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The Democratic Party Can't Be Reformed (youtu.be)

submitted 10 months ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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From the failures of Bernie Sanders and AOC, to the suppression of grassroots organizers, to the history of Democrats siding with capital and empire, the evidence is overwhelming. The Democratic Party is a trap for the left, and it’s time we stopped pretending otherwise.

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[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

This is exactly what every conservative wants us to believe to prevent any true change lol

[–] BussyGyatt@feddit.org 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, if we want change we have to vote for the status quo party, everyone knows that.

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

If we want changes, we have to fight for those changes and change the party from within, like Zohran or AOC are doing. If we treat the only alternative to fascism as a lost cause, and try to make a new party that will never get over 3% and push all progressive opinions out of the mainstream, that's 100% what they are begging for.

[–] BussyGyatt@feddit.org 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

What do you think "fighting" consists of in this context? If you think fighting is voting in a system I can see failing in real time and sporadic, controlled protest then please do us both a favor and don't bother replying.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

The current Democratic party is fascist, not an alternative. They literally support the modern Holocaust. AOC has basically been fully captured by the party and Zohran is being attacked by it.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Conservatives are totally fine with you voting for the billionaires which own both parties.

You are saying what conservatives want us to believe.

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Conservatives want "us" to believe that a NYC mayor Zohran or a president AOC is not possible so that we don’t even try, because that would really hurt them (and theirbillionaires).
Trying to make a new party that will never get over 3% and push all progressive opinions out of the mainstream is just a gift to them.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

AOC is already a lost cause. Zohran has some momentum behind him, but he is running for NYC mayor (and the whole DNC is against him)

[–] MarriedCavelady50@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I’m sorry, I’m not taking the accelerationist pill. Not voting for the largest “not-Trump” party is a vote for Trump. Voter suppression has always been the strategy.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

The largest not-trump party takes advantage of that situation.