r/Political_Revolution Bernie’s Secret Sauce Nov 09 '24

Important OUR MISSION has been updated by none other than the members of this subreddit. We will persevere and take back our democracy.

We have been discussing our path forward in our discord. Join us at https://discord.gg/U8znEWj78u

Our democracy is at stake, but we can take it back from the hands of the parties. Join new and old organizers as we galvanize!

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u/thepoliticalrev Bernie’s Secret Sauce Nov 09 '24 edited Nov 09 '24

We also have a PAC that was formed in 2016 in order to raise awareness, maintain our website and list of candidates, and fund projects. We are ready to raise funds and start our ground game now. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/the-political-revolution-us

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u/inexister Nov 09 '24

The importance of education can't be overstated right now. I'm all in on this vision.

And let me add anti-propaganda de-brainwashing as a very important mechanism toward this goal.

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u/Quick_Turnover Nov 13 '24

I think we have to be careful with that type of language. Every one on both sides believes the other side is falling victim to propaganda and brainwashing. It's just not an effective stance to take. We have to be specific. Teach critical thinking skills, teach epistemology and logic, teach internet literacy, teach people about how algorithms work, and teach people about our history as a human race (how our brain works, our physiology, our biases, etc.). (All of that is easier said than done, obviously).

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u/devman0 Nov 09 '24

The "easiest" route to power (still requires an organized, funded effort, and ground work) is to take over the Democratic party the same way the MAGAs took over the GOP.

Most primaries sit at single digit participation, a well organized PAC could fund some candidates to displace neolibs. Build the rank and file at the state and federal legislative level, build the bench, suddenly you start having an operational apparatus for progressive policy within the party.

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u/just_anotherReddit Nov 09 '24

I’m pretty sure people have been saying this for a while. Much of the problem lies with progressives either not coming out to vote in primaries and voting third party (most of which are controlled opposition by Republicans/Russians) or not showing up for the general election.

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u/AgitatorsAnonymous Nov 09 '24

The issue is that nationally progressives represent about 20-25% of the total voting population. And we mostly exist adjacent to big cities. I'm no exception, I've lived most of my adult life in big cities, or outside of the USA. I've only lived in a single small city since turning 22 once, and at that time I lived in Minot North Dakota.

This creates an issue though. The places that could most benefit from progressive and left-wing designed safety nets just don't have progressives to run. Rural progressives are rarer than rural democrats.

I've been looking to link up with Progressives in Iowa and the group that I've found is a 2.5 hour drive one way to attend events. I live right across the river from Omaha Nebraska though, so I might just settle for helping Omaha's progressive organizers because Iowa is appearing very anemic. I can't run for office, and I'm limited on the amount of political organizing I can do by dent of being Active Duty.

I think the odds are good that you could go interview folks in Iowa outside of Des Moines and Council Bluffs and never meet a single progressive.

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u/just_anotherReddit Nov 09 '24

To counter. Many that aren’t “progressive” would love progressive ideas if they were not attached to democrat candidates. You’ll hear conservatives folk spouting out progressive policies that they think aren’t and think Trump will usher those in. You’ll get conservatives to jump on board with progressive ideas if lay it out in front of the verbally and say it’s something a well known conservative has said and they will believe it.

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u/AgitatorsAnonymous Nov 09 '24

That's a whole other issue. Our politics are way too akin to football at this point.

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u/just_anotherReddit Nov 09 '24

Undoubtedly the case.

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u/mdgaspar Nov 09 '24

Advocate for Democratic Equality and Democratic Autonomy: aka Proportional Representation

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u/Exciting_Prune_5853 Nov 11 '24

I’m in, I think. I take bodily autonomy and informed consent very seriously.

Perhaps unpopular among dems:

I don’t support vaccine mandates as I feel it strips bodily autonomy and lacks informed consent. My body = my choice

I was very uncomfortable with the way covid was used to force vaccinations with novel, untested drugs. I will not vote for a candidate that supports vaccine mandates. Anything going into my body should be between me and my personal physician.

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u/Kdog0073 Nov 25 '24

I say this as a person who has been contacted by the CDC and has filed 3 VAERS reports for chronic side effects potentially from the vaccine:

I know of almost no situation where someone was absolutely forced to get the vaccine, but I also know that many jobs required it based on exposure to other people or various restaurants and businesses such that it effectively is forced if you want to participate in society.

Truthfully, we got off very easy with COVID (and many lives were lost with COVID). If a disease were to develop that was significantly more contagious and deadly than COVID, we would be in a lot of trouble. The second you expose others to whatever you may have, you are saying their body, your choice. Unfortunately the world isn’t black and white. People have and will die even if they had the vaccine protection. People have and will survive without the vaccine protection. Those numbers will change based on both the disease and vaccine effectiveness.

There very well may come a day where a disease develops that threatens society and we would have to contain it. Part of containment is developing a vaccine. Of course it isn’t going to have 20 years and face every single bit of scrutiny. Diseases will form and evolve; they are not going to wait.

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u/elsa12345678 Nov 17 '24

you had me at better public transportation

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u/nicky_suits IL Nov 09 '24

I dig it.

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u/Seehow0077run Nov 18 '24

Very interesting, I like what i see so far.

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u/elsiestarshine Nov 10 '24

Sounds like the Democrat Party mission.