▲ 542 ▼ I miss him (thelemmy.club) submitted 22 hours ago by stumu415@lemmy.zip to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 55 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] underscores@lemmy.zip 8 points 16 hours ago (1 child) Trump is showing how much you can change if you try. Democrats like the status quo, at least we have proof now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago (1 child) Mamdani is proof that better Democrats can get stuff done too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) I'd say he's more proof that a sufficiantly strong popular movement can force the Democratic party to acquiesce to their will. The party serves more as a limiter on socialist politics. Remember that to this day the top Democrat, who lives like 5 miles away from Mamdani in the same city, refuses to support him. Remember that they tried to resurrect Cuomo to run as an independent against him when he secured the Democratic nomination. Socialists can get stuff done. It's just that due to the nature of the US political system they have to call themselves Democrats and submit to an anti-socialist Democrat gauntlet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago (1 child) Mamdani is proof that better Democrats can get stuff done too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) I'd say he's more proof that a sufficiantly strong popular movement can force the Democratic party to acquiesce to their will. The party serves more as a limiter on socialist politics. Remember that to this day the top Democrat, who lives like 5 miles away from Mamdani in the same city, refuses to support him. Remember that they tried to resurrect Cuomo to run as an independent against him when he secured the Democratic nomination. Socialists can get stuff done. It's just that due to the nature of the US political system they have to call themselves Democrats and submit to an anti-socialist Democrat gauntlet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) I'd say he's more proof that a sufficiantly strong popular movement can force the Democratic party to acquiesce to their will. The party serves more as a limiter on socialist politics. Remember that to this day the top Democrat, who lives like 5 miles away from Mamdani in the same city, refuses to support him. Remember that they tried to resurrect Cuomo to run as an independent against him when he secured the Democratic nomination. Socialists can get stuff done. It's just that due to the nature of the US political system they have to call themselves Democrats and submit to an anti-socialist Democrat gauntlet. permalink fedilink source parent
