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A year after Trump won, why won’t Democrats change their playbook? | Norman Solomon (www.theguardian.com)

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The corporate-friendly party refuses to learn the lessons of the past decade. When will it implement a truly humane agenda?

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[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The thing is, if you can't convince people to vote, you're not going to convince them to revolt. It's orders of magnitude easier to fill in a bubble sheet than it is to take up arms and risk your life.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is that the only sort of revolution there is?

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is there a sort that requires less risk and effort than filling out a bubble sheet?

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's not what I meant.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago

What did you mean?