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TommySoda ,

I'm so tired of Democrats taking "the high road." The high road doesn't fucking exist anymore and y'all are just fucking everyone over. Trump is literally on the road to destroying this country and Democrats are trying to do things "the right way."

Fuck that shit. It doesn't work anymore. They're just accepting the premise of assholes. I hate to say it, but unless they fight back with the same kind of energy than they're fucked. If you try and do shit the right way Trump will just undo everything with a wave of his tiny hands.

alaphic ,

As Jon Stewart put it on an episode of The Daily Show following the election, "The Republicans are playing chess and the Democrats are playing checkers"

superkret ,

I'd say the Democrats are trying to play Chess while the Republicans are playing Dodgeball.

mattw3496 ,

I'd say at this point that the Democrats are bringing a chessboard to a gunfight. They decided that knives were too uncouth.

alaphic ,

"Well, you see, according to parliamentary procedure bearing weapons is HIGHLY frowned upon, as it turns out. Quite beastly, indeed."

"What about the assault rifles they all came equipped with?"

"Oh, yes," attempts to look around room through glasses with 12 foot thick lenses; fails, but pretends to know what's going on anyway, "Well, we'll certainly be doing something about THAT! You mark my words."

"Fucking finally! Are we gonna charge them with sedition? Treason? Ooohhh, terrorism? There's so many choices I-"

"My aides have already begun drafting a semi-official non-binding statement condemning the disgraceful rapscallions and urging them to seek greater bipartisan cooperation and unity."

"Rapsc- ? Unity? Da fuq? CALL THE COPS, MAGOO, WHILE WE STILL HAVE-"

"I assure you, it's quite strongly worded. Oh, he'll definitely be feeling the sting of our retribution soon.... ish. Tomorrow maybe."

HawlSera ,

It's more like the Democrats are playing Checkers, and the Republicans brought the glock and aren't playing games.

alaphic ,

Oh, no, they're definitely playing games... Weird, oppressive, shitty ones, but definitely games. I mean, jeez, they just kinda collectively jumped the shark as an entity AWHILE back, I think we can all agree on that... (Not that the Dems are much better, obviously, but at least in general they aren't 'fuck feeding kids at school for free, they can work nights,' comic book villain evil)

rockNprole ,

It’d be like going into modern warfare, standing in a straight line out in an open field, firing a single round of shots, then shouldering your weapons and waiting patiently for them to return fire. Platoon after platoon of soldiers are massacred by the other side, who are fighting dirty. The general keeps saying, ‘No fair, we’re getting slaughtered out there! But, once we’re all dead, people will realize that those other guys were being real assholes…then, who’s the real winner! Ha! Ok, boys, line up the next platoon and remember, don’t fire until you’ve reached the center of the field and for the love of God, only one shot each! …I mean, if any of the platoons ever eventually survive long enough to fire a shot. But, I’m feeling good about this next one! Charge! …I’ll just wait back here where it’s safe.”

HawlSera ,

I'm not saying the Democrats are losing fights on purpose and pretending that they're making an honorable sacrifice when really they're just taking their take-a-dive money on the way out, but if they were, what would they do differently?

djsoren19 ,

Hell, you don't even need to get that conspiratorial.

There are two possible options. The Democrats are either corrupt, or stupid. Both are a disqualifier for giving them power.

refurbishedrefurbisher ,

Mitch McConnall was able to block damn near everything Obama tried to do, and he was one senator.

Democrats are weak on purpose, though, since they are paid by wealthy elites specifically to not be left wing. Until they all stop taking all corporate money, we will be stuck in the same "ratchet effect" situation that we've been in until something finally breaks and the government is dissolved one way or the other for some reason (military coup, violent revolution, etc.)

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