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The Democratic Opposition Should Look More Like Rep. Al Green (jacobin.com)

submitted 4 days ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago

They censure the guy who shouts the most obvious stuff the loudest.

The emperor has no clothes

[–] PopPop17@fedia.io 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In the past, I would have thought Green to be an a-hole. Now I think he's a stud.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Why an a-hole?

[–] weariedfae@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

Not OP but I'm guessing because it is against decorum to shout like that. MTG and Boebert were assholes when they did it.

For the record I don't consider Al Green an asshole, I'm just explaining what I took away from the other person's comment.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

When another Green did it to Biden, it was in fact because she's a stupid asshole.

The problem we are now in is that the stupid assholes won control of every level of the federal government.

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago

He seems decent. I worry about his large campaign donors and PAC money. That is a lot of donations from real estate lobbyists. I dont see any private equity donations.

Source https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/al-green/summary?cid=N00026686

[–] AshMan85@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

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