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I'm not a yank, don't know why you're using 2nd person. Secondly, the conditions for revolution in America are non-existent. The working class is fragmented across a variety of things, most notably cultural issues. Thirdly, i myself am skeptical of a first-world socialist revolution and believe revolution in the third world to be the most expedient issue.
The democrats are not the best option. Time and time I've battled this idea in this community. The democrats continuously swing further and further to the right. What's the evidence for this? Their unwaning drive to shirk everything to the left of them, no matter how moderate (see Mamdani and Sanders 2016).
What then is the best solution for America? Well that would have to be decided by the Americans, but if i had to give an opinion, it would be to organise within a third party (the green party). America is still in love with electoralism, so the next best step is to get people the fuck out of the democratic party and into a party that actually has a shot of moving left. This party isn't the end though, just the means; to serve as a promotion ground for genuine revolutionary leftism.
if you're not a yank why are you whining about their democrats and republicians? leave the yanks to their shithole
Because yank politics is the most prevalent political discourse on the fediverse
then from an outside perspective, you must realise that yanks only have two options for their government.
At present yes. If you read what i wrote you'll see that they can create a third
i did read it and it's stupid