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Asking as someone from the other side of the planet.

From the things I saw about the US election, the Dems were the side with plans for the economy - minimum wage adjustments, unions, taxing the rich, etc. The Republicans didn't seem to have any concrete plans. At least, this is what I saw.

I don't doubt Bernie Sanders though - he seems like a straight truth teller. But what am I missing?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

7 isn't 15, which is what the workers were initially going to strike for (and deserved).

More to the point, the damage to Biden’s reputation re: supporting the working class was already done. If he really wanted to show the working class he had their backs -- which, again, is THE thing that's absolutely necessary to combat fascist populism -- would've been to respond to the Republican obstruction by saying "fuck that, if you won't give them what they deserve I'll support the damn strike!"

But yeah, keep intentionally misrepresenting recent history. It helped elect the guy who is so anti worker that he habitually stiffs his own workers of overtime, or refuses to pay them at all.

What in the time travel bullshit is this? You do understand that being honest about Biden's fuck-ups now can't do any more damage -- and moreover, is necessary if there's any hope to do better next time -- right? If you're going to accuse me of saying this stuff previously (when it would've been damaging), you'd better fucking bring receipts. Check my comment history. I'll wait.

And then you can fucking apologize!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

7 isn’t 15, which is what the workers were initially going to strike for (and deserved).

Have you ever heard of negotiating? You don't start at the price you'd be happy with. The Unions have stated they're happy with the result, why aren't you?

You do understand that being honest about Biden’s fuck-ups now can’t do any more damage

What fuck up? Biden averted a major breakdown in supply chain, AND got the workers what they wanted. That's a win, despite the repeated attempts at framing it as a failure.

And no, I'm not going to spend a day digging through your history. If you're repeating this gross misrepresentation of facts now, chances are high that you have before.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

What fuck up? Biden averted a major breakdown in supply chain, AND got the workers what they wanted. That’s a win, despite the repeated attempts at framing it as a failure.

What part of "it, and shit like it, cost Harris the election" do you not understand? It doesn't matter that the workers eventually got what they wanted, quietly and after the fact, when the impression voters got was that Biden -- and by association, Harris -- was perfectly happy to collude with the Republicans to suppress their right to strike.

And no, I’m not going to spend a day digging through your history. If you’re repeating this gross misrepresentation of facts now, chances are high that you have before.

You're literally refusing to check your own facts and then making baseless accusations about me. Pure hypocrisy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Uh huh. So you do your "homework" and call out that Biden forced the workers to take 1 day of sick leave instead of the 7 that they wanted (at that stage in the negotiations).

I present evidence that it was downgraded from 7 to 1 in the Senate because Republicans rejected 7.

I then present evidence that Biden's administration leaned on the railroad companies until they in fact gave the majority of railworkers 7 sick days. With quotes on the Union heads attributing those gains to the Biden administration.

And then suddenly 7 days isn't good enough to call that a "win" in your opinion.

And I'm the hypocrite.