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misanthrope

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53. To be fair

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 04:33 PM

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Those contented populations tend to live in mixed economies that blend capitalism with socialism, but with less of the fear-mongering that characterizes American life. The U.S. has a mixed economy as well and at one time it led to the most prosperous middle class the nation has ever had and was improving standards of living incrementally. Now that the post-Reagan fever dream has finally reached its apex, we are poised to plunge even further below those happy Europeans than we already were.

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Why do Democrats Mad_Machine76 Yesterday #1

I Guess to Remind Us That Idiocy Does Not Scrupulously Observe the D-R Divide and Can The Roux Comes First Yesterday #9

I blame the Jewish Space Lasers Stacey Grove Yesterday #46

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those dems do not represent me mike_c Yesterday #29

Eighty-six Democrats join in mental masturbation HAB911 Yesterday #2

Right? Especially knowing that fellow Dem Mamdani is meeting with Trump today. Incanus Yesterday #16

K now do fascism. And capitalism. SSJVegeta Yesterday #3

LOL Here's the list leftstreet Yesterday #4

Hakeem Jeffries of course choie Yesterday #11

Such leadership! leftstreet Yesterday #19

A tactical masterstroke nt mr715 Yesterday #33

Denouncing the Khmer Rouge! leftstreet Yesterday #47

F--- policy, period. mr715 Yesterday #48

I'm shocked, SHOCKED, I say, to see Henry Cuellar on that list Rob H. Yesterday #39

Yep, my MAGA wing Dem congress waman sold out as usual. Ping Tung Yesterday #17

Glad to not see Delaware on that list. woodsprite Yesterday #30

Revealing beyond words. JCA Passages 22 hrs ago #79

I don't have a problem with Democrats voting for this. tritsofme Yesterday #5

Why not? leftstreet Yesterday #8

Why would I? Seems like a perfectly reasonable vote for these Democrats. tritsofme Yesterday #14

Sure will bring back those Biden voters! leftstreet Yesterday #18

Post removed Post removed Yesterday #35

It is absolutely ridiculous. choie Yesterday #13

Horrors like Social Security, Medicare, MedicAid, no_hypocrisy Yesterday #6

Looks that way. I believe we have a Emile Yesterday #23

All programs that Trump wants dead and gone. Lancero Yesterday #50

Hope it mentions corporate socialism in particular! nt intrepidity Yesterday #7

My very pale blue congresswoman voted for the new Red Scare. Ping Tung Yesterday #10

So did mine... regnaD kciN Yesterday #61

We're in the same state but diferent CD. Ping Tung 23 hrs ago #74

Even Michael Steele last night said . . . peggysue2 Yesterday #12

Because they're scared of their shadow. choie Yesterday #15

I'm thinking Swing Districts for the UPcoming Cha Yesterday #58

Republicans are desperate to find an issue SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #67

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Yesterday #20

Their position is to play it safe and do a lot of flag waving and tell everyone that they're REAL Ping Tung Yesterday #26

Dems had better bring up a bill on JBTaurus83 Yesterday #21

Democratic Socialism as referenced by people like Bernie and Mandami is actually social democracy. walkingman Yesterday #22

Oh, no! Not socialism! Someone might go to the library, a public school, mail a letter, ride a bus. Solly Mack Yesterday #24

They might get to go the doctor or eat every day! mr715 Yesterday #34

The stuff of nightmares! Solly Mack Yesterday #71

What an idiotic vote. Don't these clowns have anything better to do? Borogove Yesterday #25

But fascism is just fine Orrex Yesterday #27

Obviously, they have spiffy uniforms. nt mr715 Yesterday #36

Oh brother Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #31

Here are the 98 Nay Dem votes and the 27 non voting Dem plus the 2 Dems who voted 'Present' Celerity Yesterday #55

Sorry but the thing that attacked Maxine Waters Blue Full Moon Yesterday #32

Embarrassing stuff Prairie Gates Yesterday #37

Now you know who "to primary." DJ Synikus Makisimus Yesterday #38

Shame on any Dem who voted Yea. They play right into RW framing. Here is the text of this asinine bill: Celerity Yesterday #40

OMG I wish I hadn't read that leftstreet Yesterday #43

That is a hard-right screed misanthrope Yesterday #49

+1 leftstreet Yesterday #51

The Democratic Representatives should ALL have voted 'Present' 70sEraVet Yesterday #60

Based on this list of examples, the TSF regime should be facing imminent collapse LearnedHand Yesterday #69

What idiot wrote that screed?. Autumn 23 hrs ago #73

They seem to have nothing better to do C_U_L8R Yesterday #41

So, is Congress finally holding Civics or Political economics classes for their Members? haele Yesterday #42

When will they denounce the horrors of Predatory Capitalism? Emile Yesterday #44

Oh, no! -misanthroptimist Yesterday #45

To be fair misanthrope Yesterday #53

Doesn't change my point, really, does it? -misanthroptimist Yesterday #68

I hate votes like this regardless of the subject KLK1972 Yesterday #52

Huzzah! misanthrope Yesterday #57

WTF? 86 Ds voted with the Rs in favor of this? KPN Yesterday #54

They don't want to talk about their policies for helping people on affordability on groceries, housing, healthcare, everyonematters Yesterday #56

It's not a hill to die on. RandySF Yesterday #59

HORRORS???? elleng Yesterday #62

WTF????? Sewage. Dems should have walked out. 58Sunliner Yesterday #63

All government jobs and The Wizard Yesterday #64

Please tell me I'm having a nightmare or fever dream LearnedHand Yesterday #65

Ignorant vote put forth by ignoramuses. Democratic socialism is NOT Marxist/Communist socialism. CousinIT Yesterday #66

Most of these idiots couldn't define socialism Picaro Yesterday #70

You think that Jim Clyburn, Hakeem Jeffries, Ted Lieu, Gregory Meeks, & Debby Wasserman-Schutz are idiots? MichMan 23 hrs ago #72

Seems like it. Or was this just a slap in the face to Mamdani ? Centrist's certainly despise Autumn 8 hrs ago #80

Do these idiots have any clue what socialism actually is? Initech 23 hrs ago #75

Do Trumpsters really denounce socialism? Not if there is money in it for them. Norrrm 22 hrs ago #76

Idiotic nonsense. BlueTsunami2018 22 hrs ago #77

What the f*** are they voting on and why Tribetime 22 hrs ago #78