cross-posted from: https://yall.theatl.social/post/12077419

From Atlanta Capital B News

A growing number of Black Democrats who feel alienated by politics as usual within the party are finding common cause with Democratic Socialist activists who want the government to be more responsive to the needs of the working class. Mathewos Samson, a 27-year-old software integration engineer, is competing against Republican Torrey Balam to replace retiring […]The post Georgia Poised to Elect Its First Black Democratic Socialist appeared first on Capital B News - Atlanta.

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  • jimmy90@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    which of the DSA manifesto do you or Samson actually want to happen?

    or is “be more responsive to the needs of the working class” the whole cop-out line

    are they a commie in disguise or not? why even bother aligning with the DSA if you’re not?

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      4 hours ago

      You do know that even if they don’t achieve 100% of their vision (which let’s be honest that’ll never happen without a massive revolution and I don’t see that happening anytime soon), there are about 20 steps before that point that all materially improve the lives of the working class right?

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      13 hours ago

      This is my question as well. I also support Medicare for all and ending corporate home ownership, but I absolutely do not support open borders and public control of large corporations, which is part of the DSA platform. Does this candidate also support open borders and public control of large corporations? I’ll vote for a democrat over a republican but not one who supports these aspects of the platform.

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          11 hours ago

          Your condescending response puts you in the same category as others who don’t think through the choices they make and are unable to engage in a rational discussion about a topic that deserves more attention. It makes me think you haven’t even read Workers Deserve More and if you have you didn’t read it critically. And you’re certainly no student of history.