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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

First past the post systems will always end up in a two party system. We have to get rid of it or it will always end that way.

[–] Benjaben@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Republicans reshaped their party from the inside via the Tea Party dorks. We're all worse off for that, but - at this point, the only path forward is for Democrats to do the same, reshape the party by going hard left, vehemently attack the corporate Democrats (almost all of them).

E: typos

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Didn't agree 100% until November, but now 100% agree.

Centralism and incrementalism are full-on failures. If we're going to lose we might as well go out fighting.

[–] Benjaben@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] dulce_3t_decorum_3st@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"When they go low, we go low...ish."

[–] Pot8o@slrpnk.net 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think at this point if they go low, you're going to need to sweep the fucking leg. Looking in from the outside you're not far away from all out authoritarian hellhole.

[–] Benjaben@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Make no mistake, I see it as very likely that this problem doesn't get solved without significant violence.