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[–] 97 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Glad they found something to mobilize them, I guess, since they sure as hell didn't care to mobilize against fascism

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  • [–] 37 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    It's because they think fascism is great, but concentration camps are a little too messy, it's easier just throwing people in for-profit prisons.

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  • [–] 30 points 4 months ago* (7 children)

    There is no war and some pushback by "centerists." Okay, these are the people we have to vote to replace with more progressive values:

    https://www.thepromisetoamerica.com/signatories

    To push back against recent victories by democratic socialists, 15 centrist Democrats on Thursday announced their support for the “Promise to America” manifesto in which they emphasize their support for capitalism, law enforcement, and “fiscal discipline.”

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  • [–] 20 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Wow the first and most important thing for these politicians is that they are capitalists.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

    "We are capitalists, not socialist."

    You heard it here first people. If you are a socialist then you are under no obligation to help the Dems when they try to put yet another empty-suit into office.

    [ps]
    I can't help but point out that they are already failing to meet their own standards

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    We are capitalist, not socialist

    ...not disproportionately favor those already at the top.

    Let's think about that one for a second.

    And I'm glad they specify that only full-time work should earn you the most basic standard of living and ignore the capitalist ideal of doing everything you can to pay workers as little as possible.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Capitalism is incompatible with democracy. Fuck these ghouls.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    Wanting both capitalism and democracy at the same time is like wanting a republic but the lords should own all the land. And then being suprised that the landlords use their ownership of the land as leverage to force unpopular decisions

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  • [–] 21 points 4 months ago

    the word for these kinds of Democrats is collaborationist

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  • [–] 16 points 4 months ago

    The current Democratic leadership hold basically the same views as the pre-MAGA Republicans. And anyone who thinks they weren't evil needs to read up on Newt Gingrich. I'm happy to see them differentiate themselves from the progressives. They've been coasting along on support from people who have always supported the Democrats, but haven't looked closely at what that has come to mean.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago

    I still don't know who's more terrified the right , due to being so uninformed. Or the democratic establishment

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago*

    I hope this eventually gets big enough to be a true splinter party we can move to. (Meaning move to a new Democratic Socialist Party)

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago

    Mfw right of center Democrats become the new "progressives."

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    While I'm no longer a fan of Chomsky, he was right about the controlled opposition thing

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

    I can't find a list the Democrats that signed this. Did anyone else have any luck?

    It's posted on their front page.

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