The US Isn’t Moving Right — the Democrats Are
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As the Kamala Harris campaign lurches rightward, pundits want us to believe she’s just following the will of the voters. The facts don’t bear that out.
  • Fredselfish@lemmy.worldEnglish
    212·
    2 months ago

    This is all you need to know, to understand the two party system and why we will never get any meaningful changes as long as it exists.

    • Eldritch@lemmy.worldEnglish
      102·
      2 months ago

      So how do you explain things like marriage equality and civil rights. I’m not going to claim it counters all the negative things economic liberals do. But it certainly makes the claim muddy and specious.

      There is no 2 party system either. Implying the system relies on parties. Outlaw both Republicans and Democrats tomorrow and 2 other groups will fill the void. It’s a first passed the post voting system, weighted for bigots with the electoral college. The wealthy will buyout interest in whatever parties arise. Hell many of them fund 3rd party campaigns now to keep opposition divided. And they will keep doing it as long as we stay divided. Because that’s why there has been little to no change. Nothing to do with parties, everything to do with lack of solidarity.

  • SmokumJoe@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    2 months ago

    Uh, that’s been happening since Carter lost. Because of this Democrats thought they had to cater more to the center to get votes back. They’ve been doing ever since.

  • krimsonbun@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    121·
    2 months ago

    Correct. And we can complain about that after Kamala wins in a couple weeks, meanwhile let’s just make sure she DOES win.

  • curiousaur@reddthat.comEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    Yeah no shit. Bernie was set to be president, and fucking Debbie Wasserman Schultz was like: “absolutely not”.