Comment on Is there any way our of the US political spiral?

IndustryStandard@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• rbesfe@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  People believing that they’re the same is the kind of mindset that leads to a Trump victory. Apathy rewards extremists.

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  • Sl00k@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The Overton window has shifted so much in 4 years that 2024 democrats were definitely running on 2016 Republican platforms.

    I don’t believe apathy is the solution but let’s not kid ourselves, they are effectively the same in regards to the proletariat. They just operate on a 50% societal deterioration as opposed to Republicans 100%

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    • rbesfe@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      50% is not effectively the same as 100%

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      • Sl00k@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Whether Gaza is entirely rubble in 2 years vs 4 years, it’s still rubble.

        Whether Billionaires and corporations make 50% extra profits or 100% profits via exploitation of workers, it’s still exploitation.

        If on day 1 of a presidency you can effectively have nationwide ICE raids and deportations, the previous administration allowed and helped in that in at least some capacity.

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  • IndustryStandard@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Democrats refuse to undo what Republicans do. The best they deliver is upholding the current status quo for another four years.

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    • watson387@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yep. The ratchet effect.

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