Dems Reportedly Angry That Progressives Are Pushing Them to Act Like an Opposition Party | Common Dreams
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"Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer are architects of the crisis that allowed Trump's fascism to arise and succeed," argued one progressive organizer. "They have zero credibility to be leading the fights we face today."

House Democratic lawmakers reportedly used a closed-door meeting earlier this week to vent their frustrations with progressive advocacy groups that have been driving constituent calls and pressuring the party to act like a genuine opposition force in the face of the Trump administration’s authoritarian assault on federal agencies and key programs.

  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I’ve always said if Democrats just shut the fuck up about guns or God forbid even walk back a teensy but, they would have no problem winning.

    Gun nuts won’t buy it. The base will. Moving to the right has hit a wall and anyone who suggests it just likes moving to the right.

    • JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca
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      1 day ago

      Laying off the gun issue doesn’t have to be a move to the right, plenty of leftists own guns. I’m just saying they should clearly state that they aren’t coming for anyone’s guns

      • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        1 day ago

        Laying off the gun issue doesn’t have to be a move to the right

        But it will be.

        I’m just saying they should clearly state that they aren’t coming for anyone’s guns

        You expect gun nuts to buy that?

        • JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca
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          22 hours ago

          Why do you have to jump right to the extreme? If you’re looking for useful discourse, immediately shutting down what you seem to agree would be a good idea isn’t helpful. I know plenty of gun nuts that would absolutely drop the hate of the Republicans if they knew their hobby was secured. It’s easy to do simply because NOBODY IS ACTUALLY GOING TO COME FOR ANYBODY’S GUNS. Who’s going to do it, cops? The guys that love guns? The military? It’s just a lack of critical thinking and a little bit of reassurance might go a long way.

          • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            9 hours ago

            Why do you have to jump right to the extreme? If you’re looking for useful discourse, immediately shutting down what you seem to agree would be a good idea isn’t helpful. I know plenty of gun nuts that would absolutely drop the hate of the Republicans if they knew their hobby was secured.

            I live in Texas. I’ve seen Democrats run on “Of course we’re not gonna take your guns!” And I’ve seen the response from gun nuts. They. Don’t. Buy. It. Republicans shriek “gun grabber!” even louder because it sticks even when it’s not true.

            This is just moving to the right for the sake of moving to the right. It will gain nothing, and it will lose people for whom gun control is an actual issue.