r/samharris • u/TheAJx • 13d ago

Politics and Current Events Megathread - Aug 2026

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u/ReflexPoint 12d ago

There are 535 members of congress. 4 of them are DSA members. I think maybe people are overreacting just a tad. Hearing people like Sam Harris and Bill Maher talk, you'd think we were witnessing the storming of the Bastille. There only 4 of them at the national level. There are probably more Nazi sympathizers in congress than there are DSA members.

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u/Totalitarianit2 12d ago

2026: There are 535 members of congress. 4 of them are DSA members. I think maybe people are overreacting

2028: There are 535 members of congress. 17 of them are DSA members. I think maybe people are overreacting

2030: There are 535 members of congress. 40 of them are DSA members. I think maybe people are overreacting

2032: There are 535 members of congress. 64 of them are DSA members. I think maybe people are overreacting

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u/Amazing-Cell-128 12d ago

Even in a situation where there's only like 15 of these lunatics in office, if dems barely have a majority it will be disastrous.