the democrats engaged in a purity spiral thjats gotten them to this point

not all, but not none

its a competition for them to see who is the "most left"

don't forget, socialism only finds fertile soil when the people of a nation feel their government doesn't rule by the consent of the governed

or at least in their best interest

if anything a republican-only government will just make this socialism shit even worse

like, actual armed rebellion worse

Republicans as they are now and have been for the last 20 years, that is

old guard republicans suck

thats why trump won, he wasnt "one of them"

except he turned out to be exactly one of them

oh they'll clutch their pearls and wag their finger when he *says* shit they don't find polite

but all his actions scream party orthodoxy

Remember when Obama made a phonecall to the Cuban government?

you know, the first official communication with them in nearing half a century?

and suddenly wham, small businesses are started to be legally privatized

what does trump do?

slam that fucking door shut

why?

Republicans hate cuba

literally no other reason

just party orthodoxy

Now put that next to your point about being friendly with N.Korea

yes, that's a great idea

and easing relations with Russia

also a great idea

but Cuba?

nope, not even a consideration

the only thing i know about cuba is they have the right to vote, for one guy, the same guy every time, and the people living there are desperate enough to try to raft across the ocean to get out of that shit

yes

you know how you do absolutely nothing to solve that?

continue giving them the cold fucking shoulder

Again, Obama makes one phone call, and they **legalize small private business**

I don't think you're letting that sink in

why couldnt they legalize it themselves? why did they need obama to give them a phone call? could they not think of the idea themselves?

and what does trump need to do? remind them over the phone or something?

While he's keeping N.Korea from melting down and not banging drums with Putin, he's continuing a proven-failed political quarantine of an island state just shy of Florida for nothing but Party prestige

Because maybe if you're a tiny fucking island that's been staving off poverty for 50 fucking years, you start to want to earn favor from that giant fucking superpower just north of you

And our standoffish policy of having absolutely zero communication with them made that a bit tricky

so you're saying trump is sitting in his office rubbing his hands together and laughing maniacally at the thought of making millions of cubans suffer... just because he is evil? theres no other reason?

oh, actually, I miscounted, party othodoxy wasn't the only reason Trump slammed that diplomatic door