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[–] Doorbook@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

it will be interesting to see who their media will be blaming since the anti-genocide and LGBTQ+ people will be either in prison or deported or stripped from their rights to vote.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

it will be interesting to see who their media will be blaming since the anti-genocide and LGBTQ+ people will be either in prison or deported or stripped from their rights to vote.

You think Hitler stopped blaming jews even after they were all in camps?!??

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[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 days ago

There's always new minorities to mint and burn.

[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A lot more people than the DNC are blaming people for not voting Democrat & sticking us with this shithole administration. It was a huge no-brainer.

[–] BillyTheKid@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The democrats are objectively better for the majority of the population. Science has a liberal bias and all that.

What many of the dem leaders and commentors are missing is that's not enough. Blaming and shaming people online, even if you're right which as I covered you objectively are, isn't going to win the election. A lot of people voted for Trump because they feel left out and unheard. Maybe they should be, after all some of them hold dangerous ideas like climate change denial or think giving underrepresented people's a chance is unfair.

But that's just not enough. Being right isn't enough. Pointing out their idiocy only serves to entrench them and scare away moderates. You might say, not voting means they're dumb, right or wrong that comment doesn't help your cause. Being objectively correct didn't win the last election. Until the democrats acknowledge that optics are more import than correctness they're going to fight an uphill battle. A very steep one.

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[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The supervillains are still in charge thinking up ways to destroy anyone and anything opposing them to ensure the superiority of their greedoid ultraconservatism, while the supposedly "enlightened" people who are supposed to fight those bastards as a united front are instead fighting over recriminations, ideological rivalries, and supposed levels of moral purity.

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[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Okay but the point is they should've been able to run a wet paper bag against Trump and win.

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[–] FrostBlazer@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If we want to make it more likely for a progressive to win the nomination, taking grassroots action now can make a big difference.

Are you looking to get involved to make a difference in the two party system? Get more progressives in office? Enable progressives to be the future face of the Democrat Party in your state? Then the biggest thing I can recommend would be joining an organization such as the Equal Vote Coalition. Their goal is to get better voting systems in place across the country, moving away from First Past the Post which has locked us into our two party system. Alaska and Maine have already succeeded in moving away from First Past the Post voting.

If we take action now, we can potentially get the voting system changed locally or on the state level for many of us before the midterm elections. Then as we continue to make progress, by the time 2028 rolls around we could safely pick our preferred candidates first and have safe backup candidate options so our preferred candidate(s) have a much greater chance at winning.

Help start a ballot initiative in your state here.

[–] Kcap@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I still feel like the dnc is going to lean heavy into Buttigieg. He's young, an eloquent speaker, a sharp debater. He clearly is down to play ball with the dnc establishment as they want him to (stepped aside for Biden to get a cabinet position) , and they hope that he's baggage free enough (Kamala and her Marijuana prosecutions) that progressives will vote for him. Yes, he's gay, and the hardcore magats won't like that, but I think older suburban voters would rather have someone sane that's gay than insane and straight.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

Then it will be 2016 all over again

Leftist leadership or the status quo are the options

And only the rich want the status quo anymore

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[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

harm reduction is a thing that you can support.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 22 points 3 days ago

We have two corporate parties, the status quo and the controlled opposition. They occasionally switch labels but until we get the corporate out, we will never have a real choice.

Of course not. They can't accept that their most passionate base actually wants progressive platforms, not centrist pop pandering. Dems are too worried about being "safe" and trying to steal votes from conservative-centrists. If they actually showed bills and votes to invigorate the actual progressives, they just might get some loyal backing.

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

Its never about what the majority wants. Its what minority wants. They are fat satisfied one percenters and the only thing they hate worse than a maga is letting the little people have a choice.

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