• TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    "If there’s ever been a time to discuss serious campaign finance reform, it is now. We are sliding into a new era of American oligarchy, and unless we take decisive action, the integrity of our democracy is at risk.

    This is like saying, “hey, guys, we really need to talk about taking steps to prevent a fire,” as the house is burning down.

    I also wonder what their definition of “decisive action” is. I get the impression that it involves a lot of talking, and not much else.

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      “hey, guys, we really need to talk about taking steps to prevent a fire,”

      So, like we’ve been doing with the climate since the 60’s?

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    End Citizens United. It blatantly lets billionaires buy politicians. That’s the only way out of this.

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          It’s important that we, as a society, get past this whole “I don’t wish anybody dead “nonsense. This is just bullshit from the ruling class to control the working class. Religion, the ultimate controller, says to the worker you can’t help yourself, because helping is killing… But the afterlife is nice.

          It’s perfectly fine to wish death on someone who is causing harm to others. There’s nothing shameful about literally being full of glee.

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    It doesn’t matter at this point if they ban it they will just send them money somehow. 1 million mini packs or whatever. There’s no stopping it

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    Take note - this is precisely why it is important for the party to exert control and preference in its own nominating process. It is not corruption. It is not anti-democratic. But Elon Musk is 100% going to try to use the last decade of information warfare which had been waged on the DNC to convince you that it’s perfectly normal to hijack primaries while invoking the Bernie Sanders defense.