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CousinIT

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66. Ignorant vote put forth by ignoramuses. Democratic socialism is NOT Marxist/Communist socialism.

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 04:51 PM

18 hrs ago

They are pretty different.

RATHER THAN Democrats using this to illustrate Republicans' ignorance on the matter, they accepted Republican framing and voted for a stupid bill.

Ugh.

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House votes 285-98 to denounce 'horrors' of socialism ahead of Mamdani-Trump meeting [View all] WhiskeyGrinder 21 hrs ago OP

Why do Democrats Mad_Machine76 21 hrs ago #1

I Guess to Remind Us That Idiocy Does Not Scrupulously Observe the D-R Divide and Can The Roux Comes First 21 hrs ago #9

I blame the Jewish Space Lasers Stacey Grove 19 hrs ago #46

Democrats have bought into GOP performance art since losing in 1984. nt Gore1FL 20 hrs ago #28

those dems do not represent me mike_c 20 hrs ago #29

Eighty-six Democrats join in mental masturbation HAB911 21 hrs ago #2

Right? Especially knowing that fellow Dem Mamdani is meeting with Trump today. Incanus 21 hrs ago #16

K now do fascism. And capitalism. SSJVegeta 21 hrs ago #3

LOL Here's the list leftstreet 21 hrs ago #4

Hakeem Jeffries of course choie 21 hrs ago #11

Such leadership! leftstreet 21 hrs ago #19

A tactical masterstroke nt mr715 20 hrs ago #33

Denouncing the Khmer Rouge! leftstreet 19 hrs ago #47

F--- policy, period. mr715 19 hrs ago #48

I'm shocked, SHOCKED, I say, to see Henry Cuellar on that list Rob H. 20 hrs ago #39

Yep, my MAGA wing Dem congress waman sold out as usual. Ping Tung 21 hrs ago #17

Glad to not see Delaware on that list. woodsprite 20 hrs ago #30

Revealing beyond words. JCA Passages 15 hrs ago #79

I don't have a problem with Democrats voting for this. tritsofme 21 hrs ago #5

Why not? leftstreet 21 hrs ago #8

Why would I? Seems like a perfectly reasonable vote for these Democrats. tritsofme 21 hrs ago #14

Sure will bring back those Biden voters! leftstreet 21 hrs ago #18

Post removed Post removed 20 hrs ago #35

It is absolutely ridiculous. choie 21 hrs ago #13

Horrors like Social Security, Medicare, MedicAid, no_hypocrisy 21 hrs ago #6

Looks that way. I believe we have a Emile 21 hrs ago #23

All programs that Trump wants dead and gone. Lancero 18 hrs ago #50

Hope it mentions corporate socialism in particular! nt intrepidity 21 hrs ago #7

My very pale blue congresswoman voted for the new Red Scare. Ping Tung 21 hrs ago #10

So did mine... regnaD kciN 18 hrs ago #61

We're in the same state but diferent CD. Ping Tung 16 hrs ago #74

Even Michael Steele last night said . . . peggysue2 21 hrs ago #12

Because they're scared of their shadow. choie 21 hrs ago #15

I'm thinking Swing Districts for the UPcoming Cha 18 hrs ago #58

Republicans are desperate to find an issue SocialDemocrat61 18 hrs ago #67

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 21 hrs ago #20

Their position is to play it safe and do a lot of flag waving and tell everyone that they're REAL Ping Tung 21 hrs ago #26

Dems had better bring up a bill on JBTaurus83 21 hrs ago #21

Democratic Socialism as referenced by people like Bernie and Mandami is actually social democracy. walkingman 21 hrs ago #22

Oh, no! Not socialism! Someone might go to the library, a public school, mail a letter, ride a bus. Solly Mack 21 hrs ago #24

They might get to go the doctor or eat every day! mr715 20 hrs ago #34

The stuff of nightmares! Solly Mack 17 hrs ago #71

What an idiotic vote. Don't these clowns have anything better to do? Borogove 21 hrs ago #25

But fascism is just fine Orrex 20 hrs ago #27

Obviously, they have spiffy uniforms. nt mr715 20 hrs ago #36

Oh brother Fiendish Thingy 20 hrs ago #31

Here are the 98 Nay Dem votes and the 27 non voting Dem plus the 2 Dems who voted 'Present' Celerity 18 hrs ago #55

Sorry but the thing that attacked Maxine Waters Blue Full Moon 20 hrs ago #32

Embarrassing stuff Prairie Gates 20 hrs ago #37

Now you know who "to primary." DJ Synikus Makisimus 20 hrs ago #38

Shame on any Dem who voted Yea. They play right into RW framing. Here is the text of this asinine bill: Celerity 20 hrs ago #40

OMG I wish I hadn't read that leftstreet 20 hrs ago #43

That is a hard-right screed misanthrope 18 hrs ago #49

+1 leftstreet 18 hrs ago #51

The Democratic Representatives should ALL have voted 'Present' 70sEraVet 18 hrs ago #60

Based on this list of examples, the TSF regime should be facing imminent collapse LearnedHand 18 hrs ago #69

What idiot wrote that screed?. Autumn 16 hrs ago #73

They seem to have nothing better to do C_U_L8R 20 hrs ago #41

So, is Congress finally holding Civics or Political economics classes for their Members? haele 20 hrs ago #42

When will they denounce the horrors of Predatory Capitalism? Emile 20 hrs ago #44

Oh, no! -misanthroptimist 19 hrs ago #45

To be fair misanthrope 18 hrs ago #53

Doesn't change my point, really, does it? -misanthroptimist 18 hrs ago #68

I hate votes like this regardless of the subject KLK1972 18 hrs ago #52

Huzzah! misanthrope 18 hrs ago #57

WTF? 86 Ds voted with the Rs in favor of this? KPN 18 hrs ago #54

They don't want to talk about their policies for helping people on affordability on groceries, housing, healthcare, everyonematters 18 hrs ago #56

It's not a hill to die on. RandySF 18 hrs ago #59

HORRORS???? elleng 18 hrs ago #62

WTF????? Sewage. Dems should have walked out. 58Sunliner 18 hrs ago #63

All government jobs and The Wizard 18 hrs ago #64

Please tell me I'm having a nightmare or fever dream LearnedHand 18 hrs ago #65

Ignorant vote put forth by ignoramuses. Democratic socialism is NOT Marxist/Communist socialism. CousinIT 18 hrs ago #66

Most of these idiots couldn't define socialism Picaro 17 hrs ago #70

You think that Jim Clyburn, Hakeem Jeffries, Ted Lieu, Gregory Meeks, & Debby Wasserman-Schutz are idiots? MichMan 17 hrs ago #72

Seems like it. Or was this just a slap in the face to Mamdani ? Centrist's certainly despise Autumn 1 hr ago #80

Do these idiots have any clue what socialism actually is? Initech 16 hrs ago #75

Do Trumpsters really denounce socialism? Not if there is money in it for them. Norrrm 15 hrs ago #76

Idiotic nonsense. BlueTsunami2018 15 hrs ago #77

What the f*** are they voting on and why Tribetime 15 hrs ago #78