Current Events > Liberal college students at Bernie rally can't name one democrat accomplishment

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https://youtu.be/n37KhGmuxBk

Oh boy a Youtibe video link my favorite

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Hence, their support for a candidate whose whole message is that the Democratic Party needs to think and act bigger.
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There's always, you know, both world wars.

Oh boy a suspiciously new account making this topic.

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Questionmarktarius posted...

There's always, you know, both world wars.

Literally only involved in the last year of ww1.

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spikethedevil posted...

Literally only involved in the last year of ww1.

...and that's why it was the last one.

oh boy

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How do we know these aren't TRUMPERS in disguise!

"Free shit" is always more appealing than "we'll let you do it on your own", which is why democrat is effectively a "youth" party.
Also that's why college kids don't know much about either world war, apart from Hitler memes - that was like, eighty years ago, man!

Took back the house.

\_()_/

Gosh that was so hard

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spikethedevil posted...

Oh boy a suspiciously new account making this topic.

He's actually lasted a lot longer than these guys usually do.

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Questionmarktarius posted...

...and that's why it was the last one.

The tide had already begun to turn by that point.

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Questionmarktarius posted...

There's always, you know, both world wars.

We had two world wars in the last three years?

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Questionmarktarius posted...

"Free shit" is always more appealing than "we'll let you do it on your own", which is why democrat is effectively a "youth" party.
Also that's why college kids don't know much about either world war, apart from Hitler memes - that was like, eighty years ago, man!

what the fuck are you rambling on about


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ACA, while not perfect, was a step towards universal health care.


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Well its not exactly a secret...

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DezDroppedFreak posted...

what the fuck are you rambling on about

"Your concerns are invalid and any economic policies you support are just you wanting free shit"

And people on the right wonder why young people want nothing to do with them

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DezDroppedFreak posted...

what the fuck are you rambling on about

"College age" voters, and slightly beyond, like the idea of democrat.

What the fuck am I looking at near the end of this video? Good Lord.

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Tyranthraxus posted...

We had two world wars in the last three years?

Maybe if you had mentioned that, instead of just plopping a youtube link...

Yes. Pro-legalization, pro-choice, pro-welfare and economic spending, pro-environment, more on the side of the consumer, and so on.
It's not just "free shit" and you damn well know it.

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I can see exactly half the posts in this topic
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Questionmarktarius posted...

Maybe if you had mentioned that, instead of just plopping a youtube link...

Wasn't me. But I did actually click on the video and it's in the first 5 seconds

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Also "The past three years" is fucking dishonest because McConnell and Trump refuse to even consider any legislation put forth by the Democrats.

Fuck the guy in the video.

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Is TC Proudclad or Caution?
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Phantom_Nook posted...

Is TC Proudclad or Caution?

Proudclad I believe.

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Vicious_Dios posted...

What the fuck am I looking at near the end of this video? Good Lord.

Lol yeah

ChocoboMogALT posted...

Yes. Pro-legalization, pro-choice, pro-welfare and economic spending, pro-environment, more on the side of the consumer, and so on.
It's not just "free shit" and you damn well know it.

Those on the right have this issue

They're unable to recognize that they have policies and behaviors that certain groups just plain dislike and can't sympathize or identify with

They're out of touch but their brains can't comprehend being wrong.

So instead of being like "hey our message isn't resonating with this group" they think "oh these people are stupid and will never support of because they're lazy, entitled, uneducated, etc"


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shockthemonkey posted...

What have the Democrats accomplished while Trump is in office and Republicans controlled the Senate?! is such a bad gotcha and still has the easiest answer: they impeached Donald Trump.

I feel like we need a really bad football analogy here.
The republicans have the ball. The best the democrats can do is keep them out of the end zone, or maybe force a turnover somehow.

HellRatUFO posted...

Ignorance of history or any real accomplishments isnt a thing exclusive to college brats with Bernies nuts in their mouths. You could go out on the street and ask random Trump humpers how they feel about Obamas taxes having cost Americans billions of dollars and theyll be ready to spew negativity, that is until you mention those taxes were really Trump with his trade policies via those tacked on tariffs. The average politically active person doesnt know anything but pre-approved talking points and rhetoric about how the opposite major political party is bad.

A fella up in Canada here, Rick Mercer (Canadian version of Jon Stewart p much) had a segment on his show called "Talking to Americans" where he'd go out and ask people on the street in an American city random questions regarding politics and current events

There's a lot of stupid people in public lol

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shockthemonkey posted...

