If the Democrats were trying to lose, would they be doing anything differently?

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Tuesday December 21, 2021 · 5:46 AM PST

2021/12/21 · 05:46

I know that’s a bold headline, but think of it this way, what difference does it make if this is intentional or not? This is political malpractice on an historical level.

Democrats get elected to tell their voters why they can’t do anything but help their donors.

At any rate, here is the most realistic, sober analysis of what is going on, and frankly, it’s worse than it seems.

Joe Biden was not the man for this moment. This piece lays out exactly where Biden is going wrong, and how predictable this all was.

Biden Administration Officially Ended by Senator Manchin

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Sunday December 19, 2021 · 7:29 AM PST

2021/12/19 · 07:29

Senator Manchin (R) ALEC, just announced he wont vote for BBB, effectively ending it.

This was the only outcome possible after the bill was severed from the fossil fuel industry giveaway bill farcically dubbed “infrastructure.”

When progressives gave up all their leverage by voting for the planet-killing “infrastructure” bill this was bound to happen.

Biden will be a one-term President and the fascists will take over sooner rather than later.

This was all sadly predictable for our Weimar Republic Democratic Party.

What a bunch of useless and mendacious assholes.

Vote Blue no matter who is a joke. This place was founded for “more and better Democrats.” We completely lost sight of the better part and the more part does us no good when they include people like Manchin. The tent needs to be much smaller and ideological.

Greenwald, the antimartyr

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Monday August 19, 2013 · 3:50 PM PDT

2013/08/19 · 15:50

I am someone that has deliberately stayed away from the entire NSA debate and specifically the Greenwald angle of it on this site. That doesn't mean I haven't been reading the stories and diaries and comments on here, far from it. I just haven't commented, until now.

Before you go any further let me say a few things: I was mildly, but not overly familiar with Glenn Greenwald before his NSA stories, I knew who he was, but didn't search out his work. I am unequivocally in favor of our civil rights being respected and not trounced by the Patriot Act, and the domestic electronic surveillance set up pre and post 9/11.

I'm not sure what prompted me exactly to write all this, but it came out. If you follow me below, you will be richly rewarded, or bored, or maybe somewhere in between.

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Sunday July 17, 2011 · 5:30 AM PDT

2011/07/17 · 05:30

I would like to introduce myself and some of my beliefs and how I came to some of them, mostly since I find it fascinating how people formulate and their ideals, and for a small bit of narcissism.

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If the Democrats were trying to lose, would they be doing anything differently?

Biden Administration Officially Ended by Senator Manchin

Greenwald, the antimartyr

A Personal Introduction and What I Believe