• jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    15 days ago

    Tell that to harris and biden. they lost because they thought they can continue to ignore the left and we left them out to dry. its going to take a few cycles of these to correct the problem unfortunately.

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      15 days ago

      That is a good point and I am not saying anything against it. Still that is why we should build our own progressive party. Particularly to win and/or spoil local and state elections. Blue no matter who should be a last resort. Spoiling is a big deal. We can get concessions on the major parties ticket or possible cabinet positions. My local city could be run by the university student body (the DSA really) if they showed up to those, but they don’t.

      We know about the wishes of those who vote third party. We can only speculate on those who could have voted, but didn’t. So far the only real third party is the libertarian which seeks to further capitalism and is really just brand aware far right.

      And really I saw this with an even larger focus on the local and state elections which have a bigger sway on our lives anyway and are often uncontested.

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        12 days ago

        silly goose fascism isnt forever. eventually the normies will get sick of it and we’ll relearn how to organize.

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          12 days ago

          the market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent

          hope I’m wrong

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      15 days ago

      Biden: Green energy, EV investment, union empowerment(inb4), student debt forgiveness, marijuana pardons, infrastructure, drug price controls, Chips act, PACT act, pardoning people kicked out for being gay, supporting Ukraine, etc etc etc. Also non-competes banned (by FTC along “party lines”).

      You: Why are they ignoring the left!

      Unreal.

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        14 days ago

        Bismarck: Unifies Germany; nationwide voting rights; health insurance; workers’ comp; old-age and disability pensions; standard currency; big rail/post reforms; industry protection; church–state separation.

        You: Why are they ignoring the left!

        𝖀𝖓𝖌𝖑𝖆𝖚𝖇𝖑𝖎𝖈𝖍.

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          14 days ago

          Your example of reasons to not vote for Biden/Harris is Bismarck???

          Fucking unreal. Seriously fucking unreal.