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minus-squareK1nsey6linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down13·6 months agoMy solution is quit supporting the duopoly that’s subjugating all of us.
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agoAnd what? Vote third party? That’s not how you effect change.
minus-squareK1nsey6linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down12·6 months agoRepeatedly doing the failed experiment over and over and over again is not how you affect change either.
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoChange the parties from the inside. Otherwise, you’re just trying to swim up a torrent. The parties are malleable, the system much less so.
minus-squareK1nsey6linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·6 months agoThe donor class that controls the existing parties will not allow change from within, No one that’s new are placed into positions of power or authority until it is confirmed they will tow the party line.
My solution is quit supporting the duopoly that’s subjugating all of us.
And what? Vote third party? That’s not how you effect change.
Repeatedly doing the failed experiment over and over and over again is not how you affect change either.
Change the parties from the inside. Otherwise, you’re just trying to swim up a torrent. The parties are malleable, the system much less so.
The donor class that controls the existing parties will not allow change from within, No one that’s new are placed into positions of power or authority until it is confirmed they will tow the party line.