• FosterMolasses@leminal.space
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    8 hours ago

    prog vs dem, or we can unite to actually take on an external foe

    This.

    Started seeing progs refer to dems as “demoncrats” and now I legitimately can’t tell them apart from MAGA online half the time.

    You are the epitome of the suppressed class war you constantly criticize for being in favor of in-group fighting. At least try to remember who your real enemies are.

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      7 hours ago

      Leftists support moving onto socialism, democrats support maintaining capitalism and imperialism. This is a fundamentally irreconcilable difference, and is why leftists opposing the democrats isn’t infighting, it’s just fighting. It’s entirely different from MAGA, which also wishes to perpetuate capitalism and imperialism.

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        6 hours ago

        And what about what middle America wants? The voters, you know, that we have to get? “Socialism” is a non-starter for people outside of NYC.

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          middle america wants the same things that leftists wants (eg healthcare, education, childcare, equitable living conditions, etc.).

          the word socialism itself is a non starter thanks to the propaganda against it; you only need to see how mamdani was attacked even in new york for it.

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          Middle America has a lot of unmet needs, with a horrible health care system and food insecurity. Most will gladly embrace anything that may help.

          What many see as crazy politics is a desperate attempt to latch onto anything remotely promising.