It's Joever for the Democrats no lie. I know polls are still pretty even and something could happen to give them a shot in the arm but honestly all the videos I've been watching and conversations I've been having IRL are just pointing to a complete anti-Democrat vibe. Watching a few videos that are saying the same thing and it could just be algorithm bias but idk. I don't even mean just for 2024 election like long term this party is fucked. I used to think they were going to be bent over and moved out of the way by the Republicans (consequently establishing a further fascist government) because Dems are spineless but they're actually doing such a terrible job that they're going to get voted out and allow the Republicans to further fascist-ize the US if that's even possible.

I'm low-key here for it, going to be interesting but I'm very scared for marginalized people and the proleys in general.

  • DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    If the US is around long enough, we might see a different party rise to take their place in the two party system, just like the republicans did with the Whigs.

    It'd probably a hardcore libertarian party or something, wouldn't it?

    • Adkml [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Democrats will stop pretend8ng and just be the republican party under Bush with people like romeny, Liz Cheyney, and Pelosi working together.

      Well have an actual far right party and an actual fascist party.

      And liberals will still tell you you have to vote for Romney because otherwise Eric Trump will win.

      • the post of tom joad@lemmygrad.ml
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        1 year ago

        Yeah there was a meme on the lib-space the other day about how you have to hold your nose and VOTE (hoping for a future more progressive dem) or you'll lose the chance to vote forever.

        But if you follow the logic to its end-point, the meme fails. Since the DNC picks your D candidate, and D is the only one you can vote for forever, are you really voting for a future you can look forward to now? Is there even a point when one side is a hand-picked quiet fascist and the other is a loud obnoxious fascist?

        • Adkml [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          Also they've used that argument before right before they lost the easiest election of the last century by refusing to even acknowledge progressives.

          Than 4 years later that guy got voted out.

          Seems like they're not being totally accurate in their analysis. Also after the whole "vote for the shitty candidate this time and maybe they'll be more progressive next time" is ringing a little hollow after about the 5th or 6th round of it.

          • the post of tom joad@lemmygrad.ml
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            1 year ago

            Man we've just got to find a way to kick all these assholes into a volcano. I don't want to die of thirst knowing some rich prick is holing up in a bunker. I would be so salty! I wanna go down with their fucking blood in my teeth.

            • Adkml [he/him]
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              1 year ago

              If we ever get to bunkers finding air intakes and pouring concrete down them is going to be the national pastime

              • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]
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                1 year ago

                It would be very funny joker-troll if someone was to flood an oil tycoon's bunker with crude and then toss a match

                • ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml
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                  1 year ago

                  How would it burn? There wouldn’t enough air. Plus crude oil has an a pretty poor burn.

                  Gasoline would be much better, plus they'll get additional chemical burns : )

    • huf [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      the dems die, the republicans split into mitt romney republicans (they get nearly all the dem voters automatically) and trumpers.

      and you get a republican vs republican (new) election

      • DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
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        1 year ago

        Would finally bring the US in line with the rest of the west circa maybe 60-70 years ago if they finally did that. But I don't really see much of a labour movement over there.

        • Ildsaye [they/them]
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          1 year ago

          US labor movement is growing rapidly and getting increasingly radical, but that is in relation to a very low water mark in both respects

          • DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
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            1 year ago

            That's good to hear. I would love to see my comrades in the US better able to organise. If a movement does get strong enough, I guess a labour party would form in order to work as a release valve for that socialist pressure. That's why they exist in most other western nations after all.