Don’t take Yogi’s pikinik basket.

Boomer. We were looksmaxxing before it was cool in Ohio, fr fr, no cap.

Israel nuked it 3 months ago, it’s all over Telegram. I can’t link the video tho (NSFW).

I don’t remember paying for that, was it in the fine print?

I have one too, I’m on it now.

You can get one that dries with hot air.

I’m also glad we can pivot away from the fact that a Majority of Americans support progressive policies such as higher minimum wage, free college, even Republicans, but they can never get passed.

I think you’re reinforcing my original point:

The “party of the people” will pursue policies that may produce some minimal reforms for workers and the oppressed, but only as a by-product of its historic role to save the capitalist system from its own excesses in order to preserve the status quo. source.

On another note : We are discussing the fact that Defending Democracy Through Elections Won’t Be Enough to Stop Fascism.

Why is everyone on Lemmy.world so intent on ascribing a team/position to everyone so earnestly?

Just a guess, but it might have something to do with immanent critique

We saw fireworks last night, and my daughter mentioned, “Is that why your property taxes are so high?” I laughed. Raising class conscious kids is fun . 🤩

I feel ya. I didn’t talk to my mom for 2 months after she voted for Trump. This, after 4 years of me detailing his actions. Then I realized that it’s not their fault. They were never given the tools to navigate politics with education. The media lies to them. And their social circles repeat these lies. I was once just like them.

Critical Support for ZMonster. I also have to suffer ignorance with MAGA friends and family. Stay safe.

This says that’s an apocryphal myth, but I’ll choose to believe it.

I have to continue my streak of always upvoting Innuendo Studios.

Happy Cake Day, will you be my President?

Do we really have to crow about a mistake?

Seems fair

Joke? We know that Biden won’t. But he should, if only just to show how farcical this ruling is. Maybe, start small. Make mail-in voting mandatory and the election a national holiday, via executive order. Then, officially allow all prisoners to vote. Next, make DACA recipients citizens allowed to vote. As long as he doesn’t ruffle the feathers of the capitalist class, eventually Republicans will be begging for a Constitutional Amendment.

You can vote for Joe Biden while realizing the Democrats won’t save us, I will. We need workers to organize to build an alternative party to Democrats and Republicans. That’s why I don’t shun those that want to vote third party. We’ll never get a third party until we ask for it. The duopoly has us pigeonholed, and we have to break ourselves out, they’re not gonna do it for us.

Marxists recognize the distinctions. That’s why many, myself included, will vote for Joe Biden, despite him being a capitalist. Others take a more hardline stance and refuse to perpetuate the capitalist system. There are many ways to hinder capitalism.

Social Democracies are better than laissez-fair capitalism. It’s just that capitalism, and capitalists tend to monopolize wealth and squeeze out social programs for more profit. Don’t get me wrong, I would love it if America accepted social democracy. And many would be just fine with that.

Capitalism is a tool to shape society. Marxism is a tool to shape society. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. Capitalism is great at growing an industrial economy and Marxism is better at serving the people. Capitalism has run its course, and we need a better vision for the world and it’s 8 billion people. The instability we see across the world is because capitalism serves profit over people.

There are many examples of Marxists societies flourishing, it depends on how you measure. China uses Marxists doctrine and is doing quite well, as is Vietnam. And though some may see them as capitalist infused, their governments adhere to Marxists principles. The capitalist drive for profit and wealth is pernicious, and it will be interesting to see how it influences the Marxists governments.

Capitalism’s end is inevitable. We cannot have infinite growth on a finite planet. How it ends is up to us. Do we choose degrowth and sustainability, or militaristic fascist decay with war and death.

Like party whips don’t exist. They’re supposed to offer concessions to get bills passed. Pork Barrels are a thing. Stop defending these people, the planet is burning.

“I’ve never been a liberal in any way,” said Manchin, adding that “all we need to do I guess for them to get theirs… is elect more liberals.”

Polling has shown the Build Back Better plan is popular nationwide–and both political commentators and progressive activists have warned that not passing the full package could negatively impact Democrats at the ballot box next year.

When a Majority of Americans support progressive policies such as higher minimum wage, free college, it’s not because of red states, it’s because the donor class doesn’t want those policies to pass.

Just know that you’re not the only one that sees it this way. There are a lot of us, but not nearly enough.