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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Corporate media copy editors: Enough with the slams & blasts already! The Outline “slams” media for overusing the word

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Slams! Dut duh duh, dut duh duh, let the boys be boys.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Once again, the duopoly strikes, proving they're terrified of giving working people a real choice at the ballot box.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Third party in FPTP presidential election isn't real choice.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The idea that a third party isn't a real choice under FPTP is a tactic used by the ruling duopoly to keep people feeling powerless. If we dismiss third-party candidates, we're only allowing the same two parties to hold a monopoly on political power.

Real choice comes from breaking free of this system and standing up for the alternatives that truly represent us.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Third parties need to grow from the bottom up, not from the top down. Third parties should run heavily in local and state elections. Until they hold a couple of seats, its insane to pretend running for president is at all a viable option. It's like a small town with no stadium questioning why they weren't picked to host the super bowl.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 month ago

Local and state elections are important, but presidential campaigns can bring attention to third-party issues that are often ignored by the major parties. Building from the bottom up and the top down simultaneously strengthens the movement and shows that third parties are serious about representing the working class at every level of government.

I'm hoping that the higher profile and positive support that De la Cruz's campaign is getting, lets them focus on other elections after this election passes.