rant · moment 14 of 18
Democratic Party as Establishment Tool and AOC
from The Coming Collapse · #103
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4 minTim argues the Democratic Party protects entrenched power regardless of Trump, comparing it to Rome's fall, then discusses Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Republican attacks on her platform.
- 46:00Democratic Party functions as an establishment organ protecting those in power and maintaining business as usual.
- 46:23Tim questions whether establishment corruption is actually that bad, given the alternative chaos under Trump.
- 46:53No serious effort exists to remove money from politics, with the Supreme Court having closed off that path entirely.
- 47:19Corporations blatantly write the laws to benefit themselves, and politicians promise to stop it but do nothing.
- 47:39Tim suggests violent revolution may be the only remaining option.
- 48:09The current state is so bad that Tim wishes America's only problem was inbreeding.
- 48:31AOC from Queens wants to give people health insurance and housing, which Republicans are opposing.
- 48:45Republicans claim something is wrong with AOC and attack her personally instead of addressing her platform.
- 49:09Tim advises co-opting AOC's message rather than opposing her, since attacking it makes her stronger.
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