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FuzzyRabbit

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19. What is wrong with our people in congress?

Sun Dec 17, 2017, 01:43 PM

Dec 2017

You ask "What the hell is wrong with them?"

They have no idea what is going on. Our senators and representatives, even the good ones, spend nearly all their time raising money for their next campaign. They don't talk to their constituents and they don't follow the news.

They have no idea that ICE is raiding churches, hospitals, and courtrooms looking for brown people to deport. They have no idea that ICE is abusing those that they arrest.

They have no idea how many homeless there are. They have no idea that many of the homeless have full time jobs but still cannot afford a place to live.

They have no idea how many people cannot afford to feed themselves.

They have no idea how difficult it is to afford health insurance. They don't have to pay for it so they don't have to think about it.

And when you write to your representative or senator, you get back a ridiculous boilerplate reply that does not address your concern.

I could go on and on, but you get the picture.

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Malcolm Nance Scaring the Bejesus Out of Us on AM Joy [View all] bigtree Dec 2017 OP

Recommended. H2O Man Dec 2017 #1

Video won't play nt doc03 Dec 2017 #2

Plays just fine in some browsers, not others Blue_Adept Dec 2017 #4

Thanks got it on Twitter nt doc03 Dec 2017 #6

thanks. try following the link I put in the op beside 'watch:' bigtree Dec 2017 #5

Divide and conquer. An age old strategy that works quite well. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #3

It was bracing - and terrifying and the worst part RandomAccess Dec 2017 #7

it got me thinking about who our leaders are to confront this threat bigtree Dec 2017 #8

I hope so. I think we desperately need a RandomAccess Dec 2017 #13

What is wrong with our people in congress? FuzzyRabbit Dec 2017 #19

Good point RandomAccess Dec 2017 #20

Have hope. They are not all clueless or detached. Leaders will step forward KPN Dec 2017 #25

They know...they just don't give a damn! RestoreAmerica2020 Dec 2017 #52

I hope you are right. I will be out on the street and will travel KPN Dec 2017 #23

I watched the show and it fucking scared the daylights out of me lunatica Dec 2017 #9

You just said exactly MontanaMama Dec 2017 #12

Well good for being scared, but as for this stuff! Hortensis Dec 2017 #40

+1 nocalflea Dec 2017 #49

Of course they can dismantle the Supreme Court. KitSileya Dec 2017 #50

That's colloquially called stacking, KitSileya, and it's as old Hortensis Dec 2017 #53

I think things are a lot more dire than you, apparently. KitSileya Dec 2017 #54

I think we're at an extremely dangerous point. Hortensis Dec 2017 #56

It's only "scary" if you ALLOW it to happen. GreenEyedLefty Dec 2017 #10

we have to do something different - destroy the talk radio psyops - their only advantage certainot Dec 2017 #17

Wow - what a good list to start from. I wonder how quickly the people's internet will be shut down erronis Dec 2017 #32

Make them defend fascism(NT) The Wizard Dec 2017 #35

i write, tweet, post, read, barbtries Dec 2017 #21

Then let's do a women's march to the 10th power. GreenEyedLefty Dec 2017 #27

yep, yep yep barbtries Dec 2017 #44

That link is for the March if Mueller is fired. BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #36

thanks for the 2nd link barbtries Dec 2017 #43

DU hacked and down for 2 weeks davekriss Dec 2017 #38

i was alone in a hotel in Philly during the election barbtries Dec 2017 #45

Thanks for link. Unless there is a spontaneous one in my Enoki33 Dec 2017 #47

thank you Enoki33 barbtries Dec 2017 #48

Brave New World The Wizard Dec 2017 #33

They will care when their fancy new phone is good only as a paper weight. Grammy23 Dec 2017 #42

Amen to that! ...nt 2naSalit Dec 2017 #11

The ageless Divide and Rule strategy of the British as Indians say. appalachiablue Dec 2017 #14

One enforcement side is loyal to the rich, the other side is loyal to the Constitution. ancianita Dec 2017 #15

and a lot of cops listen to talk radio and dems and the left are still fucking idiots certainot Dec 2017 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author triron Dec 2017 #18

Agreed. 2018 is shaping up to be one HELL of a year. democratisphere Dec 2017 #22

Agreed. 2018 is shaping up to be one HELL of a year. LenaBaby61 Dec 2017 #28

I have confidence in Mueller removing the current authoritarian regime democratisphere Dec 2017 #30

I wish you would be right. But congress/scotus/extralegal police erronis Dec 2017 #34

Mueller trying to remove the current authoritarian regime ... LenaBaby61 Dec 2017 #39

Al Franken would have stood up and articulated the defense of our nation expertly flamingdem Dec 2017 #24

Thank you Malcolm Nance for speaking the truth bravely on a national stage. KPN Dec 2017 #26

that's why when i hear 'you can't just run against trump' i say we'd better. spanone Dec 2017 #29

Wow! Tell it like it is! He is 100% correct! Nitram Dec 2017 #31

Regional differences don't count ? nocalflea Dec 2017 #37

What were the people of Germany thinking about now............. BlueJac Dec 2017 #41

K&R MustLoveBeagles Dec 2017 #46

K to the fucking R yuiyoshida Dec 2017 #51

K&R UCmeNdc Dec 2017 #55

Here's the answer... SummerSnow Dec 2017 #57