Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 12 days agoAmerica’s nightmare is two feral partieswww.ft.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down115
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minus-squareBrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·12 days agoThe sad thing is that mostly the GOP has been playing by the rules. The Democrats were just playing an outdated version of the game where you could depend on your opponent acting honorably despite absolutely no rules requiring them to act so.
minus-squaremasterofn001@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up9·12 days agoIt’s also sad that the DOJ wasn’t playing by the rules, but by a memo.
minus-squareTiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·12 days agoLawful Evil vs Lawful Stupid
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-212 days agoDemocratic Party leadership has the luxury of abiding by Marquess of Queensbury rules. They ain’t the ones gettin’ punched.
The sad thing is that mostly the GOP has been playing by the rules. The Democrats were just playing an outdated version of the game where you could depend on your opponent acting honorably despite absolutely no rules requiring them to act so.
It’s also sad that the DOJ wasn’t playing by the rules, but by a memo.
Lawful Evil vs Lawful Stupid
Democratic Party leadership has the luxury of abiding by Marquess of Queensbury rules. They ain’t the ones gettin’ punched.