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Trump's second term is a 'billionaire feeding frenzy', says AOC (www.independent.co.uk)

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[–] cdf12345@lemm.ee 165 points 2 years ago (21 children)

It’s worth watching the whole video, AOC is the type of politician that actually has a chance to have a party that represents the working class.

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[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 90 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I hope the Democrats can figure out before the last minute that she's a really viable candidate for President.

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[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 70 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Most D's are captured by most of the same corporations and oligarchs as the R's. They will never allow a working class movement. Only corporate-whore lite.

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[–] Eatspancakes84@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If so, they are in for hard wake-up call. Most corporations/oligarchs are rapidly shifting their allegiance to Trump. Those sweet donations will stop flowing to Dems.

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[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why the Dems are also shifting right: to capture back corporate donors, instead of listening to the wants and needs of their base.

Welcome to Democratic neoliberalism.

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[–] Eatspancakes84@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Yes I think that’s possible, but it’s a strategy that will surely fail. They cannot very well pass the GOP on the right, and they cannot out-Trump Trump. The 2024 election has shown that there were insufficient moderate voters. The upcoming cycle will teach the Dems that there are now also insufficient moderate donors.

Only chance to win is to go towards economic populism, and with Trumps billionaire cabinet it has never been easier.

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago

The leadership doesn't care, they're already set.

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[–] moon@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child)

When he encountered maize for the first time, he thought it incredibly corny.

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[+] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

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[–] AngryMob@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago

Maybe. Republicans don't have this issue though, it sorta remains to be seen for dems.

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[–] Elon_Musk@lemm.ee 21 points 2 years ago

My micropenis submarine has already banned AOC from X.com because I saved drowning underaged malaysian soccer players from the pedos in the so-called british special forces.

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[–] Auli@lemmy.ca -5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

No she's not. She is a women and Americans well not vote for a woman for president. Sorry it is the truth and they have to stop doing that.

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[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 9 points 2 years ago

Find me a woman who isn't a center-right politician who has ever run. People didn't vote for women because the women who ran are assholes

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[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

Hillary Clinton won the popular vote.

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[–] EmpireInDecay@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago

Stop trying to play the gender card. We refuse to vote for a female president that legislates like a male neoliberal. They dont get preferential treatment because they are a woman.

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[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 49 points 2 years ago (3 children)

At this point I'm concerned for her safety. She's one of our last hopes.

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[–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

If it was Russia, she would have already fell out of a window.

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[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 2 years ago

We're probably not far behind, considering most of our top officials are obviously Russian assets.

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[–] sunbytes@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago

Can private security be crowdfunded? /s

A lot of others "losing" secret service protection is quite a clue to how the new regime expects violence and intimidation to be enacted.

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[+] Auli@lemmy.ca -10 points 2 years ago

Really? I mean she might be great but she is a women. America choose trump over a women. If the Dems run a women again then they deserve to loose again. They you and me might be fine with a women president but America is not.

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[+] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] flowque@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Saying "proof" is not enough here. Can you elaborate?

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

You're asking for proof of billionaire political capture? How about superdelegates, or the billionaires on stage at the DNC, or the Democrats bending the knee to AIPAC by pushing out AOC?

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago*

A "young" 74 year old with throat cancer

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[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

You're asking for proof that billionaires control everything?

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[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Oh yes, here comes the billionaire controlling what I write here:

Ni!

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[–] Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

She's in a tough spot because she dislikes a lot of what the Democratic party is doing and also refuses to even meet with lobbyists let alone take their money. To a ton of everyday people these are very good things but to either of the parties this is an enemy to the party that doesn't have the firepower to win an election. Of course, I would absolutely love to be wrong on this but history (especially recently) is not on her side.

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[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago

In the 2020 primary Bernie and Warren were regularly leading in donations. And in 2016 and 2024 Trump won despite raising less money throughout most of the campaign. Big money is not the be all and end all of politics, and when people believe in a candidate large sums can be raised.

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