• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    Those 10 democrats absolutely should get a piece of our mind. Call them, email them, the works. But, also, 10 out of over 200 is inconsequential, we hold our politicians to a higher standard, Al got himself removed from congress on a day where Congress took no less than 80 actions on record, and it would have passed regardless.

    As a consequentialist I don’t blame Al Green but I also don’t see his actions being effective or commendable.

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      16 days ago

      Actions which inspire matter; even in a corrupt system like this. This was the first time I was inspired by a democrat in a while.

      Sanders always inspires, so does not count; and if others are doing stuff it goes unnoticed in my feeds.

      So Green did something important, noticed by people, breaking up the ebb and flow of hopelessness

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        16 days ago

        If a lawmaker at a singular event gets into the feed twice it’s because it mattered. If it gets into the feed 4 times per day for a week, it’s because it’s because somebody wants to push a narrative. In the case of Al Green, the narrative is that Dems aren’t good enough unless they’re getting dragged out of Congress.

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          15 days ago

          You say that like it’s a bad thing. It’s not, because throughout history in the face of bad governance, when normal measures fail. People are expected to make a scene