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He thinks inaction is beyond criticism.
Bullshit. They're simply saying that now probably isn't the best time for infighting. As Levitsky and Ziblatt show in their book, "How Democracies Die," a disunited and squabbling opposition is how authoritarian dictatorships come to power.
You can agree or not, but don't misrepresent the argument.
I'm not misrepresenting a damned thing. It's never "the time" to criticize the useless-on-purpose centrist inaction wing of the party. The last time centrists didn't get everything they wanted, they formed a PAC to elect McCain.
Here's the thing; we are trying to treat a figurative heart attack while you are bitching about a figurative cancer.
In medicine we have the concept of triage, wherein we treat the most immediately life-threatening issue first, and then, once the patient is stabilized, we move on to the next treatment.
What you are arguing in favor of is basically treating the cancer while ignoring the full pulmonary arrest that is happening right before your eyes.
What part about this do you not understand?
I don't get it. I truly don't.
Nothing about what you ultimately want will happen if you and I do not stand up together right fucking now.
The plane is about to crash into the fucking mountain and you want to bitch about your little fucking objections?
Really? That's who you are?
Your analogy is worthless because we never move onto the next treatment.
What always happens is we treat the emergency and don't care at all if the patient's cancer gets worse. Ever.
You regard literally anything that isn't "shut the fuck up forever and vote like we order you because anything you're upset about will never matter and we'll never do anything to fix it. I got literally everything I want, fuck you" with absolute contempt.
That's all you are.
Buddy, we've been suffering since 2008. We've been patient. You can go fuck yourself.