Noam_Parenti

I'm not at all saying this is how I feel.

I was raised a Christian and considered myself one until I reached the age of reason. So I have some insight into how they think.

The post actually explains it really well

A lot of Christians will say no to believing in Aliens but because they believe God created humans and gave us the universe.

Or in a similar vain, because aliens aren't mentioned in the Bible they don't think they are real.

True I almost didn't add that. Liberals in principle do not but I know a lot of people who call themselves liberals that do.

True

Well I'm liking thunder a lot more anyway and it's ad free (or I'm just not noticing the ads which is whatever)

I'm just finally switching fully to Lemmy. I'm not from .ml but Im probably aligned with them afaik. I'm a communist.

To be clear, I'm not dunking on Bernie or AOC. Their intentions might be in the right place.

I'm saying the system will only allow so much muckraking. The ruling class ultimately determines who is on your ballot in the first place.

Then you have the list of other problems like first past the post voting, voter ID laws (poll tax), gerrymandering, the electoral college, and the fact that electorates are not legally required to vote the way their representatives vote in the election.

Its possible for both to be true. Id much prefer a ranked choice voting system.

What's also important would be to 1) unionize businesses over a certain size 2) convert those businesses to worker Cooperatives

A worker cooperative is a business that is owned collectively by all the employees and decisions are made through democracy (structure depending on application).

Some countries have had programs where unions can buy shares of the company they represent and the government will match it. Then either the union eventually owns the majority shares and it effectively becomes a worker cooperative or the state and the union own majority shares.

https://youtu.be/5luQB_yFmTM

https://youtu.be/Vjt51bMHnXA

https://youtu.be/_xAqZJTIsIA

https://youtu.be/vyl2DeKT-Vs

Tldw; liberals still want capitalism and the class hierarchy it creates. They just want capitalism that is supportive of gay and black people and social safety nets.