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Bernie Would Have Won (www.dropsitenews.com)

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[–] tiredturtle@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's an interesting ending to an otherwise fine comment. Bernie would slide the US towards liberal democracy, further from fascism

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's not how Capitalism or fascism works. Capitalism is in constant decay, this decay leads to sharpening contradictions and fascism is deployed to protect Capitalist interests. Bernie would not end Capitalism, he may only slow it's rate of descent, not stop it or reverse it. A great work on fascism is Blackshirts and Reds. I can provide a longer Marxism intro reading list if you'd like, but Blackshirts is a great start.

[–] tiredturtle@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

I know, no need to worry. My comment didn't portray Bernie as some anticapitalist Jesus who can single-handedly force a revolution if that needed clarification

[–] rodolfo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Imo, that fact that people voted and vote in the USA doesn't mean that USA isn't a fascist country. Just look at how bullishly they waged wars, and made millions of people suffer torture, pain, abandonment. They're the epitome of "me ne frego!"

[–] tiredturtle@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yup, many auth/fash/totalitarian/oligarchies/etc hold elections which don't matter