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Bettie

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32. And the public has such weird expectations

Reply to duckworth969 (Reply #31)

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 12:02 PM

22 hrs ago

They expect Republicans to fuck everything up and Democrats to fix it.

They will give endless time to the right wing to destroy, but expect Dems to have it all fixed on day one.

And they will reward the destruction and punish the ones trying to help.

It's like Republicans are the "fun" meth-addled uncle and the Democrats are the responsible parent, just trying to keep everyone alive.

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