Tony Bark@pawb.social to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoSanders Says Every Republican Who Backed Trump-GOP Budget 'Must Pay a Price at the Ballot Box'www.commondreams.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldusa@midwest.social
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkSanders Says Every Republican Who Backed Trump-GOP Budget 'Must Pay a Price at the Ballot Box'www.commondreams.orgTony Bark@pawb.social to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square4linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldusa@midwest.social
minus-squarehexonxonx@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI find it astounding that Americans STILL think there’s democracy in America. It’s gone and it’s not coming back for a long, long time.
minus-squareKingOfSleep@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 months agoAnd that’s why many people won’t vote. Defeatism is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoDefeatism was beaten into us by defeat after defeat after blatantly undemocratic defeat. And it’s just electoral defeatism. You can’t beat the master at his own game because he’s the one that makes the rules. Try a little revolutionary optimism instead.
I find it astounding that Americans STILL think there’s democracy in America.
It’s gone and it’s not coming back for a long, long time.
And that’s why many people won’t vote. Defeatism is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Defeatism was beaten into us by defeat after defeat after blatantly undemocratic defeat.
And it’s just electoral defeatism. You can’t beat the master at his own game because he’s the one that makes the rules.
Try a little revolutionary optimism instead.