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Why do you think blue states deserve a pass? All of you are Americans, all of you have a part in what’s happened. Is this not what democracy means?

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We don’t but the blue states are at least putting up a fight to the best of our ability (short of full scale civil war which nobody wants).

What fight? Don’t delude yourselves. Trump is doing whatever he wants and Democrats are just letting it happen. Don’t hold it against the rest of the world for noting this.

That’s not true. My senator for example is constantly fighting and filing challenges. There are countless lawsuits. We are unfortunately outnumbered in the gov but hopefully the midterm will change that. I do agree though that on the whole we are losing / they are getting a bunch of BS through.

Like summer heat records, the past 3 protests have been the largest by percentage and by sheer population in US history.

GQP controls both the House and Senate, plus SCOTUS. And Republicans have been a monolithic bloc since Gingrich instituted a no-compromise policy. Even if Jeffries wasn't a waste of oxygen, there's not much more that could be done.

How are the Democrats 'just letting it happen' in your opinion? Are the DSA 'just letting it happen' too?

No, democracy doesn't mean everyone supports this administration. And in fact, this administration has declared that the blue states are the "enemy from within." If anything you should be sending us survival gear when Trump eventually launches war on us.

[1] https://www.npr.org/2025/09/30/nx-s1-5557232/hegseth-general...

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