What have the Democrats accomplished while Trump is in office and Republicans controlled the Senate?! is such a bad gotcha and still has the easiest answer: they impeached Donald Trump.

Yeah, three years of having no policy other than "we must remove Trump" finally culminated in impeachment by the House. Great job.

shockthemonkey posted...

What policies do you think Democrats could enact with Trump in office and Republicans holding the Senate?

He's gonna say something about negotiating with Trump to help him carry out his agenda

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Social Security
Minimum Wage
Medicare and Medicaid
Civil Rights Act

Just to name a few

shockthemonkey posted...

What policies do you think Democrats could enact with Trump in office and Republicans holding the Senate?

Well, there's a thing called compromise, and that's what an effective government runs on. There shouldn't need to be a supermajority of one party for anything to get passed. When Harry Reid was in charge of the Senate and the GOP was in control of the House, Reid tabled every single bill they put forward. There was no opportunity for discussion or compromise.

Whether that's happening again now with McConnell I could not say, but I would hope it is not the case. I know that the New Green Deal or whatever had no chance of even passing the democratic House because it's a completely idiotic and impossible bill to implement.

Both parties in Congress should be working together to find compromises. Trump has been doing a good job of actually doing that. He got the new budget passed by compromising with democrats.

shockthemonkey posted...

What have the Democrats accomplished while Trump is in office and Republicans controlled the Senate?! is such a bad gotcha and still has the easiest answer: they impeached Donald Trump.

Which has lead to absolutely nothing and only made Trump's supporters even more ravenous. He's going to win again.

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Doom_Art posted...

He's gonna say something about negotiating with Trump to help him carry out his agenda

Purely posted...

Both parties in Congress should be working together to find compromises.

Hey I was right. Cool :D


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It's not like Trump can pass a lot of shit with a Democratic House

They'll shutdown

shockthemonkey posted...

What policies do you think Democrats could enact with Trump in office and Republicans holding the Senate?

https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/-mcconnell-s-graveyard-pelosi-li sts-bills-passed-by-house-that-senate-won-t-vote-on-61835845756
That's why Dems haven't gotten muched accomplished.

I would consider trying to hold Trump accountable an accomplishment.
If I wasn't on the spot like these kids, I would also list defending the ACA, which was a miracle. I would like to say, "maybe letting it be repealed with no replacement would show voters how the GOP really operates," but history doesn't agree.

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ZMythos posted...

ACA, while not perfect, was a step towards universal health care.

ehhhhhh

It was basically privatized universal care, which was a bad thing since costs to the consumer went up and there was no price limits, only the guarantee that preexisting conditions were no longer a factor in denying coverage (but still affected how much you paid for premiums)

plus the Supreme Court struck down the individual mandate, so suddenly people started opting out of insurance at all, legally. insurance, being a risk pool, reduces costs the most by having more participants. so, yeah, we're right back where we started, except the preexisting conditions part, which will only make insurance more expensive the less that people sign on

in other words: eliminate private insurance and create one large program that covers everyone, with price ceilings, otherwise enjoy paying out the nose for health care for eternity

cmiller4642 posted...

It's not like Trump can pass a lot of shit with a Democratic House

They'll shutdown

What did Trump pass when the GOP controlled the House?

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ChocoboMogALT posted...

What did Trump pass when the GOP controlled the House?

The Water Poisoning Act of 2017
The Billionaires Deserve a Second Yacht Act
The Crimes Are Good Act
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Purely posted...

Well, there's a thing called compromise, and that's what an effective government runs on. There shouldn't need to be a supermajority of one party for anything to get passed. When Harry Reid was in charge of the Senate and the GOP was in control of the House, Reid tabled every single bill they put forward. There was no opportunity for discussion or compromise.

Whether that's happening again now with McConnell I could not say, but I would hope it is not the case. I know that the New Green Deal or whatever had no chance of even passing the democratic House because it's a completely idiotic and impossible bill to implement.

Both parties in Congress should be working together to find compromises. Trump has been doing a good job of actually doing that. He got the new budget passed by compromising with democrats.

So why cant Republicans just compromise and remove Trump from office after he clearly did illegal things?

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thronedfire2 posted...

So why cant Republicans just compromise and remove Trump from office after he clearly did illegal things?

Silly rabbit, only Dems need to compromise. Reps can do whatever they want.
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So much butthurt in this topic. This is no different than some night show going out and asking 500 people a question to get 7 idiots to make fun of.

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