party alignment in US history.

  • Centralization 1796-1824
  • Jacksonians 1828-1852
  • Republicans 1856-1892
  • Progressives 1898-1928
  • New Dealers 1932-1972
  • Neoliberalism 1980-Present
[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Nobody gets betrayed by democrats as much as democrats do.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Pelosi and the DNC have hated the left more than they hate the right for a good long time, yeah.