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[-] Lauchs@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago

I'm sure they've focus tested this and yes it is the most important issue, I think they have too much faith in the American voter.

I can easily see Independents or frustrated Democrats thinking "we were warned ad nauseum about a fascist takeover by trump last time and it didn't happen and inflation is killing me..."

I think trump's threats to democracy is the most serious issue but I can't see this winning many new voters. Maybe the hope is to increase turnout on our side...

[-] Nudding@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

What about climate change lol?

[-] Lauchs@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Donald subverting democracy would be a much more immediate threat and make climate change almost impossible to deal with. One has to be avoided to deal with the other and is thus the higher priority.

[-] Nudding@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

No matter who wins, the US will pump and burn more oil than the year before. It's far too late for lesser of two evils politics, my friend.

[-] Lauchs@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

the US will pump and burn more oil than the year before.

Possibly. But, the US will also be on a course to lower emissions in the long term.

The Inflation Reduction Act was the most significant piece of climate change legislation in American history. If that goes uninterrupted, so many new battery, solar and other green projects will continue. It's imperfect but we have a chance (not a guarantee) with the Democrats and none with trump.

And frankly, in North America, most of climate change for the foreseeable future is more inconvenience than it is "societal collapse."

[-] Nudding@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

We'll see, I spose

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 0 points 10 months ago

They don't have anything else, because the other platforms are related (don't genocide minorities) or anti-disaster-capitalist.

Actual liberal policies could fix some of the problems neoliberalism has created by going back to certain New Deal era policies and regulations but that simply will not happen in post Citizens United world.

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