Yes there are policy differences. My point is that the behavior is similar. They all lie, they all obstruct, they all gerrymander, they all have giant corporate and financial influence, they all drag their feet and fail to get anything meaningful passed, none of them care about real healthcare reform, they all push problematic overly capitalist ideals.
Yes there are differences. But dems have had plenty of chances to pass meaningful changes in the past decade and we still have broken healthcare, broken education, broke electorate systems, broken civil rights. If they were really that different we’d see different results based on who is in power, and we really barely do
Are you under 30? I ask because I wonder if you had to get your own health insurance prior to the ACA passage. I disagree with your premise about healthcare. If you don't remember the dreaded "gap in coverage" or "pre-existing condition", then you might not appreciate how much has been accomplished for improving healthcare. It didn't solve everything, clearly, but things are much better than they were 20 years ago.
Beyond that, saying "there are still problems, why didn't one party fix them" is a little unrealistic when another party has shared power and actively fought them. You might want to research the circumstances around Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, the FY25 Education Appropriations Bill... there are a lot of examples if you look into it. The two major political parties are very different.
Mid late thirties. I still don’t get healthcare despite being unemployed for over a year bc it’s horrifically expensive for doing effectively absolutely nothing for me as a relatively healthy person. I can appreciate it’s different but will also mention that something like 20% of dems in the house still voted against the ACA. Obviously things have changed but my original point is about the ends justifying the means on both sides, and both sides use the same means
>But dems have had plenty of chances to pass meaningful changes in the past decade
I don't think we've had a Democratic president, a Democratic House, and a 60-seat Democratic majority in Congress in the past decade.
We have had meaningful improvements to healthcare for millions, though we don't have a public option. We are fighting against a right-wing political party looking to defund public education.
I'm curious how you say "civil rights" are broken: Do you mean privacy against a police state? I agree big tech and government can see and do too much without cause.
Yes there are differences. But dems have had plenty of chances to pass meaningful changes in the past decade and we still have broken healthcare, broken education, broke electorate systems, broken civil rights. If they were really that different we’d see different results based on who is in power, and we really barely do