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  • crimsonpoodle@pawb.socialtoMemes@lemmy.mlVoTe BluE
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    1 month ago

    The problem here is structural. For president especially a 3rd party candidate is nothing more than a spoiler. It’s less so if they can win for the house or senate. I would whole heartedly agree with you if the Us had a parliamentary or ranked choice. But we don’t and until we do; with the demo crates it’s a slightly more likely, then just vote for the least fascist that has a chance to win. Use your 3rd party vote in the primaries.










  • So you say that there are no “non-authoritarian” communists. I guess I take a slight issue with this. Just because a lot of historical communist states have become one party dictatorships doesn’t mean that all of them have to be. I don’t see why you couldn’t have a communist state with democratic values, separation of powers, and plurality. Even if you believe that the state is the sole authority and does have authority to do things, it doesn’t mean it can’t have a concept of inalienable or unenumerated rights which the state can’t take away.

    Sure you can say that the working class has authority in a communist state. But that’s somewhat of a transitory period isn’t it? Eventually that society over time becomes classless, and then everyone must be represented to avoid autocracy.