Americans are backing progressives not because they want socialism, but because they want candidates who will fight for the working class

Dropout has a point.

  • TwistedTurtle@sh.itjust.works
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    24 hours ago

    I’ve heard this sea change largely attributed to the fall of the Soviet Union, which removed any pressure to continue selling capitalism to the masses.

    • rynn@piefed.social
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      23 hours ago

      That’s an interesting theory, it says the US has become the victim of its own success.