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[–] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The truth is the dems are a right wing party now, they've been dragged there by the rethugs.. and people Want to vote for an Actual left wing party, but there literally isnt one in the US.

[–] anticurrent@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 weeks ago

The dems were never left wing in international standards. otherwise you would already have had universal health care.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The poison of the "big tent". Move a little over to let people in enough and you are no longer representing anyone in a desperate attempt to represent everyone.

[–] djsoren19@yiffit.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

between this and the enshittification of big tech and gaming, it feels like 2024 has been one big argument in support of gatekeeping.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

Or you know, not gatekeeping but actually taking a position as a political party (instead of trying to be some grey nothing). Oh and having more then two parties would be nice.

[–] pound_heap@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think people want to vote for a party. People want to vote for someone who's making sense for them, and looks like for majority it was Trump this time.

An "actual left wing party" must not only have ideology, but a sound plan on how to improve people's lives and an ability to communicate this plan to people, loud and clear. Actually, as populists are now trusted everywhere in the world, the plan is less important than communication

[–] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

trumps 'road to prosperity' is tariffs... which will lead to a depression, maybe a global one. Thats a helluva plan there

[–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I didn't read that as OP saying they believed that will work, I read it as saying the majority of Americans (or at least the majority of Americans who bothered voting) believed that.

[–] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I think its worth pointing out here that trump 'tariffs' are a great way to extort other counties, they'll all pay that extortion fee directly to donald trump to avoid the tariffs. He will leave the white house a trillionaire in 4 years and nothing can stop it.