▲ 246 ▼ Khanna: Time for ‘old guard’ in Democratic establishment to step aside (thehill.com) submitted 2 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/politics@lemmy.world 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] nosuchanon@lemmy.world -10 points 2 months ago (2 children) Doesn’t matter if they are Republican or Democrat. Both sides are for the most part captured by corporate interests. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Hence the entire new guard of the Democratic party not taking corporate PAC money, and the entire purpose of this post. Also, are we really still playing the "both sides" game in $CURRENTYEAR, where one side is openly fascist? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] nosuchanon@lemmy.world -6 points 2 months ago (2 children) Until campaign finance laws are changed it won’t make a huge difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago And how are we going go change campaign finance laws until we elect politicians who don't take corporate money? This isn't a chicken and egg problem. There is a very clear starting point. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children) But there still is a difference. Show me where the Democrats have someone like Bannon or Steve Miller or the demons that crafted Project 2025...or hell, even Donvict himself, who has already enriched himself to the tune of billions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nosuchanon@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago Sure. I’ll admit there is no Steve Banon or Steven Miller or Dick Cheney. There is still AIPAC and other think tanks. Democrats just manage decay for the most part while getting a corporate donation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] almost_genocide@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago* Hey look it's another person trying to use the horrifying behavior of Republicans to hand wave away Democratic politicians supporting genocide. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 4grams@awful.systems 1 point 1 month ago That is true to some degree, but there is no Dem Soc movement within the gop. I’m no fan of the democratic party, but there are some decent folks in it. Aside from a couple single issue allies, I can’t think of anyone decent in the gop. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Hence the entire new guard of the Democratic party not taking corporate PAC money, and the entire purpose of this post. Also, are we really still playing the "both sides" game in $CURRENTYEAR, where one side is openly fascist? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] nosuchanon@lemmy.world -6 points 2 months ago (2 children) Until campaign finance laws are changed it won’t make a huge difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago And how are we going go change campaign finance laws until we elect politicians who don't take corporate money? This isn't a chicken and egg problem. There is a very clear starting point. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children) But there still is a difference. Show me where the Democrats have someone like Bannon or Steve Miller or the demons that crafted Project 2025...or hell, even Donvict himself, who has already enriched himself to the tune of billions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nosuchanon@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago Sure. I’ll admit there is no Steve Banon or Steven Miller or Dick Cheney. There is still AIPAC and other think tanks. Democrats just manage decay for the most part while getting a corporate donation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] almost_genocide@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago* Hey look it's another person trying to use the horrifying behavior of Republicans to hand wave away Democratic politicians supporting genocide. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] nosuchanon@lemmy.world -6 points 2 months ago (2 children) Until campaign finance laws are changed it won’t make a huge difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago And how are we going go change campaign finance laws until we elect politicians who don't take corporate money? This isn't a chicken and egg problem. There is a very clear starting point. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children) But there still is a difference. Show me where the Democrats have someone like Bannon or Steve Miller or the demons that crafted Project 2025...or hell, even Donvict himself, who has already enriched himself to the tune of billions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nosuchanon@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago Sure. I’ll admit there is no Steve Banon or Steven Miller or Dick Cheney. There is still AIPAC and other think tanks. Democrats just manage decay for the most part while getting a corporate donation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] almost_genocide@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago* Hey look it's another person trying to use the horrifying behavior of Republicans to hand wave away Democratic politicians supporting genocide. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago And how are we going go change campaign finance laws until we elect politicians who don't take corporate money? This isn't a chicken and egg problem. There is a very clear starting point. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children) But there still is a difference. Show me where the Democrats have someone like Bannon or Steve Miller or the demons that crafted Project 2025...or hell, even Donvict himself, who has already enriched himself to the tune of billions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nosuchanon@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago Sure. I’ll admit there is no Steve Banon or Steven Miller or Dick Cheney. There is still AIPAC and other think tanks. Democrats just manage decay for the most part while getting a corporate donation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] almost_genocide@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago* Hey look it's another person trying to use the horrifying behavior of Republicans to hand wave away Democratic politicians supporting genocide. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nosuchanon@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago Sure. I’ll admit there is no Steve Banon or Steven Miller or Dick Cheney. There is still AIPAC and other think tanks. Democrats just manage decay for the most part while getting a corporate donation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] almost_genocide@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago* Hey look it's another person trying to use the horrifying behavior of Republicans to hand wave away Democratic politicians supporting genocide. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 4grams@awful.systems 1 point 1 month ago That is true to some degree, but there is no Dem Soc movement within the gop. I’m no fan of the democratic party, but there are some decent folks in it. Aside from a couple single issue allies, I can’t think of anyone decent in the gop. permalink fedilink source parent