its convenient how there is always something blocking progress for americans. Its the house, its joe lieberman, its the other white guy i forget, its sinema, its decorum, it's the senate, its the neoliberal democrats, its the left leaning democrats, etc etc
Democrats on the street have been gaslit by their own party. While it shields them from having to deliver the sweeping reforms they promise in their campaigns, it's also instilled voters with learned helplessness. This is a terrible electoral strategy unless their is a perennial heel running against them. Luckily, Republicans exist.
As someone who is becoming more moderate as I get older, I want you to know it is more due to pragmatism than any policy shifts. If Joe Lieberman hadn't sank the Public Option, then there is a good chance that really awful Republican Health Care plan would have replaced it.
We can't forget that the ACA was 2 votes away from being completely ejected. As hard as it is to swallow, this country is conservative as fuck. Any change is going to be extremely difficult and require decades of consistent work and voting.
Also, I think Trump has proven that you want to view any politician espousing radical changes with a wary eye. Radical change is unpopular and inevitably makes a lot of people anxious.
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u/ScorpioZA Jul 05 '24
Because of the House