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Ok pause… Zohran is lowkey going beastmode with this lmao (thelemmy.club)
submitted 7 months ago by [M] to c/electoralism@hexbear.net
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Zohran Maoist arc in 2026 challenge

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[–] 38 points 7 months ago (2 children)

he's not perfect but he's definitely laying an interesting pathway to follow

the liberal trump (or anti-trump, or dare i say socdem trump) finally comes along and can't even be president (or can he?)

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  • [–] 24 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    My biggest fear is that the DSA triumphs in 2026 midterms (IDK what that would be, but probably 10-30 DSA or DSA-aligned "progressives" in congress is a possibility in 2026) and parlays that into winning the presidency with AOC, which would just be another weak, feckless and compromised presidency. The bare minimum for a 2028 presidency in my book would be Abolishing ICE, Arm Embargo on Israel, and Medicare 4 All, but beyond that we need serious investment in education, and some sort of re-education even. If we don't thoroughly de-nazify and also build up the alternatives to fascism, then Carlson/Fuentes 2032 or 2036 becomes a real possibility. But I don't have any confidence AOC would dismantle the surveillance and police state, and we will be right back where we are now, with an even more radical fascist coalition.

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  • [–] 18 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Arm Embargo on Israel

    shit we should be embargoing Israel for everything, they should be getting the treatment Cuba is getting

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  • [–] 17 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Eh I'd take it. It would be a menshevik vs bolshevik situation, really show people there is a farther-left group that is better

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  • [–] 20 points 7 months ago

    Yeah, this is my position on DSA more broadly. I am not going to be upset when they win, but it is our duty to continue to push and not be complacent just because we get a socdem president and a bit of our social safety net back.

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