Collins complained that “everybody ignores” her vote to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial.
“What bigger break could there be?” she asked. “It is never enough.”
While Collins touted her breaks with Trump, she was also a pivotal vote for key parts of his agenda. She provided a decisive vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018, despite sexual assault allegations that he denied. And though she voted against Trump’s Medicaid-cutting “Big Beautiful Bill” on final passage, she was a key vote to advance debate on it.
Expressing authority over capitalists, in U.S. parlance, is called regulation. The US just took a MASSIVE step towards reinstituting the regulation that the Republicans spent 4+2 years stripping., so there’s hope at least
They’re not going to introduce a constitutional amendment to ban capitalism, or whatever magic bullet you’re thinking of, but if we’re lucky they might pass universal healthcare.
Oh wow. “Constitutional amendment to ban capitalism” is cute. Ok when that regulation doesn’t work in 15 years because republicans are still in power, how are we going to reach a classless, stateless Socialist/Anarchist society ? You really believe institutional capitalist oligarchs are going to just hand power over to the people because we amend or regulate the constitution? The same constitution written by White slave owners?
Be mad all you want, I’m describing reality. Feel free to describe the steps they need to take to achieve your end state.
Organizing. Strike. Revolution.
For someone who would rather have “Socialist Anarchy” rather than a communist end state, you are pretty reliant on capitalist reforms that, in your own words, republicans can strip away within 6 years, so I ask again: How are you going to achieve this when legislation is stripped by oligarchs?
You’re describing a reality where you rely on fascist overlords to give up power based upon no authority expressed and legal regulation and literally saying “if we’re lucky”. What an incredibly ignorant and weak mindset to have when talking about others rights. “If we’re lucky”… Give me a break. We aren’t lucky. Jefferies is basically telling you as a Blue Voter to give up the idea of free healthcare.
No dude. If we force them. We can not rely on luck. Express authority over your leaders. What you’re describing isn’t even socialist or Anarchist policy, it’s just capitalist reform.
Organizing. Strike. Revolution. is a slogan, not a plan. How can you demand from others what you’re not willing to do yourself? What is your plan.
It’s not a slogan dude. Read, that’s my plan for you.
Thousands of people just did years of work to get elected to offices across the spectrum of government and you’re sitting at a keyboard telling them it’s not good enough.
What is your plan besides that wishful thinking non plan you posted? What ideas do you have to help them? Do you have plans to work with them? Are you going to collaborate with anyone? Are you going to organize? Where’s your people, your war chest, your logistical support, your supply chains, your plan.
These thousands of people had a plan, they organized, they protested, they got elected and now they’re gearing up to do the job.
what are you doing besides yelling on the Internet?
oh and one follow up question, what the fuck are you going to be doing?
Organize a union and join a rent strike, for starters. Even tho I have failed in the past (to unionize) I have tried and I will again here soon. I don’t need to plead to you about what I do, that’s not why I do it at all. If you’d done any of this kind of work before you’d understand my frustration with establishment politics.
You act like they’re perfect. I’ve had to STRIKE for rights. Not vote, not “logistical support,” not “collaboration”, organizing a strike. Collaboration with PEOPLE. Not Dems. Forcing them to make concessions. They literally won’t otherwise. Again, if you’d done anything meaningful out there you’d have had democrats and republicans stand right in your way. I’m not the only one around me that has these experiences.
All this Western chauvinist “might = right” bullshit is what got us here, and you’re praising electoral American politics in a thread about an American politician who wouldn’t think twice to sell you out to Isreal and mega donors. You think Susan Collins was the last one, and they’re all gone now? Are you supporting Jefferies and Schumer, even though they still won’t BUDGE on healthcare? And this is the best version of the system to you? I’m supposed to appreciate them for taking corporate money over my interests? I’m supposed to let them build data centers because what, the revolution ain’t coming tomorrow?
She was also running against a war criminal “leftist” rapist with a Nazi tattoo who got outed from the left over rape allegations(not war crimes btw, Maine was fully ready to let a psycho with a Nazi tat call himself a socialist)
Your system you love so much is fucking broken! Wake up!
Free Luigi! I’m not gonna respond to you anymore this ain’t good for me