It's important to remember that our perceptions of people's views, that we usually get from social media, do not represent the entirety of the nation, but rather, clusters of people. I would say that, as a consequence of the BLM protests, although more people are coming to support more socially left views (The opposite is also true), the consensus on economic policy is roughly unchanged. Sure, most people want Bernie's platform, but most people don't want a radical reconstitution of the economy. Yes, the American left is starting, to some degree, find it's feet again, but it's hampered by decades of propaganda and ideology.
Let's also assume that the majority of Americans are economically left, a situation that I desperately wish for. This scientific study shows that normal people have virtually no say in policy outcomes:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/testing-theories-of-american-politics-elites-interest-groups-and-average-citizens/62327F513959D0A304D4893B382B992B
This is a summary from a lib source, but I recommend going through the actual study:
https://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/is-america-an-oligarchy
In summary, even if the majority of US citizens are left, if they work within the confines of their system, nothing will change. Brown people will still be blown up in places halfway across the world, children will still mine for coltan in war-ravaged Africa.
I thought that American citizens have been swinging to the left. Am I wrong about that?
It's important to remember that our perceptions of people's views, that we usually get from social media, do not represent the entirety of the nation, but rather, clusters of people. I would say that, as a consequence of the BLM protests, although more people are coming to support more socially left views (The opposite is also true), the consensus on economic policy is roughly unchanged. Sure, most people want Bernie's platform, but most people don't want a radical reconstitution of the economy. Yes, the American left is starting, to some degree, find it's feet again, but it's hampered by decades of propaganda and ideology.
Let's also assume that the majority of Americans are economically left, a situation that I desperately wish for. This scientific study shows that normal people have virtually no say in policy outcomes: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/testing-theories-of-american-politics-elites-interest-groups-and-average-citizens/62327F513959D0A304D4893B382B992B
This is a summary from a lib source, but I recommend going through the actual study: https://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/is-america-an-oligarchy
In summary, even if the majority of US citizens are left, if they work within the confines of their system, nothing will change. Brown people will still be blown up in places halfway across the world, children will still mine for coltan in war-ravaged Africa.