#American politics democratic socialism

[decolonize-the-everything]

Democrats are feeding people xenophobia and civic nationalism on prime time tv as part of their presidential campaign.

Why is the USA's so-called progressive party allowed to do that. Why are these politicians being enabled, justified, and even encouraged if American liberals themselves are not fascists? Or at the very least, okay with fascist policy. (But I mean how are you okay with fascist policies and not a fascist anyway? There's already a modicum of denial going on there).

Democrats are calling Trump weak and vowing to be "tougher" (more abusive and discriminatory) towards immigrants & refugees crossing the border.

What makes liberals and Democrats so above critique that they're allowed to do worse than Trump and get applauded for it?

Are y'all really that easy to trick with some songs and buzzwords?

[my-midlife-crisis]

[lilithism1848]

[queerpunktomatoes]

Project 2025 for the Conservatives in Your Life

Look, I know we can't get everyone to vote blue. But all we have to do is create genuine doubt. Someone who opts out of voting instead of voting for Trump is still a win.

From the mouth of Trump's team themselves, here are some policies from Project 2025 that even conservatives raise their eyes at.

Page 97 "Senior acquisition leaders should design a system that allows decision-makers to stay within the law but bypass unnecessary departmental regulations that are not in the best interest of the government and hamper the acquisition of capabilities that warfighters require." Translation: Reduce workplace safety regulations in the interest of making more money.

Page 285 "The department [of education] is a convenient one-stop shop for the woke education cartel, which—as the COVID era showed—is not particularly concerned with children’s education. Schools should be responsive to parents, rather than to leftist advocates intent on indoctrination—and the more the federal government is involved in education, the less responsive to parents the public schools will be. This department is an example of federal intrusion into a traditionally state and local realm. For the sake of American children, Congress should shutter it and return control of education to the states." Translation: The Department of Education should be eliminated.

Page 320-322 "In July of that year, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964, after Congress reached a consensus that the mistreatment of [B]lack Americans was no longer tolerable and merited a federal response... In 1973, [Congress] passed the Rehabilitation Act, and, in 1975, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act... The next Administration will need a plan to redistribute the various congressionally approved federal education programs across the government, eliminate those that are ineffective or duplicative, and then eliminate the unproductive red tape and rules by entrusting states and districts with flexible, formula-driven block grants." Translation: Repeal the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Page 372 "The U.S. nuclear arsenal needs to be updated and reinvigorated... Fund the design, development, and deployment of new nuclear warheads, including the production of plutonium pits in quantity. Expand the U.S. Navy and develop new nuclear naval reactors to ensure that the Navy has the nuclear propulsion it needs to secure America’s strategic interests. End ineffective and counterproductive nonproliferation activities like those involving Iran and the United Nations." Translation: Withdraw from "let's not use nuclear weapons" agreements, build more nuclear weapons, and resume nuclear weapons testing.

Page 482 "Eliminate the Head Start program." Translation: Remove free education/health programs for low-income families.

Page 524 "Rescind the Biden rules and reinstate the Trump rules regarding... The Endangered Species Act rules defining Critical Habitat and Critical Habitat Exclusions."Translation: Remove protections for endangered animals.

Page 587 "The Working Families Flexibility Act would allow employees in the private sector the ability to choose between receiving time-and-a-half pay or accumulating time-and-a-half paid time off." Translation: Employers are not required to pay extra for overtime.

Page 664 "The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) should be dismantled and many of its functions eliminated, sent to other agencies, privatized, or placed under the control of states and territories." Translation: Americans should not get free extreme weather warnings. We should have to pay for it, and watch commercials between segments.

Remember, quality over quantity.

Only use the talking points you think will really stick with that conservative person. We do not want to give them more reasons to support Trump.

For example, do not tell a conservative homeschool mother that Trump wants to get rid of the Department of Education. It will backfire.

And importantly, Trump is lying about not endorsing Project 2025. His press secretary stars in the recruitment ads and he is mentioned over 300 times by name in it.

Learn this stuff so you can back your arguments and talk to the conservatives in your life about what their vote might contribute to.

[kosmic-apothecary]

No he’s not. Don’t fall for this. Biden will never stop arming Israel. This is a lie to boost his poll numbers.

There are already US soldiers on the ground in Gaza that he’s lying to us about (which is what Aaron Bushnell self-immolated over). He may one day say he’s stopped arming them but you can be GUARANTEED those weapons will continue to pour in. Not until AIPAC is registered as a foreign agent and we have an antizionist president and antizionist congress will we be truly divested from these genocidal freaks.

[intersectionalpraxis]

The US House of Representatives passed a bill recently, which could very well effectively ban TikTok -ALL across party lines these so-called politicians who care about the people -are trying to silence an app that has been showcasing what is happening to Palestinian people in Gaza -what western mainstream media won't -the rampant war crimes and genocide being committed by the settler-colonial state of Israel.

I don't care if you hate TikTok. I don't care if you prefer YouTube or Twitter or any other social media site to get your news/create content/to engage with creators you like -this is censorship by the United States government and it SHOULD worry you. I just watched Nancy Pelosi say that this is not "an attempt" to ban the app but to "make it better" and that is utterly horrifying to me. Especially when we know zionists wanted to meet with TikTok executives to 'discuss' the troubling content they keep seeing there -they mean -they don't like how people have been sharing stories of what the IOF has been and is doing -they don't like people advocating for Palestinian liberation. For a free Palestine in our lifetime.

Can you imagine being THAT scared of how much impact an app has to impress upon people this way -to see it as a threat to not only their national security -but to their violent imperialistic agenda? The US government wants to control the narrative -that's what this is about. From the sinophobia, to the covering of a genocide happening in Gaza, to wanting to proliferate and normalize their American propaganda... this is all terrifying. And it's something you should NEVER turn away from.

[troythecatfish]

[jangillman]

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[malainastarling]

life hack

If your state requires you file as a republican to vote in the primaries please fucking change your party to republican!!!!

AT LEAST VOTE IN THE PRIMARIES FOR ANY ONE BUT TRUMP

(Do it soon if you live in California pls because the primaries are in March)

[madamepestilence]

Gutpunch reminder that both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party in the United States are right-wing parties

The Republican Party realized that they no longer need to use euphemisms and can explicitly be fascist because bigots are now the base

The Democratic Party realized that they no longer need to advocate against genocide and just need to use public relations to mask fascism because neoliberals are now the base

The government of the United States of America is a fascist government and needs to be replaced

[queerism1969]

[my-midlife-crisis]

VOTE THEM OUT

[lilithism1848]

[queerpunktomatoes]

I've just requested my absentee ballot!

For my US friends, if you're not able to make it to the polls for any reason, you can get your ballot sent to you in the mail! It's super easy to sign up. Request it here!

[artistsonthelam]

LET'S GOOOOOOO // (my tweet)