You’re actually not; you just live under a political system that gives outsize power to rural backwaters and you have leaders who cynically pander to residents of those areas while otherwise holding them in contempt.

If your democrat supports this kind of thing then they’re not the kind of democrat we need. Its a worthy conversation and something that needs to be addressed. Granted, I’d take one of them before I’d take any of the current Republican crop, with a few exceptions for the truly conservative southern/Jacksonian…

You’re a remarkable idiot

Time and place. We are not there.

Unaccompanied minors shouldn’t be kept in cages either, stupid.

Uh, admitting that Democrats are complicit is a call to fix systemic failure rather than to assign blame solely to Republicans.

It’s going to rip.

There was a long road to where we are, and democrats were not always on the right side of this issue, many still aren’t... but they are by and large better then republicans who have become absurd caricatures on this issue.

More like, thank you for being honest about a complicated issue rather than pretending our side is morally superior and has the perfect solution.

Copypasta since you’re as dense as another person that made the same terrible statement:

I’m sorry you’re unwilling to confront the messy truth of this issue. And your refusal to do so will result in the continuation of monstrous policies.

I don’t think splinter should be carrying water for democrats... pretending like they are the heroes will lead us right back here in a few years, only this time it will be middle of the road politicians who bring us here.

When is the moment? Because when Democrats are in power they don’t give a shit. See: all the immigrant and Latinx groups who protested Obama’s immigration policy. Look at how Jennicet Gutierrez was treated by Democrats for interrupting Obama to ask about queer and trans immigrants.

Yeah, but tell people that and they’ll scream that Obama and the Clintons were saints that never made really, really bad policy choices and allowed some horrific legislation to move through into law.

You’re right. They should probably move the platform further to the right to make up the difference. Can’t look soft!

The give and take of political horse-trading, incrementalism and triangulation. These things can not be accomplished when the guys you are compromising with are fascistic right wingers. They will keep taking more and making things worse.

All of this makes it more pathetic, not less. Way to play right into what the kid is making fun of you for.

We all could have easily seen he was a dick, the moment we saw him going buddy-buddy with that Orange Turdnado-in-chief.

I’m so fucking tempted to dismiss you for being this obtuse.

Actually... Majority Vote says you’re not... but again, like you said... Facts don’t really matter here.