• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    9 hours ago

    These points are only achievable by voting for candidates who advocate for such policies which is admittedly a long shot

    Politics is the art of the possible. The entire job of political leadership is to advocate for policy change.

    • NeilBru@lemmy.world
      1·
      8 hours ago

      Again, My question to you is if not democracy, then what? Or do you actually want democracy? Please propose your alternative to democracy, given your claim about its purpose in “keeping capitalists in power”.

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        7 hours ago

        Or do you actually want democracy?

        I want good policy.

        If my democracy is producing bad candidates and bad policies, what purpose does it serve?

        your alternative to democracy, given your claim about its purpose in “keeping capitalists in power”.

        Capitalism is serviced by the illusion of choice in a functional monopoly. The solution is to break up the monopoly.

        But that’s a Herculean task.