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[–] freewheel@sh.itjust.works 43 points 6 days ago (1 children)

For some of us, the 2016 Democratic primary was quite illuminating. I'm glad to see people are catching up finally.

[–] Wolf@lemmy.today 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

sO yOu ArE sAyInG "bOtH sIDeS eQuAlLy BaD"?!?!?!

cOnGrAtULaTiOnS oN gEtTiNg TrUmP eLeCtEd!! :(

[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

It's like the second you notice parallels in our two party system, they misrepresent you as saying they are EXACTLY the same in EVERY REGARD.

Meanwhile, we no longer question why we only have two parties to vote for in the first place. Hint: the two parties keep it that way.

[–] tamal3@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

American Progressives party, anybody? Not sure how we get on ballots, though. Give me a game plan and I'll start working.

[–] Wolf@lemmy.today 4 points 6 days ago
[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 43 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The Democratic Party are not friends to the people. They get rich being the opposition party and will only do the bare minimum necessary to get you to not vote the monsters back in, which is one of the reasons far-right parties are getting a draw world-wide when the alternative is neoliberalism.

We have to force radical change (the no brainer stuff like social safety nets, massive justice reform, and massive election reform).

The Sword of Damocles is twofold: the revolution of the people, and the wrath of rival dictators. And it's not to be blunted, but to keep our officials serving the public rather than their own private interests.

🧵⚔

[–] lb_o@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

It is so pleasant to see that people in the US understand that.

This is the extreme example, but if you look at Russia, that separation between the public and the politics had happened a long time ago. Now it is impossible to even convince people that politics has to serve their interests, and not the rich. And we see with the invasion how these lofeviews eventually unfolds.

Wish Americans to be strong in their transformation into the real civil society. And wish you luck and to have required support for this transformation.

[–] foggianism@lemmy.world 29 points 6 days ago (2 children)

the Dems are in cahoots with the same elite that are in cahoots with the Reps. the dems and reps pretend to be on opposite ends of a spectrum, but they are both sucking up to capitalists and their corporations

[–] in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

By definition that makes them all rightwing authoritarians aka fascists, which checks out.

[–] x0x7@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

What it actually makes them is zionist controlled opposition. You don't get zionist occupied government without having zionist occupied parties. The US government does whatever is good for Israel even if it is bad for the American people, so yes, we have zionist occupied government.

So you shouldn't be surprised that the current in power dems have more loyalty to that than any ideology / policy take. It's a club and they have to maintain it by controlling who's in it.

The guy, unfortunately for him, has a very human and natural position on Gazan genicide. And that's just not permissible.

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[–] Cattail@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

we shall destroy the democratic party and rebuild it in our image

[–] Wolf@lemmy.today 3 points 6 days ago

And then we will get rid of the awful and outdated "First Past the Post" style of voting and the Electoral College. Maybe do some term limits for Supreme Court justices as well.

[–] aaron@infosec.pub 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)
[–] octopus_ink@slrpnk.net 8 points 6 days ago (8 children)

the poorest most easily manipulated people

The people who would benefit the most from Democrat-championed social programs that they now label as "radical" and "socialist" you mean?*

 

*Which is not some blanket endorsement of Democrats. A lot of them are also out of touch, too conservative, and still trying to run the country like it's 1952. I'm eagerly awaiting the rise of a viable 3rd party (but after all these decades I'm not really holding my breath) or the implosion of the Democrats. I was aghast that Trump somehow pulled them right instead of left, but maybe it will result in an implosion from which Bernie, AOC, Jasmine Crockett and such can bring a phoenix out of the ashes.

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[–] Sibshops@lemmy.myserv.one 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] buttnugget@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

You are right.

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

It's like how Disney makes a big deal about being progressive while making a movie about a space cop who uses her weapons to intimidate indigenous populations.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 days ago

Follow the money, perhaps? Cui bono

[–] MetalMachine@feddit.nl 14 points 6 days ago

Its as if the oligarchs dont like it when a candidate that is not endorsed by them wins

[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It would be absolutely hilarious if Musk actually set up his own party, financed it all the way to the Congress, got offended because people didn't lick is arse deep enough, got kicked out for being annoying and accidentally created an actual pro-people alternative to all these corporate vampires.

[–] octopus_ink@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago

Heh. Prior to this year I could not have believe such a thing was even possible. But this year...

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Did the DNC say something about Mamdani?

[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Did hitler murder anybody?

An extreme example, sure, but if you control an apparatus, how much responsibility should you take for their actions?

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I was just asking because I literally didn't know what this was referring to.

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