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Voters described universal healthcare, affordable childcare, and higher taxes on the rich as top priorities in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. But they were less likely to believe that party leaders shared those priorities.

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[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 41 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It's almost like 50 years of neoliberal economics has failed or something. Like cutting taxes for the rich, hiking taxes on the poor, suppressing wages and busting unions for decades has recreated a new and improved Gilded Age. Bigger and Better. With Blackjack and (underage) Hookers.

[–] toast@retrolemmy.com 14 points 3 weeks ago

Are you kidding? It's worked great - for the ~~owners~~ donors

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

(Machine shuffled) Blackjack and (underage) Hookers. Bender would be pissed... That he didn't think of it first, greedy humans.. Mumble mumble robots mumble humanity

[–] KingGordon@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Theres democrat leadership? Where the fuck they at?

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

In congress trying to compromise with fascists who have openly refused to compromise for decades.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 weeks ago

It's worse, some of them are actually more hawkish than Trump, so there's that.

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 12 points 3 weeks ago

Out trying to get us in a shooting war with Iran.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 9 points 3 weeks ago

They kicked him out and told NYC to vote for a sexual offender.

[–] ProvableGecko@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

People: We want universal healthcare

Democrats: Best I can do is unconditional support for Iran war

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 23 points 3 weeks ago

The Democrats are not there to implement populist policies that benefit the working class, they are there to stop populist policies that benefit the working class from being implemented.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Now that it's in an article, will certain servers believe us now? Not that Dems will stop nazifying themselves, but can everyone at least admit that these are popular policies?

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Which is exactly why it’s not a fridge movement to stop voting blue no matter who. Supermajorities of both democrats and republicans support progressive policies.

The democrat and centrist democrat politicians will bow before the progressives, or they will lose votes and elections.

Blue no matter who is dumb.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The people support them but not the ones who end up being elected

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 6 points 3 weeks ago

This is why blue no matter who is worse than voting for politicians who support the same policies you do…

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It'd be nice if the US could have more political options than merely right-wing vs. fascists.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

I'll give liberals and the Demsa the benefit of the doubt. They are collaborators, not outright fascists. How much that distinction actually matters is another story entirely

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

Liberals are cool with fascism cos that’s more beneficial for them and their wealth than actual leftist policies

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Hell yeah that song is perfect. I really like the version Jello Biafra did it introduced me to it

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 3 weeks ago
[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

New party ~~leadership~~ .

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 3 weeks ago

The DNC will be having none of that!