• Letsdothisok@lemmy.world
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    Why has the left been floundering for the past dozen years? It doesn’t feel like the common man has anyone to represent us.

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    it’s not Biden.

    It’s the party.

    it needs a culling. absolute decimation. vote nearly all of them out. you know the very few that should stay. erase the rest from history.

    dude if a republican unwittingly says something that doesn’t call for death of trans people they’ll be immediately ousted. democrats out here capitulating to nazis. be a little republican. get them out.

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      If voting worked they would abolish voting. Both parties have the same masters.

      Keep setting Tesla dealerships on fire, the only things capitalists respond to are forced devaluation events

  • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    These comments smell tankie af

    Biden is giving free money to the progressive party far in advance of the midterms, I say we lock in and join the parade.

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      Which progressive party would that be? Is there a viable progressive party? Is it in the room with us now?

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        DNC wants to tax the rich, fund everyone’s healthcare, ban lobbying, draw fair election maps, protect the rights of minorities, stop climate change, and protect the right to worship whatever you want.

        If they had the authority to pass everything on their platform, if they had a trifecta and 60 senators for the first time since 1979 and a bunch of conservative SCOTUS judges croaked so we could replace them, then the USA would be further left than more than half of the EU.

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      Ah yes. Give money to the “progressive party” so it can do progressive things like funding ads for far right republicans in primaries:

      https://www.npr.org/2022/06/27/1106859552/primary-illinois-colorado-republican-candidate-democrats-ads

      Or backing “centrist” primary candidates against progressive candidates.

      Very progressive. This amalgamation of rich people’s money and consultants is a great political ally.

      • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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        Fuck yeah fund the opposition’s primary. Your article even explains why that strategy works so well.

        If you don’t like how campaigns get financed, then I have some wonderful news! Democrats have in the past written many campaign finance laws including capping contributions per person effectively outlawing lobbying from 2003 to 2010 which was the basis of the Citizens United SCOTUS decision, which was also a 5:4 partisan decision.

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      Because locking in to biden worked so well last time… This is such a stupid idea it has to come from a republican.

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        We didn’t lock into Biden and that’s why we now have Trump.

        How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?

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    I suppose he had to offer, it was his support of Israel murdering Palestinian women and children that lost Harris the election, but I think it’s best for Joe to have a quiet retirement.

    Maybe, in time, we’ll remember him fondly as Obama’s VP.

  • pjwestin@lemmy.world
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    What a weird coincidence that, just as AOC and Bernie begin a wildly successful tour of the country, we start hearing about the Biden’s wanting to help lead the party or Kamala being the the top choice for 2028.

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      I read through that whole thing. What is the demand? It’s just general hate against the trump administration? I’m all in favor but unless the strike has specific legal actionable demands what is the point? Even under the “demands” section of their FAQ it lists a bunch of vague “good” things that they want (all of which I’m in favor of) but says it won’t get into specifics until later.

      You do the strike, it panics the ruling class, and then what? There’s nothing they’ve been informed of that they can do. No line that tells them “you can put an end to this if you do XYZ”. Nothing to tell the people whether the strike succeeded or failed. What will that get? A bunch of people who conclude that the strike didn’t work and they need food so they go back to their jobs. Next time the strike comes around, even if it has demands this time, the obvious thought is that it didn’t work last time so why would it work this time and distrust in the people and political ideology that started this strike in the first place.

      In my opinion, a movement like this is defined exclusively by their policies and demands. Without those it’s just people throwing a tantrum.

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        Their documents specify that they will have meetings with their sign ups to finalize the list of demands.

        So join the discord and join their meetings and ask away.

      • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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        Its just some tankie astroturfers celebrating the fall of the entire USA and all its people.

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      I understand that they probably don’t want to lock themselves into a timetable, but arranging a general strike without a date chosen seems like it is an uphill battle at best.

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        They have a timeline they want to work with.

        0-6M signatures is just organizing/coalition building and figuring out skillsets.

        6-10M signatures create demands and plan events, work on strike dates, keep organizing, more outreach.

        11M signatures strike on the chosen day, mutual aid networks work to support strikers, educate new strikers and volunteers.

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    It honestly feels like the Democratic Party is doing everything they can to lose.

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    Remove the dinosaurs. Where are the strong confident aggressive lefties at? We need more Bernies!

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      Assassinated or in fear of being assassinated since the fbi, the organization explicitly built to assassinate communists, is still around.

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        I have constantly thought this but I think we can see by his behavior he is not as addled as the other elderly. I wouldn’t mind shifting to AOC. She’s an actual representative of the country.

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    Dude’s figured out his legacy isn’t what he thought it would be and is trying to come back and “fix” it. Fucking horrible person for his entire adult life.

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      I don’t think it’s that. I think he truly thinks he’s had a good career and fought the good fight. He’s so out of touch, but he wants to help because he heard there’s a problem. Probably don’t even understand how his help might not be a good thing.

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        I think he wants to help out of self preservation, because he still sees himself tied to the democrat party. If it implodes immediately after he loses an election (arguably his loss as well as Kamala’s), it will tank his legacy. He will be a big part of why the party died.

        So sure, yeah he wants to help the democrats, in a round about way. Its hilarious he thinks he could help at all though, rather than hasten its implosion.

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    30,000+ people showed up today for the Bernie/AOC rally today in Colorado.

    If only there was a way forward…… Says the Democrats

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      Bernie isn’t what I would call a spring chicken

      It would be nice to have someone who doesn’t look like they are going to die any second.

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    Bernie and AOC are the new direction. Biden wants back in to stop them. Fuck Biden!

    Make no mistake:

    This is not “help.” This is the neoliberal fascist collaborator backlash against help.