• ClassStruggle@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    The role of the Democrat has never been to defeat Republicans, but prevent leftist movements and orgs from gaining positions of power that threaten their existence.

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      3 months ago

      That’s true. They act as a lightning rod to all the anger and dissent felt from Republican policies. Too bad all that energy goes straight to waste. Here’s hoping Zohran, AOC, and Bernie can help turn things around in the DNC one election at a time.

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        3 months ago

        Bernie and AOC are sheepdogs for the party. People need a clean break from the DNC if we are ever going to get results for the working class.

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          No. We should learn from our enemies. They took over the rnc at a weak point and now the rnc has a new set of values.

          The left needs to take over existing power structures. Join up and play the game so you have a seat at the table. This should include the police and enforcement branches. That’s what the white supremists and the extreme Christian nationalist did and now they are in control and making policies that no one wants.

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          Statistically speaking, that would split the American “left” vote while not affecting the number of republican voters at all. At best it would give the republicans at least a minority government in every election for a long time and nothing will change. As impossible as it seems, the best course of action would be to try to effect change in the democratic party instead of trying to run against them. It really a shitty scenario with no real winning solution at present.

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                  10 days ago

                  this is the thing, it ends up EVERYONE’S PROBLEM.

                  you short sighted numpty. what planet do you fuck off to when the idiots drive the bus?

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                    5 days ago

                    Short sighted is liberals that keep electing the same people and expecting different results. They won’t look at their failures in the past to gauge how they will legislate in the future and are shocked when it plays out exactly the way leftists projected it

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      3 months ago

      Yep! And it’s about time Lemmy started to realize this. Because for the longest time, Lemmy was in denial about this. In fact, saying what you just said, would get you banned in this sub real quick just last year.