• crusa187@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    I definitely agree with your last paragraph here. Try to vote in progressives in every primary we have access to in order to use voting to make a difference, yes.

    However,

    the donors want to win

    You mean they want everything for themselves by buying politicians, right? Because often times Dem strategy is so incredibly tone deaf the only thing that’s clear about it is that they aren’t trying to win an election, they’re simply doing what the donors tell them to do. In this case, it’s the classic pretend fight, send strongly worded letters, and then let the republicans narrowly pass the massive tax break for the rich. Which is in fact a win for the donors, but nobody else.

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      That’s not the case if we get behind candidates with good ethics in grassroots campaigns. They choose to accept donations, and can refuse contributions from unsavory donors. We have several clean donor Representatives in the house. It’s not impossible. It just takes our participation.

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        What do you think fascism is, and what are its causes?

        Do you seriously think the German descent into fascism was a result of poltical apathy?

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          I’m not entertaining a philosophical debate with someone who equates Harris and Trump.

          We can try again when you’re older.