TimmyClutch
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Imagine a Dem today trying to implement the new deal
Don’t really have to imagine. Some Dems have been trying for a Green New Deal for 5 years.Imagine a Dem today trying to implement the new deal
You can argue that the only thing that gave FDR and the Democrats enough power in Congress to enact the New Deal was the Great Depression. Without that epic economic disaster Hoover would likely have been re-elected and the Republicans would have kept control of Congress. The historical periods when Democrats have actually been able to enact significant amounts of progressive legislation are rather small, and it usually requires some major disruptions in the economy or society for them to do so.Imagine a Dem today trying to implement the new deal
I think my feelings about the US is best expressed by James Baldwin in Native Son, when he said, "I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.""pro-american" and "anti-american" are dumb phrases in 2024 because "pro-american" has been adopted by MAGA dipshits, and if you don't agree with those dipshits then you are "anti-american"
Merle. Also despite being in and out of jail for a portion of his live, he was pardoned for all crimes by tough on crime President ReaganI think my feelings about the US are best expressed by Marle Haggard in Fightin' Side of Me, when he said:
I hear people talkin' bad about the way we have to live here in this country
Harpin' on the wars we fight, an' gripin' 'bout the way things oughta be
An' I don't mind 'em switchin' sides, an' standin' up for things they believe in
When they're runnin' down my country, man
They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me
Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me
Runnin' down a way of life our fightin' men have fought and died to keep
If you don't love it, leave it
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'
When you're runnin' down my country, man
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me
I read about some squirrely guy who claims he just don't believe in fightin'
An' I wonder just how long the rest of us can count on bein' free
They love our milk an' honey, but they preach about some other way of livin'
When they're runnin' down my country, hoss
They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me
Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me
Runnin' down a way of life our fightin' men have fought and died to keep
If you don't love it, leave it
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'
When you're runnin' down my country, man
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me
Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me
Runnin' down a way of life our fightin' men have fought and died to keep
If you don't love it, leave it
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'
When you're runnin' down my country, man
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me
A city upon a hillone hell of a democracy we've got here
Shut the fuck up, Donny.Lenin was a Beatle.
if Cohen went to jail for this, he has to as well.....right???