David Jacobin

Things that piss me the fuck off about Republican and Democrat ideologies, in no particular order:

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REPUBLICANS think maintaining our current economic system is more important than the health of people and planet

DEMOCRATS think that we can maintain our current economic system AND take care of people and planet.

REPUBLICANS want to legislate on women’s bodies

DEMOCRATS are in favor of paternalistic governance and legislation on our bodies

REPUBLICANS think poor people are poor because they didn’t work hard enough

DEMOCRATS want to give poor people in-roads into participating in Earth-destroying capitalism

REPUBLICANS don’t believe science

DEMOCRATS think science is the only method of inquiry

REPUBLICANS propagate inflammatory fake news and misleading propaganda

DEMOCRATS propagate inflammatory fake news and misleading propaganda

REPUBLICANS seek to hijack our democratic system

DEMOCRATS seek to hijack our democratic system

REPUBLICANS uphold a system of white supremacy

DEMOCRATS uphold a system of white supremacy

REPUBLICANS lie to win over people who want government out of their lives and freedom

DEMOCRATS lie to win over progressives who want real change and liberation

REPUBLICANS vote time and time again for government surveillance

DEMOCRATS nominate men who sexually assault women

REPUBLICANS nominate men who sexually assault women

DEMOCRATS represent corporate interest

REPUBLICANS represent corporate interest

DEMOCRATS see global economies and even larger bodies of governance as a solution

REPUBLICANS see nationalism as a solution

DEMOCRATS think more government control is the solution

REPUBLICANS think that more corporate control is the solution

DEMOCRATS seek to maintain the status quo with the threat of violence while giving people just enough so they don’t revolt

REPUBLICANS seek to maintain the status quo with the threat of violence while giving people an illusion so they don’t revolt

DEMOCRATS are 💩

REPUBLICANS ARE 💩

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