The Democrats are not moving more rightward. They have been ideologically stable for multiple election cycles. What you are talking about is their ability to change policy. They have been absolute dismal failures at this. They have significant headwinds because the system has been distorted beyond recognition but they don't even make attempts to communicate these problems in a way that resonates with voters.Drazzil wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 2:16 am This is kind of exactly what I'm talking about when I speak about the Dem party being dragged ever rightward by the republicans. The repugnicans have fog collared and silenced the Dem majority. Every time the R's have power they smash and grab and tear shit up, and the Dem's talk a good game about not allowing this stuff when *they're* in power. Then the second they get the majority everything has to be "bipartisan" and they get all mealy mouthed and handwringy about doing their job to govern.
FWIW their solution is HR.1. It is "popular" in composition when polled in parts but ask a person on the street if they know what it is or even why it is important. That there is the failure of Democrats. They create popular legislation and have *ZERO* ability to communicate it, sell it, or get people to agitate for it. And that is a significant factor about why the GOP is likely going to succeed at ending our democracy for practical purposes.
Edit: Another sad thing to consider is that even if they succeed at selling or pushing through policy change, their chances of policy surviving court challenges is very low. The ACA for example was chopped down significantly in impact and several of its important design components ruled away. Vital campaign reforms of the past were struck down and presage that HR.1 would not survive legal challenge.
I agree with this generally and as I wrote in the post up thread. I get why they are disenfranchised.Then the second these fuckin dems need the vote they go out scaremongering and pointing at the republicans and use the R's as a stick to beat the vote out of their tired, disenchanted voters. Wash rinse, repeat.
What rope? It won't happen. You are looking for a "justice" that'll never come. The most the great majority of us here can do is prepare/order our own lives and try to get the people around us to wake up. Bad times are almost certainly coming and we have to accept the high likelihood of that. They've got the game pretty much locked away.This right here? This is why I will no longer vote. I'm fuckin done. Let the R's cause a collapse. After the R's (And their vichy democrat buddies... Vichycrats? hah! I like that one!) have been neumbergered, and introduced to the rope for all the crimes against humanity they will undoubtedly do in office, Then we can rebuild without their fucking taint.