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Re: Trump putting 'pause' on most US Government websites, source says

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Post by netsharc » Sat, Feb 01, 2025, 12:00 AM UTC

jauntywundrkind wrote: post #4

Deconstruction. Tearing down the New Society, a terrible terrible reset.

I'm surprised the Democrats are silent. They've been derided as Vichy Democrats. I know all their protesting will mostly be useless, because the GOP apparatchik and judiciary can just bulldoze over them, but geezus fucking Christ Dems, you're politicians, it's pratically your job to make a lot of noise and hot air even though you might not get anywhere! The opposite will be considered surrender by your electorate, and you expect to win votes by projecting "We're the people that surrendered, vote for us!"?

Re: Trump putting 'pause' on most US Government websites, source says

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Post by krapp » Sat, Feb 01, 2025, 12:09 AM UTC

netsharc wrote: post #11

jauntywundrkind wrote: post #4

Deconstruction. Tearing down the New Society, a terrible terrible reset.

I'm surprised the Democrats are silent. They've been derided as Vichy Democrats. I know all their protesting will mostly be useless, because the GOP apparatchik and judiciary can just bulldoze over them, but geezus fucking Christ Dems, you're politicians, it's pratically your job to make a lot of noise and hot air even though you might not get anywhere! The opposite will be considered surrender by your electorate, an…

We saw the writing on the wall when we lost Roe v. Wade and all the Democrats did was use it to fundraise.

Re: Trump putting 'pause' on most US Government websites, source says

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Post by dc396 » Sat, Feb 01, 2025, 12:55 AM UTC

netsharc wrote: post #11

jauntywundrkind wrote: post #4

Deconstruction. Tearing down the New Society, a terrible terrible reset.

I'm surprised the Democrats are silent. They've been derided as Vichy Democrats. I know all their protesting will mostly be useless, because the GOP apparatchik and judiciary can just bulldoze over them, but geezus fucking Christ Dems, you're politicians, it's pratically your job to make a lot of noise and hot air even though you might not get anywhere! The opposite will be considered surrender by your electorate, an…

One could argue what we're seeing/experiencing is what the plurality of American people voted for. Given the circus last time around and behaviors since, anyone expecting anything substantively better was deluding themselves very badly.

Given Republicans now control all three branches of the federal government, what exactly should Democrats do? Chest beating and theatrics have become boring. In ~2 years, there may (may) be an opportunity to do something, but right now? Non-Tech Bros and Non-MAGA are just along for the ride.