Sanders is one of the most popular politicians in the US, and his political analysis and messaging remain as relevant and compelling as ever. But while his Tour to Fight Oligarchy is inspiring and important, the broad left badly needs a political vision that goes beyond Sanders.

  • NotLemming@lemm.ee
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    5 hours ago

    I’m part of a 3rd party but the problem is, they don’t win. Eg right now the Democrats could be in power rather than trump. That would avoid absolute catastrophe and keep the west at mid level shit.

    Now trump won things will get bad. I hope that the people will overcome and in 100 years people will say it was a good thing that trump got in, because it galvanised real change. People were put into a position where they had to demand change. Or it could go the other way - there might not even be any people in 100 years to assess. Chaos is dangerous, even well planned, contained chaos, which this isn’t.

    • Bloomcole@lemmy.ml
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      37 minutes ago

      They don’t win bcs of this dumb defeatist ‘lesser evil/wasted vote’ mentality.
      In EU there are plenty of parties that started from 2% and have grown until they become a force and get a place in government.
      I really hope you get your true change now.
      There would be no Trump without the dems creating that climate making it possible.
      And their horrible tone-deaf politicians making clear you would get more of the same as under Genocide Joe.
      So I’m glad Trump won, a US president fucking up his own country for once instead of others is a win for the world.
      It makes no difference for Palestinians, Yemeni, Syrians or plenty others who rules the country that bombs them or aids the terrorist proxies to do it for them.
      I feel sorry for the few that aren’t part of the massive dem/rep population but that is collateral dammage.
      It needed to happen.
      How you deal with it is up to you.