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  • TheFonz@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•Sanders and AOC tell packed arena Trump is ‘screwing over’ working class
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    7 days ago

    I agree. They should stop being republican lite. It’s frustrating for sure.

    But look at it this way: the Dems passed boring ok policies. Nothing spectacular. ACA? Sure. It’s something. But on one hand we have lame attempts at passing reform and general policies that do a little progress. On the other hand: oligarchs tearing down everything to build a technocratic crypto fascist state. And even that is not enough to get people to vote. So, we can’t get people to vote in general. That’s the issue. We could have Cheguevara bringing the revolution to America or whatever, but these people don’t show up. Obama was charming and bam, Trump undoes everything. Where are the safeguards?

    Republicans on the other hand, have the anticrhrist on the ballot and they all pull up to the booth. Every. Time.

  • TheFonz@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•Sanders and AOC tell packed arena Trump is ‘screwing over’ working class
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    7 days ago

    Here’s what I’d like someone to explain: suppose we have four (or even eight) years of president AOC.

    Everything is going dandy. Palestine is recognized. Student loans are discharged. Maybe we’re even on track to get a public option. Etc. We get everything we want.

    It seems like it only takes 1 (ONE) election cycle for Dems / Liberals / Progressives to stay home and be like “naaah, I just don’t feel it this year…Not gonna vote” to undo everything. Dems have had a slim majority in the house for the last 20 years. SC is one seat away from disaster.

    We are only in month #2 of Orange Fucks presidency and look at all the damage he’s done. We’re back to square one. Nothing changes. I’m starting to get blackpilled about the whole democratic experiment. Someone give me some perspective please… I just don’t trust the American voter any more. The only consistency is Maga will always show up to vote no matter what piece of shit is written on the ballot. Dems / Liberals / Progressives: we need to move mountains to get any political coalitions or clout to achieve anything.