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ck4829

(36,903 posts)
Wed Jan 15, 2025, 06:32 PM Jan 2025

You know... I think I understand why Democrats lost now [View all]

I have seen blaming this person, people throwing out detailed analyses, this group did X, that group did not enough of Y, etc.

But let me lay it out in simple terms I think everyone can grasp:

The political system is essentially one party is expected to have explosive diarrhea and have it EVERYWHERE and the other party is supposed to mop it up and the other party criticized is for not cleaning it up fast enough because party #1 is still having exploding diarrhea everywhere.

* This is murc's Law

* This is why Obama was supposed to resign for 11 people being treated for Ebola vs Trump and his disastrous handling of COVID.

* This is bailing out Republicans.

And what is 2026 going to be about? Cleaning up Republican diarrhea, right? You know I'm right.

And guess what? It's the "way it is". It's just the way things are. Somebody read the above and can't wait to reply with "Oh well, what can you do about it?" So let me just stop you right there.

We saw exactly what people were doing about it... people are getting disengaged. Disinterested.

Tuning out. Washing their hands clean of the diarrhea and walking away.

And I'll be honest... if I was less political, so would I.

There is a solution to this, and it's not left or center... but it is radical. We need to start going after the legitimacy, authority, human resources, skills, intangible factors, material resources, and sanctions of the Republican Party.

I'm done cleaning up Republican diarrhea though.

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It's really clear there were a lot of bigoted racist sexist creeps that would not vote for a woman, let alone a WOC PortTack Jan 2025 #1
I think it was H2O Man Jan 2025 #11
The GOP has completely lost their way RainCaster Jan 2025 #2
Explosive diarrhea combined with the spread of lies in our media groundloop Jan 2025 #3
The things thar spoil it for me (US governance in general): Aussie105 Jan 2025 #4
Biden trashed over Afghanistan, Hillary over Benghazi Skittles Jan 2025 #5
jake crapper's foaming at the mouth outrage against President Biden because of that, caused me to BLOCK CNN from JohnSJ Jan 2025 #8
Yes, apropos of your highlighted text, I've seen a cartoon of a donkey cleaning up after an elephant. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2025 #6
Well said. The problem is, and it is going to get much worse, is the MSM will do the framing of the issues, and it JohnSJ Jan 2025 #7
I think your last sentence is why we lose. Progressives have given up. TomCADem Jan 2025 #9
Difference being VBNMW Jan 2025 #14
As I Said, Progressives Look for Scapegoats to Blame Their Inaction TomCADem Jan 2025 #15
No rewards for being "the adult in the room" Bluetus Jan 2025 #10
Anyone who voted for Trump is a fuckwit or a sociopath. No exceptions. hunter Jan 2025 #12
You Guv polls just came out with a poll on this womanofthehills Jan 2025 #13
Part of it was "Over Confidence". republianmushroom Jan 2025 #16
A great post. NNadir Jan 2025 #17
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