brianary

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't believe I am talking about two different numbers when I'm talking about the same voting bloc for both.

The "we" I used was probably misplaced, since I think you are making a distinction between your position and "leftists", who are the people I've seen on Lemmy advocating for destroying the system.

I'm not sure I follow your point about political engagement, I don't think I mentioned anything about that. I was commenting on the size of the group of third-party and non- voters. If that group wasn't big enough to change the outcome, I just don't see how they could be relevant at all.

I think we must be in agreement, though, since you suggest that Democrats need to better engage with the working class. Maybe we need a dedicated labor party, though without a more parliamentary system, the parties can't really be single-issue in the US.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Our politics needs more humility.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Self-righteousness is the root of the greatest evils.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I don't understand the "we were to small to matter" argument I've been seeing. If that's true, why on Earth would you expect to matter enough to move the Democratic platform, or to shape society after leftists "burn it all down" (whatever that means)?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I don't understand the "we were to small to matter" argument I've been seeing. If that's true, why on Earth would you expect to matter enough to move the Democratic platform, or to shape society after leftists "burn it all down" (whatever that means)?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

you blame the voters but you do not want to put an ounce of blame on the party that would rather lose an election than offer meaningful change

Uh…

the DNC is out of touch with voters.

What is this, if not shared blame?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Dan Dare by Art of Noise

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's the same argument I've heard about the "complexity" of Mastodon: too many choices, which is I guess why people largely stopped going to websites outside the major social networks. Monopoly over competition, it's like everyone is pining for a monarchy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Maybe, unless the replacement is immediately worse based on who seizes control. It's the devil you know vs the one you don't.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'm thinking more about the plurality of Americans that aren't on board, for whatever stupid reason. Until they are convinced, destroying the system won't really stick, if it's even possible.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/one-third-of-americans-agree-with-trump-s-poisoning-the-blood-comments/ar-AA1suf7p

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (12 children)

Any solution that starts with purges is bad.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

If you say so.

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