Democratic party sidelined Bernie and constantly sabotaged efforts to pass legislative reform that would benefit workers and the people. They were never an opposition party to authoritarian rule, they were part of the corporate regime that sometimes made concessions, and it was only when the constituents threw and absolute shit fit.
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Most of them are complicit in this. Their opposition is feigned or bought.
Everyone is letting murica die with a whimper!
They're not offering any serious opposition because they're not seriously opposed to it. Sure, they would prefer a neoliberal technocracy, but they'll settle for plutocracy, especially if it prevents any kind of true democracy from taking hold.
They were always a tool of the corporate authoritarian regime. Never a real opposition party.
Say this on more mainstream politics communities and get downvoted all the way into the core of the earth.
Liberals have nothing to offer other than vote harder and if that doesn’t work, protest ineffectively and not annoy anyone.
My new favorite useless protest I came across was doing nothing for 10 minutes at 2pm every day. Who the fuck comes up with this shit? Protest that nobody notices and inconveniences no one doesn’t do shit.
We need a stay at home* wildcat general strike. Remember when covid hit and most people were forced to stay home? Let’s do that again but without the threat of covid. Let’s see how the capitalists like that. No working, no shopping, nothing, until they abdicate. And if not, violence. we only have one chance to get this right and we’re running out of time as the technofascists become more powerful everyday.
*stay at home because how will bloodthirsty trump attack protesters if they’re all home? It’s a lot easier to beat the shit out of people gathered in the streets than it is to figure out where everyone involved lives and drag them out of their houses. “Sorry I’m sick with the flu and diarrhea can’t work till musk is deported”
Probably what's getting downvoted is your shitty attitude which focuses more on labelling and being angry at people who don't actually oppose you
That's the perfect response to a lot of comments on Lemmy, but not the one you're responding to. I don't see the "shitty attitude" unless it's "shitty" to speak plainly.
"liberals... [Insert generalization]"
Many people don't align with what a "liberal" is but they get told they objectively are one, often based on one sentence that has nothing to do with anything
See that user's response to me for an example of being called a liberal. As an added bonus, I'm "tone policing" them
No, it’s literally vote blue no matter who blue MAGA cope land. They don’t see the democrats as controlled opposition but as legitimate, which is insane, because no real opposition party would be behaving like this under these circumstances.
As a queer person, too bad about my shitty attitude. I’m not going to be tone policed by liberals as they block any effort to stop the rise of fascism. I fucking despise them. They brought us fascism.
Great - now get it done.
Oh right the pouty left doesn't actually do anything except prevent the Democrats from doing anything. Well, and throwing soup in history museums. That's very popular.
Which shines a light on the real problem.
In most elections we have a shitty option. And a shittier option.
This is entirely true. The Democrats are silent and have abandoned the people.
Controlled Opposition
Controlled Opposition: a strategy in which an individual, organization, or movement is covertly controlled or influenced by a 3rd party and the controlled entity’s true purpose is something other than its publicly stated purpose. The controlled entity serves a role of mass deception, surveillance and/or political/social manipulation. In most cases the controlled party is portrayed as being in opposition to the interests of the controlling party.
• Preempt or neutralize true but negative information by having it be disclosed or championed in a skewed/stigmatized manner by a person or group. The truth can be peppered with disinformation or the truth of the message can be neutralized by association due to the extreme, radical, or unpalatable positions held by the controlled entity (person or group) who is disclosing the information or is “championing” a position. The stigmatized or adulterated truth in turn steers people away from truthful information which would normally cause criticism or a serious backlash against the controlling party. Stigmatized truth also greatly inhibits independent research into sensitive areas (usually involving criminal acts by the controlling entity) and serves to manipulate social dynamics in a manner in which it becomes taboo to publicly discuss sensitive (albeit critically important) subjects.