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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I do vote in my local elections. I think the problem is actually too much money in politics. The oligarchs support and donate an infinite amount of money to campaigns. That leaves genuine candidates with nothing and little exposure.

I think we should severely limit how much they can donate to campaigns as well as having ranked choice voting, which can help people vote for candidates they like without "throwing" their vote away.

However, the democrats didn't put up kamala against others in a primary for us to vote for. She was simply selected. Moreover, the last time Bernie ran, the democratic party basically sabotaged him. There are deep issues that we need to solve.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

There are deep issues that we need to solve.

None of which will be solved by either party in its current form. Grinding out Democratic Party primary victories is the only shot progressives have in our current system. You can't change the system without supplanting one of the parties. There is no "going around the DNC" option. We have to take that shit by force.