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Capitalism and patriarchy run to the extreme are basically feudalism and you and I are not gonna be the royalty (despite all the RenFair cosplay outfits).

As a parent, my kids do/will have it so much worse off than I did, in numerous ways and that absolutely infuriates me. Their futures and the futures of all children is what I’ll vote for every damn time.

I’ve always been firmly left of center. I moved a little further left after marrying a Hispanic man. Twitter in its heyday really changed me. Listening to people from different backgrounds from mine sharing their experiences, history, culture.Reading their book recommendations. I keep moving left

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly." -Dr King, "Letter from a Birmingham Jail'

*squints* I think a see a more aggressive progressive tax structure in there

That's kind of where I am as well.

It is important to recognize that just because someone CLAIMS they are the furthest left does not mean they are. Platner was obviously not, despite claiming to support some "left" policies. Bernie does not act as progressive as he claims to be either.

Anyone who thought Platner was left does not understand what the actual left stands for. That, and they weren't paying any attention to what they dug up on his past. He was never left. Center-right like the corpo dems? Possibly. Left? Never. Sanders turned out to be a huge disappointment.

Nope! Platner was obviously a piece of shit from the beginning and I never supported him. He was pretty clearly poised to throw a lot of us under the bus. That's why I say I "generally" support the furthest left candidate - not always. Sometimes individual candidates are untrustworthy assholes!

This is also why I'm so committed to solidarity between groups. We all gotta stick together and stand up for each other to make it through. The Lander/Mamdani alliance/friendship and all the groups that support Muslim and Jewish solidarity is just one inspiring example. bsky.app/profile/greg...

Thank you bsky.app/profile/cara...

My break from libertarianism started with a friend whose son went through over a million in medical bills in his first nine months. The transition to voting for Democrats at nearly any cost came because of the danger posed by Donald Trump.

I’m surprised. But I imagine the phrase is especially familiar to people in cities where the policy was front and center, like NYC under Bloomberg. (Of course, people in other places could learn about it from the NYT.) Do you think that might explain it sometimes?

That’s actually a very good point! I didn’t think of that

Oh how could I forget Thiel in my rogues gallery?