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Speaker Pelosi supports DC statehood bill as counter to GOP's "mass disenfranchisement agenda."
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Two reasons
a) people who's entire worldview and identity is so tied into anti-establishment sentiment that they'll yell at whoever the boss is regardless of who the new boss would be
b) the left/right spectrum is really 2+ "left<->right" spectrums covering economic issues, social issues, etc. and many on the "left" economically... aren't so "left" on other issues
Why do people have to tip-toe around others being easily misinformed and/or stupid? If you believe in a position, it is your responsibility to make sure what you believe in to be factual. People stating that Pelosi was a centrist, could have easily found the information they needed to see that their beliefs were incorrect. There were people hating on her that couldn't even formulate why they held those feelings.
Her voting record is public, so where does being misinformed stop and being wilfully ignorant begin?
I replied to his post because of the insinuation that people who fell for disinformation campaigns are likely just sexist.
Like the vast majority of people have access to information in an instant, yet so many of them are uninformed and that's partly because many of them cant discern disinformation from facts while latching on to disinformation hard due to biases.
I am not saying one cant criticize or mock others for (seemingly willingly) falling for propaganda, especially when a discussion has already been a thing. I dislike that many on the side of progressivism fall for disinformation campaigns and start calling people who arent centrists, centrist just because they are more to the right of them specifically.
God I want this so badly. Both DC and Puerto Rico.
Does anyone know what would happen to Puerto Rico's debt if they obtained statehood?
Does anyone know what would happen to Puerto Rico's debt if they obtained statehood?
I'm just excited to see which politician will argue not to do it in favor of 50 being a "better" number than 51. You know it's coming.
FYI statehood for DC and Puerto Rico should be the absolute bare minimum you should expect out of your representatives. it's absolutely criminal that these people do not have full rights, and supporting them should be the "purity test" for whether or not you're an asshole, not whether or not you're worthy of praise
go ahead and celebrate, but until it actually happens, this is all optics. i surely am grateful that pelosi has taken this step, and that it's a sign of things to come for her
that said, sarcastically calling her a centrist shill is just condescension to people who rightfully demand a core critique of capitalism and profit industries that have zero justification to exist, like health insurance, from their politicians
go ahead and celebrate, but until it actually happens, this is all optics. i surely am grateful that pelosi has taken this step, and that it's a sign of things to come for her
that said, sarcastically calling her a centrist shill is just condescension to people who rightfully demand a core critique of capitalism and profit industries that have zero justification to exist, like health insurance, from their politicians
Followed by her being blamed for it a few years down the line...
If only more people understood the way our government functions.
Good. Puerto Rico too. Both places have been treated like garbage by the US since they were founded/taken.
Shit, do Puerto Rico first. Probably the one with the more chance actually as the GOP is (in theory) for it as well. Not to mention they voted for it multiple times. Plus, shit is dire over there and becoming a state would really help.
Even if it don't pass the Senate (and it probably won't), it'll start a serious discussion about it as an issue.
Shit, do Puerto Rico first. Probably the one with the more chance actually as the GOP is (in theory) for it as well. Not to mention they voted for it multiple times. Plus, shit is dire over there and becoming a state would really help.
Even if it don't pass the Senate (and it probably won't), it'll start a serious discussion about it as an issue.
I do love it though. This is basically their political campaign for 2020. You want a functional government run by adults doing great things? We can give that to you if you give us the Senate!
Statehood for DC and Puerto Rico, eliminate Electoral College, pack the Supreme Court, throw Trump in the ocean. Work from there to never allow GOP control again.