this looks really good for the theory that we havent really seen a shift to the right so much as weve seen a shift away from democrats. someone shows up acknowledging that we have problems and proposing relatively big scary plans to address them, and they start coming back, ive been saying this

[–] spectre@hexbear.net 27 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The American working class has fascist tendencies, but they are not through and through dedicated fascists in the way that Republicans are, and Democrats permit them to be with no opposition.

Modern Republicans could be tripped and suppressed down to 30% support by basic social democratic reforms (democratic socialism, even?), but the system obviously doesn't allow for that. Pro Israel+Medicare for all+legal weed would sweep in 2016, 2020, and maybe 2024, and then they could do some minimal environmental and lgbt protections along the way.

Democrats were in the shit before cause they can't even lie to voters about what they want to do, and by 2028 it will be impossible for them to win while being pro-israel which really is gonna squeeze them.

[–] CoolerOpposide@hexbear.net 8 points 5 days ago

I mean, just look at the average Republican voter. Even they do not want denaturalization of citizens, they want better economic outcomes where they live. Dems are saying go fuck yourself, republicans are at least saying they’ll try something