it's funny that you were being ironic, but also that no one in power wants to try anything else, so you were actually being literal.

The apex of ironicality

Ironocalamity wait I was trying to talk like Homer Simpson & now I’m inventing a word Ironomicallimity?

Republicans are the only ones in power

Incorrect.

what branch do dems control?

It's that the only power?

Well, I’d frame it slightly differently: the Republicans are the only ones in power. But they aren’t the only ones who have power.

no, they’re the only ones who have power, they have majorities in the house, senate & scotus

Democrats had the exact same amount of power in 2020 and did fucking nothing with it

nah, they got the infrastructure bill, american rescue plan, stopped student loan payments/interest, CHIPS act, pulled out of afghanistan, stopped the drone war. Largest climate action of any president. All through a divided congress & red scotus

none of which matters because they didnt do the actual thing they needed to, which was prosecute and jail Trump. they didnt, lost the election and gave the keys right back to Trump, nullifying any good they managed

They didn’t have SCOTUS and full congress behind them. And this crowd would be attacking them for breaking the law anyway

they absolutely did have a congressional majority. yeah, losing the court was another fuck up

A majority with Manchin & Sinema

yes, who were democrats. being unable to get their votes isnt the same as not having a majority

democrat isn’t a monolith, these are people who were voted in to only do 55% of what democrats want

Literally only thing Dems can do is turn public opinion. Op Ed’s are a way to do that.

Used to be, yes. I don't see it anymore

How many times have you called your senators this month?

3 times each. congress people too. I send emails weekly. how about you?

That’s a fair point. How would you turn public opinion?

gonna take some people getting quite uncomfortable, looking for help, seeing the democrats fail, and then finally turning left, sadly.

You were sarcastically commenting that the op-ed wasn’t enough. I was agreeing, and saying the the op-ed wasn’t not enough, and more is needed. Get better writers.