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Bernie Sanders unveils 32-hour workweek bill with no loss in pay for workers (thehill.com)

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[-] Cruxifux@lemmy.world 115 points 3 months ago

Which will be struck down almost unanimously because the US government is a cesspool of liches and ghouls.

[-] docAvid@midwest.social 58 points 3 months ago

I mean, yes? That's kind of the point. This is how we shift the conversation and put pressure on politicians. Put these bills forward and make people vote them down on the record, so those votes can be used against them.

[-] Cruxifux@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago

And how’s that been working out for you guys so far?

[-] docAvid@midwest.social 50 points 3 months ago

Honestly? Pretty well, relative to the "cry about it and do nothing" strategy.

[-] Cruxifux@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago

Being realistic about the situation your country is in will make it easier to create realistic solutions. Pretending this did anything other than show that the left has absolutely zero power in the states is counterproductive to improving your country.

[-] docAvid@midwest.social 1 points 3 months ago

I am being realistic. Are you? Putting forward bills and forcing the corrupt and right-wing legislators to vote against them on the record is literally one of the biggest things that leftists have been calling for, for decades, that capitalist Democratic leaders have been suppressing, because it hurts their control of the party. Not doing this is exactly what right-wing Democrats want. Doing nothing is not a realistic solution to anything.

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