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Cowbee [he/they]

@ Cowbee @lemmy.ml

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Actually, this town has more than enough room for the two of us

He/him or they/them, doesn't matter too much

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  • After Democrats lost the working class, union leaders say it's time to 'reconstruct the Democratic Party'

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  • After Democrats lost the working class, union leaders say it's time to 'reconstruct the Democratic Party'

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  • Since well before then, if you ask me, haha.

  • After Democrats lost the working class, union leaders say it's time to 'reconstruct the Democratic Party'

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  • On the contrary, we should use the words Socialism and Communism loudly and proudly. The less stigamtized these words are the easier the fight for progress.

  • After Democrats lost the working class, union leaders say it's time to 'reconstruct the Democratic Party'

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  • If it was during COVID, I have been informed by current members that they had a bunch of issues and have since rectified the application process. If you are still interested, I have been told the best thing is to re-apply, if you don't get a response this time then it's safe to drop it.

  • After Democrats lost the working class, union leaders say it's time to 'reconstruct the Democratic Party'

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  • After Democrats lost the working class, union leaders say it's time to 'reconstruct the Democratic Party'

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  • Not to be cheeky, but the DNC has a business in running for office, and is beholden to its constituents, it's just that its constituents are the wealthy Capitalists that donate to the DNC and essentially buy policy, not the working class.

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  • Marxists have continued to be correct, revolution is a necessity to bring about the interests of the working class. I have an introductory Marxist reading list if you want to check it out.

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  • After Democrats lost the working class, union leaders say it's time to 'reconstruct the Democratic Party'

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  • The Greens have been trying to do that for decades, the system itself is hostile to outsider movements, and as such organizing outside the electoral system has more room to grow and more levers to push for change.

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  • While I wish them luck, the DNC is structured in a manner that retains power for those with the best ability to secure donations, and these donations come overwhelmingly from wealthy Capitalists. Moving the DNC to a more progressive platform has been the project of Bernie and the Squad for decades, and it seems to have little impact on the broader party line. The DNC isn't really organized in a democratic manner, it operates more like a business.

    Workers should instead focus on rapidly expanding their own organizations, which does make a meaningful impact on policy adopted. If you have something to bring to the bargaining table, the DNC is more likely to play ball, but you have to make them do it.

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  • What goalpost? Legitimately, I have no idea what you're even trying to say here.

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  • So you picked a hodge-podge of random policies, most of which don't exist in any real capacity, to do what, exactly? Try to paint the DNC as a bottom-up Worker Party, and not the neoliberal party that exclusively serves its donors?

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  • Did any of those pass?

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  • Revolution does work, historically, but the US needs more class awareness and working class militancy for that to be viable.

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  • Unfortunately, Bernie will not be the one to lead that. Social Democrats fundamentally have to side with and cater to the bourgeoisie as they depend on Capitalism, unless you mean to advocate for a real revolutionary Socialist party. In the latter case, PSL already exists, and the DSA has powerful Marxist caucuses like Red Star and MUG that are close to gaining over 50% control of the party. I wrote an introductory reading list for Marxism if that appeals to you or anyone else.

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  • Social Democrats will always cater to Liberals, because they both rest on the foundations of Capitalism. Social Democrats aren't trying to disrupt the system, but prod it towards more safety nets. Even if they raised successors, they would face the same struggles, because the DNC can't support itself without the blessing and support of the Bourgeoisie as their donors.

    A truly destabilizing movement comes from outside the boundaries of the normal electoral system and depends on real, actual Worker Organization. That's why it's helpful to read theory. I wrote an introductory reading list for Marxism if that appeals to you or anyone else.

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  • They are still tied to the DNC Party Line, so that's why they haven't. This is also why the DNC cannot and will never be a Worker Party, it's organized like a business that sells policy to wealthy Capitalists.

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    As a young American, how do I motivate myself to work? It feels like the entire system is a scam and it's pointless to even try.

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  • Yep, we need to move on towards Socialism to really begin to start fixing these problems.

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    As a young American, how do I motivate myself to work? It feels like the entire system is a scam and it's pointless to even try.

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  • Capitalist Wage-Labor is a scam. Surplus value comes from labor. Labor is a commodity just like anything else on the market, but the price of labor itself is tied to general subsistence plus replacement, it isn't tied to how much value is created. Differences in wages come from various factors but regulate around cost to replace, ie training requires a lot of time, so this is represented by higher wages.

    Instead, we should be advocating for public ownership, so that the people get the spoils of their labor, and can pay into a general fund of sorts to provide safety nets, infrastructure, and more that don't rely on the profit motive. In other words, we should transition to Socialism.

    I recommend you read theory. I wrote an introductory reading list for Marxism if that appeals to you or anyone else.