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In reply to the discussion: The imminent backlash of the Democratic Left. [View all]gulliver
(13,180 posts)...I always have to ask the obvious question: Would this have been the case if there had been far fewer Republicans in Congress?
The answer is obviously no. Once you have Republicans with any power over anything, you can assume that they will do something to hurt the helpless, defund basic civilization, channel tribute to the wealthy, etc. That is what they do. The best Democrats can do is try to do good and try to minimize damage. And I have no doubt that is what they always do. The fact that there was damage is squarely the result of Republicanism.
But we can take it a step farther and ask whether Democrats who constantly whine and suppress unity might not also bear a share of the blame. If true "deserters" are few, then they will do no damage to the Democratic Party when they leave and will actually help it. Bt the true "deserters" (wrongly I would say) think they can damage the Democratic Party by leaving it. So that would mean they want to weaken the damage control mechanism that keeps Republicans at least somewhat at bay. They would let Republican damage through to the innocent people you are talking about.