Kabuki. The Democrats role is to run out the clock and make it appear like there is an opposition so the mob doesn't mobilize and take direct action...
Big surprise, they will be a mere couple of votes short of making a difference
Every so often the ruling class forgets what happens when masses of people go hungry
Maybe they think the mess that follows will be the golden opportunity to invoke the insurrection act. Imagine the arrogance it takes to think that's a great plan
Consumption represents a form of consent of the governed, but it seems to me the system they want to establish will not require anything as fikle as consent
Also, will it actually hurt ? Stocks are detached from the real economy at this point
Its worth noting one principal purposes of federated government is to manage popular revolts wthin the member states. That's not an accident of history
As a brand Apple has long been a snob infested ideological shit-smear operated by control freaks and catering to people desperate for a reason to be condescending to others
Thing is 99% of the time the R base knows when fox and the party is lying, and they go along with the talking points because the lies are justification for what they want
This is different. The party is trying to lie to them to screw them over. Different story