• xj9 [they/them, she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    4 months ago

    the states that are predominantly controlled by the DNC definitely do. i know they don’t want to though, these places all have a bunch of laws in place that can be more forcefully enforced now.

    we aren’t going to get anywhere bargaining with capitalists. i’m aware of the methods that they use to suppress alternative parties, but at this point we just have to figure out how to defeat them in a way that opens the door to move the overton window left. things have been moving right for a while, no point in pretending there’s any actual potential for progress from a center-right liberal party that regularly collaborates with the far right.

    • notabot@lemm.eeEnglish
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      4 months ago

      They don’t want to, but with enough voter pressure will if that’s what it takes to stay in power. Unless there are candidates who are more left wing that have a realistic chance of wining elections at the state level it’s probably necessary to work with what’s in front of us, which probably means pressuring the dem representatives to move left. That’ll take engaging with a significant portion of the electorate which is likely to be challenging, but probably the only way to slide the overton window left. I think the voters have to move first before the politicians follow, and they’ll probably have to be cajoled as individuals rather than a party.

      • xj9 [they/them, she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        4 months ago

        no point in pretending there’s any actual potential for progress from a center-right liberal party that regularly collaborates with the far right. pretending like they can be fixed is delusional. what makes you think this pressure tactic can work? what makes you think that DNC will not work to turn left candidates into collaborators? i hardly think that political parties are “the answer”, but limiting ourselves to only organizing within the liberal establishment is silly.