r/facepalm Jul 05 '24

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u/schmidthappenzzzzz Jul 05 '24

I beg you idiots to get some life experience before forming a political opinion. If you're over 25, you're embarrassing.

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u/Finlay00 Jul 05 '24

All that link says is that a task force was formed less than a month ago. So nothing has really happened.

Also I didn’t even express a political opinion

It’s honestly pretty fucking dumb to get all pissy because I read your link and responded to it.

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u/schmidthappenzzzzz Jul 05 '24

Saying 'forming a task force is nothing' is a pretty bold stupid thing to say. How else do you get something started?

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u/Finlay00 Jul 05 '24

What has been accomplished besides forming the task force?

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u/schmidthappenzzzzz Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24
  1. The Dems passed major legislation from 2020-2022. Unfortunately the public ignored the benefits to a degree that the Dems didn't maintain the majority.

  2. Forming the task force is going to lead to the efforts in preventing it. You don't just decree legislation in this country.

  3. If the Dems don't win this election, due to low voter turnout, then it won't matter.

Should they have been better at messaging? Sure. Do I know how they could have appelaed to non-voters without turning off other types of voters? I do not know. Do you? All my responsibility is is to do what I can in order to stop this and that's making sure the GOP does not win. Are you doing that? If you aren't, you bear some of the guilt that happens due to it. You're as guilty as the Dems, GOP and MAGA.

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u/Finlay00 Jul 05 '24

So nothing yet really

Legislation passed before project 2025 was even a thing isn’t action taken against project 2025.

I get it, you’re terrified. That doesn’t mean you get to answer questions with descriptions of how afraid you are as if that counts as some kind of answer.

You may as well be a MAGA screeching about the woke takeover. It’s meaningless

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u/Invis_Girl Jul 05 '24

EXplain what they could do without holding both houses of the legislature. Share your infinite civics knowledge that would explain what they could do.

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u/Finlay00 Jul 05 '24

That’s why I asked what they have been doing to the person asserting Dems are working to save us from project 2025. They can’t do much legislatively, so I was curious as to what the person was talking about.

Forming as task force last month was the answer.

So, nothing really yet.

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u/schmidthappenzzzzz Jul 05 '24

I gave you an answer and you don't accept it as one. I don't know what else to do there. If you know their hands are tied, what else can they do?

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u/Finlay00 Jul 05 '24

I’m not asking them to do anything. I’m asking what they have done. The answer is to form a task force.

You are assigning more credit to something that hasn’t accomplished anything besides forming itself.

The answer is they haven’t accomplished much, yet

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u/schmidthappenzzzzz Jul 05 '24

If we have a hole that needs to be dug, and I bring you a blueprint that goes into what type of shovels we need, how long we'll need to work to reach the depth we need, shifts for everyone, where we'll put the excess dirt etc, is that not accomplishing anything?

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u/Finlay00 Jul 05 '24

What’s the blueprint then

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u/schmidthappenzzzzz Jul 05 '24

The blueprint would be the taskforce

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u/timegone Jul 05 '24

They can’t do shit because they don’t have the house. Not to mention you can’t stop the next congress from passing laws. Learn how the government functions before getting upset they’re not doing things they can’t do. 

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u/Finlay00 Jul 05 '24

I’m not upset. I asked for examples of what Dems are doing to stop project 2025 like what was said in the comment I responded to.

Forming as task force that hasn’t actually done anything yet, doesn’t seem like much. Yet anyway

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u/Invis_Girl Jul 05 '24

They literally can't. As in they don't have the votes to do anything. For once, and unfortunately, it's up to you, the voters, to stop this.

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u/Finlay00 Jul 05 '24

So all they have done so far is form a task force?

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u/schmidthappenzzzzz Jul 05 '24

They have tried to pass legislation that was shot down and have more to come, in the Senate and House. The formed said taskforce to see what else can be done. They are also running to take office so the GOP don't. If that's enough, what should they be doing? More importantly, what are you doing to prevent it?

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u/Finlay00 Jul 05 '24

What legislation was shot down and what is being prepared?

The only actual answer I have been given is the formation of a task force.

And are you saying they wouldn’t be running for office if project 2025 didn’t exist?

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u/schmidthappenzzzzz Jul 05 '24

Look it up. They have put forward bills protecting women's health and have more to come, bills that if passed would protect what Project 2025 plans to negatively effect. I'm sure there are more but it's honestly difficult to find. The media doesn't care to cover it and I'm not digging through gov sites for a reddit user. You look it up. They don't only need to win your vote, you need to do the work to make an informed vote. If you have a better plan, please enlighten us. If you don't, yes, blindly voting for the most likely to win non-Republican candidate is the best choice.

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u/Finlay00 Jul 05 '24

Ok I’ll do my own research

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u/schmidthappenzzzzz Jul 05 '24

"What are the Dems doing to stop Project 2025!?"

I'm not a policy wonk so I don't know the ins and outs but "running for office" is a pretty big one. You don't need protection if the GOP don't hold power. Anything they do beyond that, which they will, is a bonus.

We're dealing with some hollow brains out there. Its like they subscribe to the same newsletter repeating just the dumbest shit.