this post was submitted on 30 Oct 2024
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[–] ivotedfornader@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I voted socialist. Most of Lemmy hated me for it. And that made me even more proud that I did. Fuck the duopoly!

[–] SovietReporter@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Liberals’ tantrums are poems to our ears

[–] Sulvor@hexbear.net 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Kinda tempted to make this my first social media post in like 5 years

[–] red_stapler@hexbear.net 10 points 5 days ago
[–] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I'm very far from us politics and Claudia may possibly be a lib (i don't actually know).

So I'm wondering why I haven't seen more of this on hexbear. There's been a lot of dunking on the one-but-two parties, but not much discussion on third parties? I could also be wrong here, I only see things that make their way through Lemmy to lemmygrad

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 26 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

We've had quite a few posts about PSL , but the fact of the matter is most of us don't give a shit about electoral politics in the imperial core.

[–] Parzivus@hexbear.net 18 points 5 days ago

The two party system is so dominant in the US that a tie is more likely than a third party winning any state - it hasn't happened since 1968. Personally, Id be thrilled to see a PSL or Green win, but it's not even really worth the effort of voting.

That's only true on the national level though, local elections can have a pretty big impact on your life and third parties perform better.

[–] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 5 days ago

Their coverage has been intermittent on HB and LG. Mostly in comments, not many dedicated posts.

I pulled bullet points from their political platform for 2024. If you go to the linked page, they expand on each point in more detail.

  • Seize the Biggest 100 Corporations, Create A New Economy for the People

  • Overthrow the Dictatorship of the Rich — Build a Democracy That Serves the Working Class

  • End the Rule of Money and Lock Up the Corrupt Elite

  • End All U.S. Aid to Apartheid Israel. End the Genocide and Free Palestine

  • Cut the Military Budget by 90% — Peace, Not War with China & Russia!

  • End the War on Black America!

  • Defend Women’s Rights, Full Equality for LGBTQ People

  • Save the Planet from Capitalism

They go into more detail on the candidates here.

[–] sloth@hexbear.net 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

if you live in California or New York or any super 'Blue' state, it can't hurt.

[–] booty@hexbear.net 22 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It also can't hurt if you live in any other state

[–] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Nuh-uh! 3rd party bad, steal good blue votes, put bad orange man in power, end world for next four years!

[–] ivotedfornader@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Exactly what the admins on .world told me right before they banned one of my usernames from the entire instance! lmao

[–] LodeMike -1 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] brainw0rms@hexbear.net 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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