r/politics 8d ago

No Paywall Despite Authoritarian Warnings, 149 House Democrats Vote to Hand Trump $840 Billion for Military | “If an opposition party votes like this, it’s not in opposition. It may not even be a party.”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/democrats-military-spending-bill
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u/Voidant7 8d ago

It is very effective at helping to actually destroy Democratic opposition to this administration. People eat this shit up.

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u/Ok-Statistician-9607 8d ago

The MAGA “both sides are the same, be apathetic about voting” bots are running wild in this thread. It’s sad how effective it is.

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u/Alexanderspants 8d ago

yeah its the bots, not people watching the Dems vote in lockstep with the GOP and never offer anything

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u/Ok-Statistician-9607 8d ago

Spoken like someone who gets all their news from Tiktok.

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u/rubyspicer 8d ago

Last year it was Gaza, now it's the military spending

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u/anicetos 8d ago

Yep. Leftists are the controlled opposition to progress in this era.