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[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Funding? How do we fund a Dem party takeover? GoFundMe? Genuinely asking, Repubs have money to burn, we don’t.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Is this a writing prompt, or a research suggestion, because I genuinely don’t know?

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I’ve been searching. Best I can guess is he was funded by sympathetic socialist governments. Google sucks . He was a doctor though, so I guess he treated people for food and lodging.

Now I have to read the Motorcycle Diaries.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

They gave me *Quora, and I'm not going to dismiss them out of hand; Bing gave nothing remotely useful. Right now, I need sleep. Just hope my brain will cooperate. This may not be a short term research project.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 2 months ago

Goodnight, my friend.

[–] Wes4Humanity@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if party elections are covered by the same finance laws as regular elections... Good question.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

The Justice Democrats tried this. They ran into the same problem that all groups face when trying to change the system from within- campaign financing.

Capitalism will not allow a change that contributes to its demise. This needs to be grassroots social movement, outside the system to have any chance of succeeding. Look to New Deal progressivism and reform as a guide.