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      We desperately need electoral reform. There’s no issue with moderates existing. The issue is that currently the choice is either moderates or fascists. And the fascists are quite adept at portraying the moderates as authoritarian communists.

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      I genuinely don’t think so. I just think they’re incompetent when dealing with Trump.

      (Edit: meh, I’ve seen what makes you cheer)

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        They’re not incompetent, they’re complicit. They care more for their career and finances than they do for any cause.

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        Yeah. Can’t expect a politician to know what it means to vote for or against a law, or candidate. That is just a level of incompetency. Totally isn’t complicity to vote alongside Trump…

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    Trump is a rival in the same sports league. Bernie sometimes dares to question whether the league should even exist

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    It still baffles me that Cory Booker spoke through the night to inspire people…and then voted to confirm Trump appointees anyway. I do not understand what goes through these people’s heads.

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          Not directly, but the democrats are a right wing bourgeoisie liberal party, so they essentially serve the interests of capital

          The interests of capital eventually leads to imperialism and when that starts to crack (<- you’re here), fascism. Unless the actual socialists win.

          And you know what? I don’t think socialism had a chance in yankee land. They have spent decades upon decades brainwashing the population in a highly compatible fashion. The highest point of American radical action is just some adventurism terrorist shit that doesn’t do anything. Ask Americans to actually organize and do vanguard action and they’ll screech at you, because the bourgeoisie media and education has made you an slave inside your own brain.

          So yeah, democrats or whatever. Why does it matter if fascism comes in 9 years or 4 years, you guys are straight up fucked.

          If you live in yankee land, emigrate your ass before you lose your ass

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          My most generous reading of democrat inaction is that right now their only power at the federal level is obstruction in Congress. This obstruction may eventually lead to government shutdown and this would be the greatest gift you could give a dictator.

          Let’s just say that some ICE agents and DOGE maniacs will keep working because they are in it for things beyond money, so to speak.

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      Create one, and all it will do is suck away Democratic votes, further emboldening Repblicant fascists.

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          That’s the way. Change the Democrats. Don’t just set up an ill-fated 3rd party that will never win and guarantees they lose. How do you change the Democrats? Well it won’t be with pushing buttons on our phones. The best way to change them is to become them. Run for office. Look at AOC and Bernie. Let’s get 50 more of each of them and then see what life looks like.

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    I was just telling a friend, both sides want the same thing, money. The difference is, one side is willing to kill for it, and the other side is always willing to look away.

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    every time i bring up the DNC railroading Bernie in 2016, i get brigaded by status quo idiots

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    Bernie threatens their way of life, which is making money doing nothing of note.

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    Shouldn’t that tell you something? Both parties share the same end game, they just want to go about it differently. They want to win and we have to lose to make that happen. Bernie actually wanted to fix the problems Americans deal with. None of the others think you deserve it.

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    I know what you’re trying to say. But Barney commands in army of five-year-olds. There was a story a few years back about these kids attacking someone dressed in a Barney costume because they did not sound like Barney.

    Barney is more frightening than the realistic looking T-Rex

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      I get what you’re trying to say, but a real Tyrannosaurus rex is far more frightening than that.

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        Difference is that Barney is walking among us while the Trex only threaten the cleaner by falling over and crushing him

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        Not really. They’re kinda slow and I’m pretty sure that 6bore bear slug is gonna take care of the overgrown chicken.

        Granted… said 6bore would likely take care of the fake one, but I’m not willing to find out. The horde of. Randy lovers, they’re the terrifying ones in this calculation.

        And that means big bird is more terrifying than either!

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    Republicans… Dems… All brought to you by aspiring billionaire oligarchs to NOT do their job for YOU. Learn to spot the progressive agents of change, and pay close attention to who blocks them the most fiercely. The status quo is the enemy.