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Of course I haven't liked the extremism from MAGA, but I definitely like what I'm hearing from the Progressives and the Democratic Socialists, so I will support them, and their policies.
I have no fear of that leading to Mao-style Red Chinese Communism, that's just ludicrous. We can't even get Dems and Republicans to agree on rasing the minimum wage, we'll never change our system of government to a failed Chinese political system from 50 years ago through elections. And if we do, then that's what we'll get because we VOTED for it. But it won't happen.
I don't understand how retreating from the clearly Fascist/ Nazi policies to policies that actually serve the American people will somehow lead to millions of dead Americans. I'm much more confident that MAGA policies will lead to that outcome long before Democratic policies will.
I'm not afraid of the word Socialism, and won't be scared off of positive, constructive government policy just because corrupt treasonous MAGA pedophiles labelled it Socialist.
Bottom line: I'd MUCH rather live with Democratic Socialism, than MAGA Socialism.
What makes you think the DSA is advocating for anything other than authoritarianism when their loudest voices are complimenting fucking Mao? This is a genuine question, what makes you think that electing the opposite side of the extremist/authoritarian coin will result in anything other than living in a falling dictatorship?
Edit: By the way, according to those loud voices - being against the DSA means I must be paid off. That sure does seem fucking weird, doesn't it? 'If you aren't with us, you're against us.' Who does that sound like I wonder?
Edit 2: crazy, the DSA strategy of never discussing anything with anyone criticizing you has filtered down to the plebs. Fucking MAGAts all over again.
Because they're going to be in CONGRESS, where whatever they want has to be approved by a whole bunch of other people before anything happens, and only about .0001% of anyone's wish list ever gets through. Just because one candidate says something wacky, doesn't mean they represent the entire party, no matter how loudly you want to scream it. After all, look how much insane shit MAGAs spew.