• dumples@piefed.social
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    We need more articles about this. DSA message will really resonate across all of America even rural america.

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      It faces the problem where even if people like the policy, they’re emotionally invested in being Republicans. Also many of them don’t want social programs if it means non-whites benefit. I think those people need to be dragged into the future. Find a way to let them be decent and save their stupid face.

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    The New York Times is among the organizations from whom I’m least-interested in hearing views of or about Democratic Socialists.

    Fuck them transphobes.

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    I don’t get my facts from publications that rolled with isreal’s lies about sexual violence on Oct 7, which after being roundly debunked was never retracted. Also, as someone else mentioned, fuck transphobes.

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    In the United States, democratic socialists’ policies tend to support working within the capitalist system rather than abolishing it outright.

    In the United States, Social Democrats call themselves Democratic Socialists. Or are they just using social democracy to get their foot in the door so democratic socialism can follow? Only time will tell. I know what I’m hoping for, but I do worry a bit that there isn’t a follow-up plan. Even so, social democracy is much more fertile ground for a real socialist movement to thrive.

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    This reminds me of Cenk Uygur breaking down polls, issue by issue, and showing how when polled on the issues (meaning you go beyond mere labels that the cons have spent decades smearing), Americans tend to be progressive.

    Those were more recent-ish polls, but I seem to recall that Chomsky said the same thing going back decades. This is why institutions like Faux News and hate radio had to be made, I guess, because if you get people all worked up and arguing about things like bathroom bills and “men in women’s sports” and other things at the margins, people won’t notice just how much they are getting fucked.

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    In USA, bOtH pArTiEs fully support Israel due to decades of generous financial support from Christians and Jews (and their wealthy organizations).

    Meanwhile, churches and temples and mosques and everything else are TAX FREE, with far more benefits than secular charities.

    Our taxes support these organizations, all of whom make a fortune a course, and that fortune is then used to influence policy with political “donations” of all kinds.

    So, the masses are supporting organizations that then funnel money back to our government representatives in an endless loop of financial corruption… which can’t even be considered corruption, since it’s the law.

    The USA created Israel, and won’t stop supporting it willingly, and this won’t be changed by voting.

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    Pretty much what, from my recent experiences and understandings of democratic talking points, but actually f’in doing it!