[–] 0 points 2 days ago

And if you can never temporarily compromise to make progress, you will never win. Coalition building is the name of the game, and this time around we have a slightly better coalition. More socialists and adjacent have just been elected then there have been in decades. It's not enough, and we need to push them to follow through on their promises and keep the momentum going but it's something.

Constant despair that it's not perfect will never get you anywhere

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    Are you saying that because she was assaulted young it will happen again to her in the future? I don't understand the argument. Also even if an older woman is assaulted they can still live a fulfilling life after? This feels pessimistic and defeatist

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Honestly don't even need to infiltrate, just let them do the work of getting candidates into elections, just still vote for them and that's it, and push them further left, or pull members further left. Even in the primaries it's better to vote for them unless there is a better candidate. I just see no reason to actively fight, they're still better than nothing, and also often already doing community/direct action, getting boots on the ground to go talk to people and get them to understand and support socialism.

    Tbh I'm not entirely sure what you mean by them not having solidarity with anti-imperialists in the global South either tho

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