Ditching FPTP at least gives the average voter the opportunity to vote for different people
And it only requires having people who are willing to pass it in office. Which isn’t ever going to happen. Which means it’s a great prerequisite that needs to be met before something you don’t want to happen.
It sure happens reliably.
There is plenty of evidence of Democrats trying to stop progressives. Why would that be limited to progressive candidates and not progressive legislation?
Veer left and suddenly you are without your big money donors, the media and any chance of success.
How would Democrats know? It’s not like they’ve veered left in the past few decades.
Yes, Democrats failed them. It’s kinda their whole thing.
If such men are by God appointed, the Devil may be the Lord’s anointed. - Dr. Joseph Warren
There’s definitely more ways to talk about the threat to Democracy but I still think we should call a fascist a fascist.
The problem arises when you call them fascists and then adopt their policies and run to the right to try to appease them.
Isn’t it more likely that republicans, the group that actively blocks all democrats out then up to it?
Which also would be a conspiracy.
Manchin and Sinema. Why are you trying to blame the Dem party for people that don’t vote along party lines.
They did their jobs. They voted like leadership wanted. There are always just enough Manchins.
The people gave Democrats a majority. They found enough no votes. Like fucking always.
That would be after FPTP voting is replaced with RCV or STAR in all 50 states.
If we ever get that, there will be a new “that would be after” to replace it. If Democrats want to stop Republicans and are so worried about splitting the vote, maybe Democrats should abstain from running.
They’re clearly not up to the task and would rather appease fascists here and abroad.
Sure looks like he assumed it was.
They said they would forgive student loans. They were blocked by republicans.
The deciding votes were from Democratic senators.
That was a vote to repeal the executive order.
The leader of the Teamsters Union spoke at the modern day Nüremberg rally known as the RNC.
He is not the subject of the article.
Does the article call them trumpers, or do you just assume that about anyone who wants the party to change?
Centrists would rather blame people who cannot even vote than admit that moving to the right has failed.
Just assume they are because they want Democrats to change in favor of workers.
Because they’ve passed legislation that hasn’t been blocked in Congress like the student loan forgiveness.
Student loan forgiveness was an executive order. It was never voted on in congress. It would have stood a better chance of surviving the courts if it had. But it wouldn’t have got past the Senate because Manchinema was there doing the party’s work.
This guy is saying the only part of centrism out loud.
Replaced by forced labor.