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Voters described universal healthcare, affordable childcare, and higher taxes on the rich as top priorities in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. But they were less likely to believe that party leaders shared those priorities.

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[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 38 points 5 days ago (2 children)

It's almost like 50 years of neoliberal economics has failed or something. Like cutting taxes for the rich, hiking taxes on the poor, suppressing wages and busting unions for decades has recreated a new and improved Gilded Age. Bigger and Better. With Blackjack and (underage) Hookers.

[–] toast@retrolemmy.com 13 points 5 days ago

Are you kidding? It's worked great - for the ~~owners~~ donors

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 days ago

(Machine shuffled) Blackjack and (underage) Hookers. Bender would be pissed... That he didn't think of it first, greedy humans.. Mumble mumble robots mumble humanity

[–] ProvableGecko@lemmy.world 25 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

People: We want universal healthcare

Democrats: Best I can do is unconditional support for Iran war

[–] KingGordon@lemmy.world 27 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Theres democrat leadership? Where the fuck they at?

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 22 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

In congress trying to compromise with fascists who have openly refused to compromise for decades.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 7 points 5 days ago

It's worse, some of them are actually more hawkish than Trump, so there's that.

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 12 points 5 days ago

Out trying to get us in a shooting war with Iran.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 9 points 4 days ago

They kicked him out and told NYC to vote for a sexual offender.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 23 points 5 days ago

The Democrats are not there to implement populist policies that benefit the working class, they are there to stop populist policies that benefit the working class from being implemented.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Now that it's in an article, will certain servers believe us now? Not that Dems will stop nazifying themselves, but can everyone at least admit that these are popular policies?

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Which is exactly why it’s not a fridge movement to stop voting blue no matter who. Supermajorities of both democrats and republicans support progressive policies.

The democrat and centrist democrat politicians will bow before the progressives, or they will lose votes and elections.

Blue no matter who is dumb.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The people support them but not the ones who end up being elected

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 6 points 4 days ago

This is why blue no matter who is worse than voting for politicians who support the same policies you do…

[–] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Liberals are cool with fascism cos that’s more beneficial for them and their wealth than actual leftist policies

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Hell yeah that song is perfect. I really like the version Jello Biafra did it introduced me to it

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 4 days ago
[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It'd be nice if the US could have more political options than merely right-wing vs. fascists.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 3 points 4 days ago

I'll give liberals and the Demsa the benefit of the doubt. They are collaborators, not outright fascists. How much that distinction actually matters is another story entirely

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

New party ~~leadership~~ .

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 4 days ago

The DNC will be having none of that!