: "One of the biggest issues right now is that we have an anti-democracy party and a pro-democracy party, rather than conservative and progressive parties. Current Democrats include people like Manchin, who is obviously a pro-democracy conservative. Progressive priorities are stalled by that reality."

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One of the biggest issues right now is that we have an anti-democracy party and a pro-democracy party, rather than conservative and progressive parties. Current Democrats include people like Manchin, who is obviously a pro-democracy conservative. Progressive priorities are stalled by that reality.

May 25, 2024 at 20:48 UTC

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helen, gender goblin @gendergoblinhelen.bsky.social
[ View ] May 25, 2024 at 21:00 UTC

FPTP and the electoral college (designed to appease slave owners) don't help either.

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Rich Puchalsky ⚑ @richpuchalsky.bsky.social
[ View ] May 25, 2024 at 20:53 UTC

I describe it as that we have a party of fascism and a party of empire. The party of fascism says that we should kill non-white (etc.) people at home. The party of empire says that it's fine to be any color, orientation etc. since we can all cooperate and kill people in other countries.

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