SvennoJ said:
The Republican party is divided over Trump's policies, plenty articles about a split in the GOP. Same for the Democrats.
Just some recent examples
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/shutdown-showdown-leaves-democrats-deeply-divided-politics-desk-rcna196545
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/us/politics/republican-divide-spending-debt.html
All that tells me is that the 2 party system isn't working anymore (if it ever really did). Republicans and Democrats have only entranced themselves more and more as polar opposites (while they're both being ruled by the billionaire class) but as an outsider most of it feels for show. Where the Republicans use immigration as a scare tactic, Democrats use abortion and trans rights. Both are good issues, however the real problems go unaddressed. Both are distracting from the destruction of the working/middle class which has been going on since the 1980s. Â
It doesn't feel like Americans have a real choice in politics, both options are bad. Both parties need to be split and start listening to their actual bases. (And held to account for their party promises)Â
Now it does seem Republicans fall in line more when it comes to voting while Democrats are more divided in votes but otherwise Republicans seem to be divided all the same.Â
And now I find it the utmost hypocrisy how both sides are all over the Epstein files for child rape while both continue to support the killing of 17,000 children (so far) and maiming another 30,000+ while deliberately starving the rest (about 80 so far died of starvation).Â
Yes, the Epstein files need to be released, heck they might even shed some light on the Gaza genocide support / unwillingness to do something. (Some rumors about Mossad involvement with Epstein which all seem to link back to Tucker Carlson) However the urgency is over 2 million people getting deliberately starved to test how far international law can be pushed. |
You're right, very few politicians are interested in the files for the right reasons.
It's not like Ro Khanna wasn't around throughout 2016 and early 2020. And I like the guy, but come on, clearly, this turned into an unexpected political storm. Those feeding the fire are doing so mostly because it's convenient. And those trying to put it out are also mostly doing it because it's convenient.
Here Starmer just issued a pathetic statement on Gaza, I'd rather he shut up at this stage.
