• Owl [he/him]
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    5 days ago

    Biden isn't to the left of Trump, he's continued all of Trump's policies.

    None of Biden, his cabinet, or the Democratic Party leadership care about any of the things on this checklist. The difference is that, in a completely unrelated sphere of media coverage and political pundits, far from the handles of power, there are people who cheer for good causes and the democrats, and there are people who cheer for fascism and the republicans. That can feel like a substantive difference if you get caught up in it, but it pops like a soap bubble if you look at what people passing laws actually do.

    Voting third party increases the chances that a third party will be taken seriously enough to get a significant vote next election. It's a shitty consolation prize. We have a shitty system.

    • Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org
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      5 days ago

      Yours and other comments have helped me understand a bit better. It's a shitty situation to be in and I'm glad my country has preferential voting. Hopefully third parties get enough votes to at least get some attention.

      • AOCapitulator [they/them]
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        5 days ago

        They won't be allowed to, things are not like this on accident, and I'm not sure what country you're in but preferential voting will not solve this problem

        Capitalism, and it's popular form of faux democracy does not actually represent the people or allow them choice, it's like when a parent asks their child would you like to go to bed early or work on your homework?

        It's not a real choice because either way they get what they want, which is continuing to hold power as a class, that being the capitalist or owning class, also called the bourgoise

        There are very few places on earth where this is not currently the case

        The US is a one party state, the capitalist party.

        Julius Nyerere, the first president of Tanzania and a friend of Fidel Castro, made a similar comment in the 1960's

        “The United States is also a one-party state but, with typical American extravagance, they have two of them.”