• aelwero@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Democrats are kinda beholden to public opinion and it’s mercurial nature because they’re platform is that they are the entity responsible for people getting what they want…

    If public opinion sways to being against Israel, it is expected that a democratic government will follow suit.

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        11 months ago

        Lol, is that more a Republican deal? Pretty sure repubs are listening to whoever has the fattest wallet, or perhaps the Jesus book…

        I guess your opinion is that Dem legislators are likewise apathetic to the general public? I was implying otherwise, but I guess it didn’t sound narrative-y enough eh? Meh.

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      11 months ago

      There are probably less than a dozen politicians in America that actually listen to their constituents. The rest are Republicans or Neoliberal Democrats who more or less all play for the same team at the end of the day: money. The neoliberals are also still under the unfortunate impression that the fascists can be negotiated with, which will end very poorly for us all.

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        11 months ago

        There are probably less than a dozen politicians in America that actually listen to their constituents

        This is false, and is essentially just a long-running meme of Americans hating authority now being taken as fact.

        All politicians overwhelmingly do what their constituents want them to do - moreso now than at any time before the modern era, because most politicians are extremely nervous about being primaried, and not worried about a challenger from another party

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          All politicians overwhelmingly do what their constituents want them to do - moreso now than at any time before the modern era, because most politicians are extremely nervous about being primaried

          Henry Cuellar didn’t need to worry. He is anti-labor, anti-abortion, and pro-nra, but his opponent was progressive, so the party protected him.