> So you hate a lot of people, then.

Well excuse me for failing to show kindness to the most bigoted and hateful beings on the planet. Hating hatred is not the same as blind hate. To be clear, I throw no vitriol to Trump voters, only to elected republicans actively pushing to maim and wound our legal system, minorities, political opponents, etc. Which to be fair, is quite a lot of them.

I have no idea what you're referring to with "hateful progressive rhetoric". I do not hold the democrats in my heart either, but can you seriously claim the democrats are anything remotely comparable to the republicans when it comes to hating stuff?

> To me, Democrats are demonstrating that, at every level, all they can do is complain about how "bad" the other side is

Seemed to work well enough for the republicans.

> I suspect this has more to do with Democrats trying to avoid drawing attention to their lack of a "Project 2025" of their own.

Democrats couldn't have had a "Project 2025" because something as large can't be realized that quickly in a reasonable democracy. And why would they want one of their own? Republicans acted like it didn't exist because they knew it looked very bad, as was confirmed by the polls. Why didn't the dems use that? Confront Trump and Vance on their constant lying.

> I don't think people who are not in the country legally have a right to stay here.

You're a fool if you really believe they will stop at only illegal residents. In fact, go read the news right now. They also deport legal residents now. ICE now acts unconstrained from any oversight, free to deport on racial criterion. They have deportation quotas and sanctions if they don't fulfill them.

> I also highly doubt "all US aid in the world" would end.

It already did.

> Whether or not what DOGE is doing is actually illegal (i.e. represents executive overreach) is for legal system to decide, not you, me, or the legislature (unless you or I happen to actually be part of said system).

It is illegal, go read what lawyers are saying. Trump does not hold absolute power (yet), we don't live in a monarchy (yet). He is supposed to abide by the law but doesn't. Which is why I am concerned. I feel like talking to a wall here.

> No, I've just stopped putting so much faith in the loudest voices in the Democratic party. They've been wrong more often than they've been right, have demonstrated an incredible ability to alienate some of their most powerful allies and largest demographics, and have demonstrated a complete inability to unify anyone, preferring instead to be increasingly divisive as they lose ground.

We do agree on the basic issue, but I think our conclusions are completely opposite. You seem to advocate for the democrat becoming some sort of republicans-lite. This won't help anyone, not even themselves. They can't win by weakly catering to MAGA voters.

My vision is that of a real left-wing party, with a populist messaging on universal healthcare, high taxes on the ultra-wealthy, more redistribution, pro-union policies, etc. All those subjects poll incredibly well with Americans.

There is no future for this country if we continue shifting both parties right-ward.

I feel like we're both losing time. Do you have any closing words on this?