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[–] Intergalactic@lemmy.world 110 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It is also time for the Democratic Party to genuinely embrace progressive policies. It is evident that not many people were enthusiastic about Harris’s moderate campaign policies.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

It would have been. Now it's going to be...something else. Not something fundamentally similar to before. Not fun to think about.

[–] BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca 58 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It was time in 2016. Biden barely won in 2020 and somehow Dems took that as a mandate to be even more conservative. At this point I have no idea how progressive ideas ever get implemented.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago

They do!

In... Other countries?

[–] abies_exarchia@lemm.ee 21 points 1 week ago

I mean, in the US, the archetype of progressive policy success, the New Deal, was only possible because of labor militancy and the threat of systemic collapse. That should give an idea

[–] anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 week ago

One would think