r/politics • u/Hootinger • 16d ago

No Paywall Hakeem Jeffries says Medicare for all is not legislation he currently supports

https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/hakeem-jeffries-says-medicare-for-all-is-not-legislation-he-currently-supports-268371525570
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u/Kakistocracy_0 16d ago edited 16d ago

Yeah, he's a fucking scumbag. Perfectly represents what the Democratic party should NOT be. 

They currently represent PACs, the wealthy, and corporations... Just like Republicans.

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u/Userdub9022 Oklahoma 16d ago

They're all bought and paid for

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u/twistedpiggies 16d ago

Not all of them, but, yes, the vast majority of them are.

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u/mattbuilthomes 16d ago

Yeah, isn’t he who someone thought Epstein would be really impressed with?

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u/starliteburnsbrite 16d ago

Maybe what it should not be, but what it definitely is. 

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u/MoneyBeeeee 16d ago

He's just a corpo dem. There's a spectrum and he's veering to the right.

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u/Kakistocracy_0 16d ago edited 15d ago

the establishment Dems, the whole leadership of the Party, veers to the right.

Edit: I want to see the Democratic Party move FAR to the left of where they currently are.

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u/MoneyBeeeee 16d ago

If you mean towards the center, then sure; that 'neutral' area where those in power of both parties put profits before people.

Still feel like bothsidezing dems in general in with republicans is disinfo though.

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u/Kakistocracy_0 15d ago

I DESPISE idiot Both-sides'ers. Repugnant corrupt Republican pedo-worshippers are clearly worse in every possible way.

However, it is still an empirical fact that, as CaptaiNose points out, "The democrats are a center-right party."

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u/CaptaiNose 16d ago

The democrats are a center-right party

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u/xopher_425 Illinois 16d ago

I've stopped saying Democrat vs Republican. It's conservative vs progressive, as most Democrats are still conservative.

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u/Kakistocracy_0 16d ago

This is true.

And I'll go one further and say politics is a struggle of class warfare.

It's the Wealthy vs the Workers.

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u/xopher_425 Illinois 16d ago

The wealthy are conservative to preserve their wealth.

Sad thing is, they could still be wealthy without desperately clinging onto things from the past, and in more ways than just financially.

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u/floghdraki 16d ago

Jeffries and Schumer are not just like Republicans, they are Republicans.

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u/fdar 16d ago

Ridiculous. If you think they're the same as Republicans you're either a shill or not paying attention at all.

We could do much better, specially when it comes to Schumer, but still either of them is miles better than any Republican currently in Congress, it's not even close.

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u/floghdraki 15d ago

Wolf in sheep's clothing.

You are not paying attention if you think these people are helping Democrats.