• vithigar@lemmy.ca
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    But if they consistently win it still alter the political landscape such that someone else will have a better chance of enacting actual change in the future.

    The two party system is garbage, but if one of the two current parties lost its ability to win entirely then a different second option could appear.

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      Right now is the perfect time for the progressive caucus -led by AOC, and hiring Katie Porter as consultant- to form a third party WHILE THEY ARE SEATED.

      And there are very simpke winning platform planks that can pull EVERYBODY in:

      • lobbyist bribery as an imprisonable offense
      • universal health care
      • cap on tuitions for medical degrees
      • abolition of private prisons and ban on privatization of government responsibilities

      Of course the psychotic Nazi cucks will not accept that last one because they dont understand that profit margins drive costs up and efficiencies down, but still…

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      Agree. Within legal means, this is the only way to shift the Overton Window back left. When Democrats are secured from Republicans, then we should be pushing for more progressive options. Democrats would not be expanding the concentration camps like the Republicans are.

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        You can’t “push for more progressive options” when you’ve already ceded all power.

        Democrats would not be expanding the concentration camps like the Republicans are.

        History suggests otherwise.

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          How far back? I’m pissed Obama and Biden didn’t close Gitmo, but they didn’t expand it either.

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        Fuck legal means, this is yer problem its all pride and democracy this until its dismantled in front of ye. Taking the high road has given ye a petulant retard as a leader. Maybe throw “legal” out the window, they did.

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          I know what I said. A human knows how to interpret it.

          RPing on an open forum will only get you a visit from the FBI.

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            Im not advocating murder, its fascists who will limit protests and strikes. If you adhere to the rule of law you will quickly see protections removed to keep you penned in.