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AOC Snub Shows How Democrats Refuse to Learn Lessons of 2024 (www.vanityfair.com)

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[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

but they at least represent a portion of their voters by passing crazy laws for them.

I can’t stand republicans but I respect them for this. They constantly throw red meat to their base while still upholding their power structure of their donors. The democrats don’t even bother with the red meat.

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 1 points 4 hours ago

They toss red meat constantly, knowing it will be intercepted mid-flight by the much better-fed animals. The keepers have no incentive to save the starved animals. The starved animals have only each other and their hunger. What will the starved animals do?