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Honey, they are literally the lawmakers and rulers of the country, I'm some dude that makes some part of some company's wheels turn. People in my position and those like mine do not have the power to run the country while those in Congress do. There is not an equivalency in responsibility.
They have a responsibility and duty to actually help address the many many issues this country is facing and they seem to conveniently only remember that when they can't possibly muster the political power to do anything useful. They knew Donald Trump and his fascist goons would try to wrestle control of the country again in 2024 and they spent four years with their heads up their own asses. And that's only looking at four specific years. For decades they've done the bare minimum to keep in power all while the rich got richer, the poor got poorer, and those in power got more powerful.
When it's their turn, they don't remove or restrict the tools of oppression they know the right will use against the populace. Fuck, they expand them! They either half-heartedly talked about or actively fight against measures like raising the minimum wage, addressing the housing crisis, or the cost of healthcare. Don't even start talking to me about the civic process being roadblocks, we're watching those roadblocks break way for the GOP. The DNC never even tries that kind of strong arm behavior to improve things.
Yeah, I'm kvetching on the internet, it's a forum, that's what it's for!
I asked for a suggestion and got back a screed. Let them worry about legislating, then.
What can you or I do right now instead of whining about their job performance? What could you do in your community? Maybe if you tell me a challenge you want to tackle toward this end, I could tell you one I'd like to take on in mine and we could try to motivate each other.
This is our chance.