2026 Elections: To the Midterms and Beyond!

[unofan]

There are lots of surveys where the Man on the Street is quizzed about how much the top 1%

1. owns (they answer 10%)
2. should own (they answer 5%)

Then they lay the real number on them: 32% and their eyes do cartwheels.

People have no idea how iniquitous our system is.

This is from 2011, so the actual inequality is worse. There's also a 3rd graph somewhere which shows people's estimated actual distribution, and it's still way off.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

Yeah, that's all just fucking BS. Thanks, Reagan and all the morons who live here.

 

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

They’re not. We all know that. If putting some DSA members in Congress means we get social democracy instead of this, I’m okay with a few multi-trillion dollar reconciliation bills and actual wealth redistribution. If we’re worried about the DSA actually being a power player, that also means our country is in a far better spot. Like I told Hovey once, assume all of us have the same level of understanding as you but have drawn different conclusions. To do otherwise is to be the condescending twat you think we all are.

This. Social democracy is more right-wing than democratic socialism. The former still believes in capitalism as a primary economic system, but tempers it with strong social safety nets and pro-worker, pro-consumer regulations. Democratic socialism takes that a step further and seeks to fully nationalize key industries beyond healthcare (especially utilities/energy and transportation).

In a better America, the majority conservative position would be social democracy and the majority progressive position would be democratic socialism.

 

[Kepler]

This. Social democracy is more right-wing than democratic socialism. The former still believes in capitalism as a primary economic system, but tempers it with strong social safety nets and pro-worker, pro-consumer regulations. Democratic socialism takes that a step further and seeks to fully nationalize key industries beyond healthcare (especially utilities/energy and transportation).

In a better America, the majority conservative position would be social democracy and the majority progressive position would be democratic socialism.

Very well stated, but we need terminology that is much more direct. I would call the former "mixed economy" and the latter just "socialism." That would be a legitimate debate where I could see myself crossing the aisle time after time to find the best solution, not being trapped on one side because the other was noxious and idiotic.

Ticket splitting is a sign of a healthy democracy.

After the Great Divorce, that will be Blue America (CA, NY, IL et al.). In Red America (TX, FL, OH et al.), the majority conservative position will be dominion theocracy and the majority progressive position will be white nationalism.

It really may all just come down to that test of babies where they flash a new thing on a screen and half approach with curiosity while the other half shrink back in fear. That may be a fundamental division of the psyche that drives everything else, genetic and set.

 

[ticapnews]

An explainer of how the child rapist war criminal and his cronies are stealing the election using the Courts and Post Office.

But, you know, our institutions will save us. Just respect the precious norms. Remain calm. All is well.