• Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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    11 hours ago

    Almost entirely signal boosted as proof of a carrot that both will most likely never arrive, and most likely won’t change anything even if it did arrive. There’s a large difference between individuals pushing for something and them actually managing to get them passed at a scale that matters.

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      1 hour ago

      okay but it’s been passed in plenty of your states and that hasn’t been without democrat party support

      you don’t just change the system overnight - change like that can take a lifetime, and it starts with signalling to move the overton window

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        1 hour ago

        okay but it’s been passed in plenty of your states and that hasn’t been without democrat party support

        Very few states, actually, and it passed in Alaska in a Republican state. Overall, it has weak momentum.

        you don’t just change the system overnight - change like that can take a lifetime, and it starts with signalling to move the overton window

        How do you signal to “move the overton window?” Prayer?

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          55 minutes ago

          How do you signal to “move the overton window?” Prayer?

          If only there was some kind of smaller election before the general election where we get to vote on who represents the Democratic party…

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            47 minutes ago

            If only we could vote on leftist candidates in the primary for the DNC, as though it isn’t a grand filter before anyone even gets to run…