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[–] Tryptaminev@lemm.ee 131 points 4 months ago (50 children)

Despite his efforts, Dolan’s message did not gain enough traction. His campaign, funded largely by personal loans, couldn’t match Ocasio-Cortez’s $8 million war chest.

You people are living in an oligarchy and "who has more money for this season" being a perfectly normal news bit outside of popular sports is completely insane.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 28 points 4 months ago (38 children)

You realize that "you people" includes you, correct?

Or are the mega rich treated just like everyone else where you are?

If so, where is this magical land of fairness?

[–] Tryptaminev@lemm.ee 46 points 4 months ago (16 children)

I do not life in the US. However because of US hegemony and my country being a suck up to the US i have to follow what is going on there.

But in case there is any doubt. The country i live in, which is Germany is corrupt and authoritarian with a complicit public and private media as well as the "center" parties moving further to the right and helping fascism rise faster than ever before. The "liberal" middle class are to a large extent just self delusional racists and the country will become a fascist hellhole in the next ten years.

So if you have the opportunity, please help spread awareness about all the shit happening here too.

[–] ssladam@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Politics shift to the right when people feel disparity, and their future looks break. Politics shift left when people feel optimistic about their future.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Which is absolutely fucking stupid because we need leftist politics when the future looks bleak and when the future looks rosy that is the time to be more conservative about change...

But we're just human, we do everything ass backwards :/

[–] PythagreousTitties@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

We are the smartest of all the dumb animals in this world. Nothing more.

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