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[–] BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca 58 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago

They do!

In... Other countries?

[–] abies_exarchia@lemm.ee 21 points 2 weeks 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