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Ok. I'm cool with the names of all these things.

I would hope they wouldn't slip in other things which they often do.

But for me that changes the argument because I believe in policies more than I do people.

Republicans, Democrats, and not can bring up policies.

But I still don't see why voting for one person or another makes that policy happen. 🤷🏽

I don't see how voting for a more progressive politician that believes in easy more radical things will make it happen better than a level headed person if the majority of people believe in that thing anyway🤷🏽

river 2y ago

I believe in policies too, not this political cult of personality that we seem to be surrounded by.

I don’t believe we necessarily need loud and brash voices advocating for these policies. These are level headed, test and tried, supported by the majority of Americans. As such, they should be presented in ways in which everyone can understand, by average people that can best represent these poltiical without trying to virtue signal, act superior, etc.

Good example. I saw this senator on instagram who I didn’t agree with on everything. But what stood out was how he would make these two minute videos calmly explaining what was going on behind the scenes politically and the things he was actually doing. We need more people who are willing engage with Americans in that way, who understand our impatience and seek to inform instead of leaving us in the dark.

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Nosnevets 2y ago

Everything you just said I agree with and wish was 3000% more

river 2y ago

And this is coming from someone who considers myself very much a leftist.

I perceive leftism to be about maximizing freedom by dismantling the mechanisms of state violence. Whether that’s the military industrial complex or the prison industrial complex, they are oppressive and need to be abolished.

We need to bring back social spaces that have largely been left to the wayside by privatization. Better funding for our parks, better city planning that incentivizing people to get outside and walk- getting back to real socializing like we used to have.

We need more of a focus on digital spaces and the technology that’s emerging. Whether it’s digital rights and privacy protections or the right to repair: we need to make sure that technology and the data it collects is not weaponized by governments or corporations.

Nosnevets 2y ago

I find that commendable.

But I'm an anarchist and an absurdist 🤷🏽

I find seeing freedom in signing over your control to any higher power kind of laughable.

That's not too say you shouldn't. I just think so systems are corrupt and we should fight corruption whether we see it🤷🏽

In that sense you're kind of a hero to me. Even if I disagree with you on a lot🤷🏽

But you're doing what you believe and I think in this universe that's all we can do.

river 2y ago

I hold great regard for both anarchism and absurdism. I think we both agree on which paths society should take, it’s more the road to get there that we may disagree on. But it’s good to highlight agreements rather than differences 💕

Nosnevets 2y ago

Very well said. Same destination. But we're disagreeing on the driver.