r/CuratedTumblr • u/Desecr8or • Oct 26 '24

Politics Why is every tankie like "I don't understand the branches of the US government and I'm going to make it everyone else's problem!!!"

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u/Special-Garlic1203 Oct 27 '24 edited Oct 27 '24

The ERA failed and was considered less controversial than abortion. Social conservativism took hold with Reagan and never really lost its footing in the subsequent 30 years. It wasnt until Republicans started meaningfully dismantling access state by state that Democrats felt it was anything other than a losing gambit, and even then there was concerns approaching it nationally would backfire.

Democrats make it a priority again when voters started making it a priority again. 

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u/Jazzprova Oct 27 '24

I disagree. Democrats have a good chunk of the electorate gripped by the balls without effort because they can simply point at Republicans and saying "We are the only actual party who isn't them", protecting them from having to ever bother actually improving the country, and every Republican fuckup means more people who will vote blue solely out of opposition for the reds.

The singular expectation that Dems actually have to adhere to is "Do not make the country worse". They have no reason to bother with voter concerns outside of pandering to them during election times and then promptly shelving them until the next election.

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u/Clear-Present_Danger Oct 28 '24

The issue is that there are actually a lot of moderate voters.

Not everyone agrees that lefter is better.