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minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 days agoWhy the hell should someone with no political experience, no money, and a life to lead take this on when there is ostensibly an existing organization whose job it is to do this? What then hell do they do with all that money we send them?
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·4 days agoDo you send money to the Democratic Party?
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-24 days agoI used to, until I realized they waste it
minus-squareCMonster@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·4 days agoDo you feel better trying to drag everyone else down into your self pity?
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 days agoYes, actually. It’s feels good to stop pretending.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoPretending that we have a functioning, representative government that is accountable to the people
Why the hell should someone with no political experience, no money, and a life to lead take this on when there is ostensibly an existing organization whose job it is to do this? What then hell do they do with all that money we send them?
Do you send money to the Democratic Party?
I used to, until I realized they waste it
Do you feel better trying to drag everyone else down into your self pity?
Yes, actually. It’s feels good to stop pretending.
Pretending what?
Pretending that we have a functioning, representative government that is accountable to the people