• Chloé 🥕@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 month ago

    democrats: “communist revolution? that pales in comparison to my strategy, winning elections!”

    and then they don’t win elections

  • DupaCycki@lemmy.world
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    You know, maybe all those years of being taught that extremism is bad and centrism is good, while fascism was on the rise, was just manipulation to keep people from pushing back.

  • SippyCup@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    If a centrist saw a burning building he’d lecture the fire crew for wanting to change too much.

    • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 month ago

      In the sidebar listed under ‘our goals’:

      Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.

      It sounds like this is already a US-centric comm?

  • blitzen@lemmy.ca
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    The right wing base does not demand purity tests. Take that as you will.

    • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
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      The right wing base does not demand purity tests.

      What convinced you of this? I’ve seen this claim before, but I’ve never seen it backed up by anything.

      For example, does the right-wing base support pro-choice candidates? How about pro-LGBTQ candidates? What concessions has the base made to the Republican Party?

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      If we abandon our principles we’re no better than they are. That being said, don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.

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        1 month ago

        There are some things which should be non-negotiable. One of them should be free and universal health care. That seems eminently reasonable, since other developed nations have this.