• yumcake@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      They are, that’s why the majority of them are in favor of it. However the individual official might get more Russian money than corporate sponsorship and flip their vote to go against the larger group. Also, kompromat can be even more impactful than bribery.

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        1 year ago

        Welcome to politics. You think the democrats aren’t just anti-whatever-the-republicans-try-to-do?

        I’m honestly surprised that seemingly everyone in here supports funding the Ukraine war over looking after the American people. As an Australian I’d be livid if we were sending all our money to Ukraine or any other country when we’re in the midst of a cost of living crisis, with interest rates skyrocketing, and with a looming recession.

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            1 year ago

            No, I understand how politics work. You clearly don’t. Go back and look at almost every vote and you’ll see the tally almost entirely along party lines.

            Democrats go against republican proposals, republicans go against democrat proposals. This is politics 101. It’s not just a republican thing, and suggesting it is shows just how far down the democrat rabbit hole you are.