Joyless Lindsey Graham: Democrats’ Joy ‘Doesn’t Exist in Real World’
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The Republican senator made the comments in response to the DNC “love fest” during an appearance on CNN's “State of the Union.”

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19046110

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said he isn’t buying all that Democratic “joy” on display at this past week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago during a Sunday appearance with Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of the Union.

During their conversation, Tapper brought up the “disciplined” and “well-produced” DNC this week that, as the journalist put it, “conveyed patriotism and unity.” Graham didn’t see it that way.

“Well, I didn’t see what you saw,” Graham told Tapper with a laugh. “If you’re a Republican, you saw a hate fest. You saw a hate fest full of insults.”

“Americans are not joyful when they go to the gas station and fill up their car,” he continued. “They’re not joyful when they make their mortgage payment. They’re not joyful when they go to the grocery store. People are hurting, and this whole joy love fest doesn’t exist in the real world.”

To bolster his claim, Graham pointed to the gas prices, the state of the border, and inflation during Donald Trump’s presidency when “the world was not on fire.”

He’s either lying or what he said gives us a look into his shitty perspective of the world. Either way such a miserable and pathetic existence.

  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
    26·
    2 months ago

    Democrats have failed on a lot, but that failure represents effort

    I disagree. It denotes broken promises and zero effort, which is why I feel compelled to remind everyone of how crummy a president Joe Biden was, and particularly for women. Kamala doesn’t even have a platform on her website. All she wants to do is repeat memes (“Joy” and “Weird”), which doesn’t help anyone.

    They’ve made hundreds of billions we don’t actually have appear out of thin air overnight for other countries’ wars, but if you want a living wage or bodily autonomy it means absolutely nothing to them beyond their ability to fundraise off of promising to act.

    Silly Goose

    I appreciate that I’m not the only one who uses this term, though. :)

    • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
      31·
      2 months ago

      I acknowledge what broken promises look like. I contend most of them are just failures… In battle. There’s no indication the promises were made in bad faith, but heads up, politics is an uncontrolled system. In many cases good intentions lead to loss. All the more reason to clear the path.

      I don’t excuse it, I understand it.

      • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
        14·
        2 months ago

        There’s no indication the promises were made in bad faith

        I’d argue forty years of regression in both social and economic liberty across multiple Democratic supermajorities is evidence to the contrary.

        • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
          5·
          2 months ago

          Sorry don’t want to go ring around the Rosie with you. Much of the worst happening is thanks to judge appointments made by trump. That’s my final view of it. I acknowledge yours.

          Lastly I return to my other core point:

          I have 2 viable options:

          1. Team blue: Fucked up a lot and has a lot to prove, but at least attempts blue topics in theory.
          2. Team red: fucking stoked with the changes you mentioned, locked and loaded for more.

          And you tell me not to take team blue in this specific constrained system with only 2 outcomes?

          • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
            14·
            2 months ago

            That’s okay.

            I understand where you’re coming from. It’s just that history demonstrates that your hypotheses are wrong.

            Democrats say they’ll act differently, but in the end, you get the same conservative outcomes, especially on Roe.

            For my part, the joyful speeches matter little when I can look at their record and know that I’m getting fascism regardless.

            • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
              4·
              2 months ago

              I mean you’re just applying a hyper cynical perspective on all politicians who aren’t magaheads, suggesting that they act as failed corrupt bloc, one and all.

              Losses happen, failure happen. Promises are broken. That’s just real life.

              But I don’t believe democrats pursue farce as principple.

              But republicans keep their promises, and I’m sure I don’t like them.

              Edit for organization

              • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
                11·
                2 months ago

                suggesting that they act as failed corrupt bloc, one and all

                I’m not suggesting anything. I’m giving them credit for their record.

                • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
                  1·
                  2 months ago

                  As clarification, when you say “democrats” your generalizing the group. I was making the point that I believe they are not all the same.