Comment on There's no money for education and health care but they'll always find some for war.

• jjjalljs@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  “Only democrats have agency” is an interesting trope.

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  • lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You’re gonna have to explain that one to me.

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    • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I think it’s sometimes called Murc’s law.

      Part of it is blaming Democrats for things, but when Republicans are huge assholes accepting it as like just a force of nature.

      So like, democrats fail to pass a law to such and such. That framing ignores that Republicans took action to foil it.

      lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/…/andrew-gelman-on-murcs… talks about it a little. Or whereofonecanspeak.com/…/youve-probably-never-hea…

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      • lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Ah, I see. I thought you were disagreeing with me.

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  • orrk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    when the issue is assuming the radicalization of the Democratic Party’s platform? ya, or would you argue that republicans should be working to help democrats pass their legislation

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