CPAC: Orban in Texas

[CJD]

(08-12-2022, 05:59 PM)Leon Wrote: so what your saying is dems are mineless cardboard cutouts with no original ideas and following the same script? 

Nope, just saying no one is irreplaceable. Politicians are just especially so. The job of a politician is, to a large degree, expressing your political opinions professionally. And often times, they're just basic political opinions, as Washington politics rarely go further than surface depth when it comes to bills that make it to a meaningful vote (the 60 vote filibuster limit essentially requires bills to be bipartisan before you ever vote on them). In the rare cases that the filibuster is bypassed, like with reconciliation bills, the vote is almost always straight down party lines. And deviating from your party's line is often met with derision and threats of replacing you.

As far as original ideas go, there are none to be had in most Democrats or Republicans. Both wings of our politics are pretty much establishment shills who don't want to change anything. And, if they weren't when they first entered politics, they probably are by the time they leave since corporations control politicians with political "donations" anyway, so we don't lose much by them being replaced.

So there's no space for individuality in politics, so why hand cuff ourselves to bad people with those extremely basic political opinions?