[-] Grebes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

I’m not sure what your definition of incrementalism is. A law passing or court ruling on a single issue is not but a reform of a law is?

My point was not defending some ill-defined “incrementalism” but to just say that all issues won’t get addressed at once. Look at the ACA, watered down and not enough but it did get millions of people insurance. It took so much political capital to get it in that form and it still became a beating stick for the Right for decades. It’s a ad campaign against billionaires that’s needed for anything expanding the government.

People don’t want to vote for anyone who can’t move a mountain in less than 4 years, or in this case someone who can’t move a hundred mountains.

[-] Grebes@sh.itjust.works 180 points 6 months ago

If billionaires paid more taxes we could all get healthcare

[-] Grebes@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 years ago

Somehow “not facism” isn’t enough for some people

[-] Grebes@sh.itjust.works 36 points 2 years ago

In case others need to hear this, please don’t vote third party. Even to start a revolution or whatever. It’s an incredibly privileged position to be able to endanger LGBTQ, immigrants, and women’s rights because you want to send a message. Vote Dem and back ranked choice or you may get the revolution the other way.

[-] Grebes@sh.itjust.works 77 points 2 years ago

You could argue that his oath of office requires it. But yes the Supreme Court only meant this power to be used by people they approve of

[-] Grebes@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 years ago

In reality there would be a consultant being paid two or three cookies to convince them. The rich guy would be on a beach in the Seychelles.

[-] Grebes@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago

Unfortunately current polling hasn’t shown someone like that yet. Harris would probably be first up but it’s not an advantage starting again this late unfortunately.

[-] Grebes@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 years ago

To deliver value to our shareholders

[-] Grebes@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago

Stein and Johnson had between 2 (FL) and 20 (MI) times the number of votes making up the margin between Trump and Clinton in FL, WI, MI, and PA. That would have made a difference.

Either way, no third party is viable under the current system and pretending otherwise is the luxury of people who won’t be targeted if the Trump administration is allowed back into power.

[-] Grebes@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 years ago

Ideological purity is great from the privileged position you must be in. The real results of Stein voters in the last election is millions losing rights to bodily autonomy, children being forcibly separated from families, a Christian nationalism Supreme Court, and a president playing favorites during the worst pandemic in living memory. There may be some compromises needed to fix a broken system but third parties are not likely to do anything except split the vote and cause harm

[-] Grebes@sh.itjust.works 52 points 2 years ago

Reparations seems like a nonstarter but the rest of these are happening, to various degrees, at the state level in blue states

[-] Grebes@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 years ago

Wow, the survey conducted by the company and spokesperson for the company all agree!

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