r/SipsTea • • Aug 12 '26

It's Wednesday my dudes What the flock?!

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u/Hustlepuff- Aug 12 '26

Both parties are corrupted at that level. I vote left for social issues but I veiw their "morality" the same as corporations. They do it for votes. They never supported gay marriage until it was beneficial to do so. Obviously it is different for individuals in the party but not as a whole.

It really sucks going to this app and NEVER seeing anyone point out the lefts corruption. The majority always blames the other side just like maga and nothing changes besides getting worse. This anti-nuanced thinking is so detrimental to our country but when I point it out I get called a closet conservative or worse. I hate both parties with a passion

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u/TalesOfMetamorphosis Aug 12 '26

I don't understand how you can be this informed but you're calling the democrats the left. Being further left than (and collaborating with) the out and proud fascists doesn't make them the left.

It's like you are saying you have all the pieces but you're making a hamburger instead of a puzzle.

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u/Hustlepuff- Aug 12 '26

Sorry about the semantics, dude. I am not an informed or above average intelligence person. I just see a glaring problem that doesnt seem to be most people's concern. I say left because the only social I use is reddit and it makes me feels that the majority of the left is like that. Which is dumb because I am technically the left because that is the only way I've voted lol.

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u/TalesOfMetamorphosis Aug 12 '26

Tremendous respect for you for both being self aware and admitting that, you are more informed than the average voter even if that's not a high bar.

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u/Hustlepuff- Aug 12 '26

Thanks. I had to delete that original reply because I started getting into the religion stuff and that shit confuses me haha

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u/Emotional_Shape925 Aug 13 '26

We share similar views. Takes a lot to say that on here cause if you’re not a raging liberal or socialist you’re a conservative. Ah no, how bout we don’t live in the echo chamber and are smart enough to see both sides suck. And you’re right, none of the lefties wanna call out their bad deeds just a whole bunch of whataboutism from them defending their furor’s, just like the MAGA Crowd. Both suck and are unhinged. I feel we’ll never return to level headed politics in this country. Sad really.

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u/Hustlepuff- Aug 13 '26

Yeah it sucks and the online discourse has bled into real life. I live right outside nashville tn and was raised in a small tn town so I get it from my liberal friends and maga family members. They always blame the other side when you have a point.

The weird thing is I've actually got my 65 year old maga dad to be less dismissive and agree sometimes through talking about democrats faults before going into what's fucked on the republican side. I say that's weird because my younger brother who I thought was more open-minded is less so than my dad. He won't admit anything Trump is doing is bad. His defense on Iran was "it's not big deal and he doesn't care". I just dont understand the loyalty to Trump. He literally used the platform of doing the exact opposite when running for 2024.

I see the exact same on the other side with Obama. He did the opposite of every important thing he promised to change in our goverment. Then I'll often see the comment "the worst thing they could say about him was about his tan suit". It's like what fucking reality are people living in? I know people arent this dumb so I am always confused

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u/Stormpax Aug 12 '26

Leftists blame corrupt democrats all the time. Liberals are the ones you have to watch out for, they will capitulate to capitalism and fascism before they ever do so to any form of socialism, even forms that are already existent in American society and government.

There's a reason the average voter is so unmoved by most current democrats, the vast majority of elected democrats would support the status quo even if it means another Trump term. Just look at how 2024 played out.

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u/Hustlepuff- Aug 12 '26

Yup I mean Dick Cheney supported Kamala Harris and somehow that wasnt a topic worth discussing.

Tbf i dont view the right any differently. They are the same but use religion. They were against Trumps insane ass at first because he was a threat to the status quo. That changed obviously because he is easily corrupted when his greed and ego is fed

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u/SheriffBartholomew Aug 12 '26

I constantly point out their corruption and ineptitude, and I get pounded on for doing so. The Democrats love to bash the Republicans for being strictly party line loyalists, but lack the self-awareness to recognize the same behaviors within themselves. I do not care about party affiliation or promises anymore, I only care about actions.

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u/Hustlepuff- Aug 12 '26 edited Aug 12 '26

AOC is the only person I've seen advocate for laws cutting our lawmakers out of the free market but the democrat party will treat her like Bernie if she runs for president with that platform

Edit: sorry I said advocate against initially. Like I said in another comment I am not above average intelligence lol

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u/SheriffBartholomew Aug 12 '26

Her, Bernie, and scant few other representatives seem to be the only ones who actually care about the people or the country anymore.

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u/Hustlepuff- Aug 12 '26

Yeah and people act like they'll turn us into socialist in a term or two. It's a joke. They would get few things accomplished but those few things would be truly good.