• AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml
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    11 months ago

    OK their legislative victories are all small victories, mostly state level. The Guardian article is vague descriptions anders many aren’t really anything special. “established Juneteenth asking holiday”. Bra-vo. And what good is an infrastructure bill that doesn’t include hispeed rail? How does the Chips and Science Act make a working person’s life easier?

    The US faces serious crises. Democrats never legislated abortion rights. We still have shitty privatized health insurance tied to employment, we still have massive student debt crippling a generation, we still have unaffordable housing pretty much everywhere. Cannabis is still not actually legal at the federal level. The Democratic president shat on the railroad union. And of course, we are destroying the climate. Where are the Democrats on any major issues facing the country? These problems have been growing worse for two decades. Whenever someone runs on progressive platforms, the party funds their opponents. They actively worked against Senator Sanders’ run for president.

    They’ll happily lose elections to keep donations rolling in