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Fiendish Thingy

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22. I think people are fed up with business-as-usual, performative centrist, pragmatic incrementalism

Reply to Ping Tung (Original post)

Sun Sep 14, 2025, 01:58 PM

Sep 2025

That does nothing to improve their lives.

I think a majority of folks would cheer on tumultuous partisan politics if it resulted in Dem majorities governing fearlessly, without hesitation, in ways that protected their rights and improved their lives.

Kind of like what Whitmer did in a single year with a single seat majority in the legislature- rammed through bill after bill protecting reproductive rights, voting rights, labor rights, raising minimum wage and much much more,

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Do you think that most people are fed up with tumultuous partisan politics? [View all] Ping Tung Sep 2025 OP

government is not supposed to be the main show NJCher Sep 2025 #1

"most people" matter in a democracy bucolic_frolic Sep 2025 #2

I think a big chunk of the US population loves the chaos, hatred, anger. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #3

I agree but I hope they're not in the majority yet. yardwork Sep 2025 #16

One third love it. One third hate it. One third don't give a damn either way. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #18

Most are fed up specifically with the puke brand of shitty bad faith politics. Trump especially. Don't both sides this Blues Heron Sep 2025 #4

"don't both side this" Exactly right on point. marble falls Sep 2025 #7

I didn't take the OP as a both sides argument. yardwork Sep 2025 #17

Not so much I will sit still and let the RW wash over me and my beliefs and my love of the Consitution. We ... marble falls Sep 2025 #5

I spent six hours at a large gathering of people Quiet Em Sep 2025 #6

That motherless fuck: forgotten the sooner the better. He's not even worth a footnote. marble falls Sep 2025 #8

I agree. I think a lot of people want it to just stop with drama and do your job. Ping Tung Sep 2025 #9

I turn on the news here and get ARD or ZDF DFW Sep 2025 #10

It's notably distressing here. yardwork Sep 2025 #15

I think the majority would follow a "unifying" candidate... kentuck Sep 2025 #11

Nope. Or not nearly fed up enough Arazi Sep 2025 #12

I don't think most people understand and concentrate on stuff until it actually affects THEM. hamsterjill Sep 2025 #13

Yes. yardwork Sep 2025 #14

Most people can't get off their phone, off the TV NewHendoLib Sep 2025 #19

Think 70% or so of population is sick of our government, whoever is in control. Think it will harm us long-term. Silent Type Sep 2025 #20

I just want to go back to not worrying what the evil dictator is doing to harm Americans kimbutgar Sep 2025 #21

I think people are fed up with business-as-usual, performative centrist, pragmatic incrementalism Fiendish Thingy Sep 2025 #22

I think you're right on the issues but I don't consider what's going on is "business as usual". Ping Tung Sep 2025 #23