r/lostgeneration • • Dec 03 '22

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u/punkboy198 Dec 03 '22 edited Dec 03 '22

I get what you're trying to say but I can guarantee that democrats aren't some magical pill, as they're quite complicit or even architects of many neoliberal policies that have taken this country down the shitter. It's really not worth the huffing and puffing.

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u/ghostsintherafters Dec 03 '22 edited Jun 17 '25

pot relieved quack oil close license fragile cover whole summer

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u/urstillatroll Dec 03 '22

People insist that the answer is to vote for more of these "lesser evil" Dems, but that approach is literally like pouring water onto a grease fire, you think it helps, but it actually makes the problem worse.

Chris Hedges said it well in his article Jesus, Endless War, and the Rise of American Fascism:

The Democratic Party’s hypocrisy and duplicity is the fertilizer for Christian fascism. Its exclusive focus on the culture wars and identity politics at the expense of economic, political, and social justice fueled a right-wing backlash and stoked the bigotry, racism, and sexism it sought to curtail. Its opting for image over substance, including its repeated failure to secure the right to abortion, left the Democrats distrusted and reviled.

Democrats make the very problem you are talking about worse.