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Progressive Group Founded by Bernie Sanders Endorses Billionaire for California Governor (theintercept.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I mean, couldn't you just endorse a progressive instead? Are you telling me there aren't any in Cali-fucking-fornia?

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

CA is essentially a corporatist technocrat oligarchy with leftist window dressing. But there aren’t any windows, because it’s a data center.

[–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

there aren't any windows

Of course! That's up in Washington.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 20 points 3 weeks ago

This is the real effect of Citizens United, making elections so expensive that the wealthy become the leaders by default.

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's fucking bleak. Supposedly we're the most "commie" state but we have nothing really progressive.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago

And this is one of the reasons why I won’t move back.

[–] PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

elect a billionaire to help fight the influence of billionaires on politics?
"billionaire philanthropist" lol

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Read up on him, he's not rags to riches but on a different planet than anyone the Dems would ever put forward https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Steyer

[–] PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The only thing worth reading on those people is what assassinated journalists wrote (cough cough Panama Papers cough cough), the rest is just what their PR teams put out there to fabricate their images. There are no good nor different billionaires.

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Paywall removed: https://archive.is/o4pYm

[+] stabby_cicada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

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[–] coolie4@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

So you didn't vote in order to own the libs, and you're still defending that decision?

[–] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml -4 points 3 weeks ago

Quit blaming other people for your failures, dems lost to Trump because they actively chose to suck ass in order to please their billionaire owners

[–] FatherPeanut@pawb.social 8 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

It ain't your job to educate me, but if I can ask anyways, why would one opt to not vote out of principle? I went n' looked it up, yet the only mention of it being a conscious decision are spotty, single sentences. Everything else seems to focus on the socioeconomic difficulties people can experience.

To me, it would seem that voting for a non-mainstream party would be optimal if you don't trust the two-party system, wouldn't it?

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I can't speak for u/stabby_cicada but i've frequently run into a simple logical fallacy based on the circular reasoning that (not enough people vote for a third party so ) "a third-party will never win." Therefore people refuse to vote third-party.

[–] coolie4@lemmy.world -1 points 3 weeks ago

If someone is not willing to get involved and organize, run for office themselves, or any one of many different ways to influence the system, voting is literally the easiest thing they can do. Even people who are actively shaking up the system should also be doing this bare minimum thing.

So if the goal is not to vote in order to protest the blah blah blah... No one will know or care about their protest unless they mention how they don't vote as often as possible.

The problem with this is its they're either seeking validation and trying to seem morally superior, or they are trying to influence others not to vote. Either way, I hate when people brag about not voting, it should be something you're ashamed of.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

https://removepaywalls.com/https://theintercept.com/2026/04/20/california-governor-our-revolution-tom-steyer-endorse/

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Unfortunately Our Progressive was hijacked and it is chalk full neo liberals. Truly said it could have been the hope for a new Progressive Party. Instead the DNC sent in an implanted their ilk to destroy the organization. So not shocked they are doing this.

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

This. A thousand percent this.

[–] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago

Controlled opposition

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

People who don't think PACs should fund campaigns and themselves refuse to donate to campaigns are surprised when a billionaire runs for office.