The Democrats already go out of their why to impress Republicans bringing people like Powell and Kasich over while snubbing progressives. They take the progressive vote for granted and move hard to the right. Should Biden win there is a real chance that the republican establishment will denounce Trump and will work with Biden to "increase unity and heal the wounds Trump caused", but actually just to continue to wield power. Internally this means only the foulest compromise passing, the county being governed by a giant center-conservative coalition against the left and a few reactionary Trump loyalists. Externally China is the perfect boogyman to unite over. An empire of evil that only a united America that is true to it's roots can overcome. China is a legitimate threat to American conservatism because they show that regular "free" individualist capitalism is inferior to a collective state capitalism. They still manage to increase their populations living standards and build great infrastructure something the west has been incapable of for more or less half a century. Biden has already said that he will not be as "soft" as Trump on "dictators" and will be tough on North Korea, Venezuela, Russia (of course) and China. The democrats don't see the republicans as an enemy to be beaten to the point of no revovery, but an estranged partner, who must be brought to it's senses. For a German like me Trump might be the harm reduction candidate bringing America down faster while Biden might pull our conservative government into suppoerting another war.

You really need other venues than electoralism, like desperatly.

  • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    This :10000-com: Same thing happened in South Africa with the VF+, went from fringe white supremacist party to getting 5% of the vote. This led to the main opposition party firing their black leader and taking a hard turn right in order to appeal to voters lost to the VF+

    • RNAi [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      ha haha ha, fucking kill me and I don't even live there.

    • Bread_In_Baltimore [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      DA is taking a right wing turn? Color me surprised (pun intended), the white liberal party is going right wing. I've heard EFF is doing way better than previously too though. Shit could get dicey in SA in the future.

      • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        EFF actually had a small decline in the last election if I remember correctly. Also not a fan of the EFF, they take the energy that could be aimed at a legitimate left wing party and shove it down their corrupt champagne socialist throats. All they're good for is talking points and awareness in parliament