You're right, they're not the same, they each play a different role in achieving the same end goal which is reinforcing and reproducing ruling class hegemony. The two parties aren't the same in the same way that the two cops in the "good cop/bad cop" ruse aren't the same but still serve the same shared ultimate purpose.

[–] Saymaz@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, one is openly evil. The other one fails to fake niceness.

[–] starik@lemmy.today -5 points 6 days ago (3 children)

In seismic shift, more than 100 House Democrats vote to end Israel aid

Both parties are not the same.

[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They voted for something that obviously wouldn't pass? You can have your guys take credit for something when they actually do it, i.e. when you can even attempt to claim that there was an actual victory and not just a symbolic victory.

[–] starik@lemmy.today -3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

One of the parties is rapidly moving closer to your position on the issue most important to you, and the other one isn’t. They aren’t the same.

[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 7 points 6 days ago

The issue most important to me is the establishment of socialism, but setting that aside, you're missing the point. This doesn't represent rapid movement, it represents a rhetorical shift from a party that needs to sort of pretend to care what any of its supporters think to reduce the extent that they are hemorrhaging support. It is unlikely that the dems will actually "change their position on Israel" to something half-unconscionable until Israel's condition has decayed so rapidly that the old position is irrelevant, which doesn't actually represent a change in position because they would still support Israel if it was still viable.

[–] Spike@hexbear.net 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You're a fucking idiot

[–] starik@lemmy.today -1 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I’m not though. And most people who aren’t don’t share your worldview. Why do you think that is?

[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 1 points 2 hours ago

Nice sentence lmao

[–] Marasenna@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 5 days ago

I’m not though.

doubt

[–] Spike@hexbear.net 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You think your whiteness makes you intelligent?

[–] starik@lemmy.today 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

What a bizarre question.

[–] Spike@hexbear.net 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You're pathetic

[–] starik@lemmy.today 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You’re the one making weird racial comments on lemmy. Seek help.

[–] Spike@hexbear.net 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm glad you've come in here acting like you know more than everyone and this is all your gigantic fucking brain could come up with

[–] starik@lemmy.today 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

You’re making up fights in your head. You’re not well.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

It's moving closer to our position because we (communists) are taking it over and replacing them. Not because they are moving left. They would not be moving anywhere without the leverage that is being generated.