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BlueStater

(7,596 posts) Tue Nov 2, 2021, 09:54 PM Nov 2021

It really is a horrible cycle. [View all]

1) The Republican Party gets in power.

2) They screw everything up.

3) They get voted out.

4) The Democratic Party is unable to instantly clean up the massive mess they leave behind and the American people, with their awful memories, turn on the Democrats.

5) The Republican Party gets voted back in to undo whatever progress the Democrats previously made.

6) Rinse and repeat.

Why are the American people utterly incapable of learning from their mistakes?

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It really is a horrible cycle. [View all] BlueStater Nov 2021 OP

You forgot 4.5 USAFRetired_Liberal Nov 2021 #1

I believe that Americans (as a whole) are center to the right in voting patterns. Claustrum Nov 2021 #2

The mainstream media is corporate/moderate, and there's a HUGE right-wing media machine Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2021 #3

I completely agree. People have no idea how whacked out the RW media is underpants Nov 2021 #7

Yep--Dem groups are split into competing factions, GOPers Wingus Dingus Nov 2021 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Nov 2021 #14

We are on the same page my friend (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2021 #15

Also add Democratic infighting that gets hyped up by media mcar Nov 2021 #4

Exactly right liberalmediaaddict Nov 2021 #5

the media. the horserace. the $$$$. NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #6

Yes, PXR-5 Nov 2021 #9

You left out Mad_Machine76 Nov 2021 #8

They screw everything up even MORE each time. It's almost broken. nt live love laugh Nov 2021 #10

Brilliant Post. PlanetBev Nov 2021 #11

The beauty of a 2 party system budkin Nov 2021 #13

Just like Roy Zimmerma says: ramen Nov 2021 #16

Best thread of the day, maybe Dems should just say the heck with it. Jon King Nov 2021 #17

Unfortunately they wont let us quakerboy Nov 2021 #19

Our messaging isn't as good as theirs radical noodle Nov 2021 #18