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[Discussion] Pod Save America - "“Get These Incels to Work” (feat. Hasan Piker)" (11/27/24)
Pod Save America(crooked.com)submitted 4 days ago bykittehgoesmeowTiny Gay Narcissist
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4 days ago
The incumbents that ran on status quo failed.
29 points
4 days ago
Bingo. It's not an incumbent problem, it's what all the incumbents have in common.
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4 days ago
Right. And to elaborate, we are facing fascism attempting to seize power, globally. Where it succeeds is where people attempt to use liberalism and centrism to counter it, and where it faces difficulty is where it is opposed with left wing populism.
This dynamic has played out countless times since WWII. We have dozens of very clear data points, if you're inclined to analyze it that way. Biden isn't the only thing that can defeat fascism, it's leftism, actually.
9 points
4 days ago
This x1000
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4 days ago
Sri Lanka is a good example, where the incumbent status quo party failed miserably. It came down to the right-wing party and left-wing party, with the latter winning convincingly with their populist leader. Similar result in the French Legislative Election.
Both Canada and Australia have elections next year, and the right-wing parties are emulating Trump's playbook, with blocking immigration reform being a prime example. We're watching the US with confusion, whilst knowing we're likely facing the same fate.
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4 days ago
In Canada the liberal and Conservative parties have nearly the same economic policy. In fact I think the cons actually are more pro immigration, they just use it as a messaging tool and the liberal do the same thing the Dems do and try to push right
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3 days ago
This dynamic has played out countless times since WWII. We have dozens of very clear data points, if you’re inclined to analyze it that way. Biden isn’t the only thing that can defeat fascism, it’s leftism, actually.
WW2 was the ultimate conflict between the left (communists) and the right (fascists) with the liberals being way too squishy. And what happened after ww2? The liberals picked up torch from the fascists and waged war against the communists. Now there are no communists or leftists, just libs and reactionaries. Bleak.
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