brianary

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[–] brianary@startrek.website 1 points 3 hours ago

I really like the tiling window support in Pop_OS!'s Cosmos desktop.

[–] brianary@startrek.website 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I don't believe I am talking about two different numbers when I'm talking about the same voting bloc for both.

The "we" I used was probably misplaced, since I think you are making a distinction between your position and "leftists", who are the people I've seen on Lemmy advocating for destroying the system.

I'm not sure I follow your point about political engagement, I don't think I mentioned anything about that. I was commenting on the size of the group of third-party and non- voters. If that group wasn't big enough to change the outcome, I just don't see how they could be relevant at all.

I think we must be in agreement, though, since you suggest that Democrats need to better engage with the working class. Maybe we need a dedicated labor party, though without a more parliamentary system, the parties can't really be single-issue in the US.

[–] brianary@startrek.website 1 points 8 hours ago

Our politics needs more humility.

[–] brianary@startrek.website 1 points 8 hours ago

Self-righteousness is the root of the greatest evils.

[–] brianary@startrek.website 1 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

I don't understand the "we were to small to matter" argument I've been seeing. If that's true, why on Earth would you expect to matter enough to move the Democratic platform, or to shape society after leftists "burn it all down" (whatever that means)?

[–] brianary@startrek.website 1 points 8 hours ago

I don't understand the "we were to small to matter" argument I've been seeing. If that's true, why on Earth would you expect to matter enough to move the Democratic platform, or to shape society after leftists "burn it all down" (whatever that means)?

[–] brianary@startrek.website 1 points 8 hours ago

you blame the voters but you do not want to put an ounce of blame on the party that would rather lose an election than offer meaningful change

Uh…

the DNC is out of touch with voters.

What is this, if not shared blame?

[–] brianary@startrek.website 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's the same argument I've heard about the "complexity" of Mastodon: too many choices, which is I guess why people largely stopped going to websites outside the major social networks. Monopoly over competition, it's like everyone is pining for a monarchy.

[–] brianary@startrek.website 1 points 2 weeks ago

How are you dealing with those people? Converting them is incredibly time consuming, and has to be done individually.

[–] brianary@startrek.website 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe, unless the replacement is immediately worse based on who seizes control. It's the devil you know vs the one you don't.

[–] brianary@startrek.website 2 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I'm thinking more about the plurality of Americans that aren't on board, for whatever stupid reason. Until they are convinced, destroying the system won't really stick, if it's even possible.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/one-third-of-americans-agree-with-trump-s-poisoning-the-blood-comments/ar-AA1suf7p

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