dr-freddy-112 t1_iz15dw3 wrote
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It was the first year that it had an immediate impact on everyone around them, but it's been "different" for a while now. Dems have been trying to push measures to help counter climate change for 2 decades now, and Republicans have consistently denied the existence of it.
thecowsbollocks t1_iz1izhn wrote
Yeah like there's no floods, wild fires, melting ice caps or crazy hot summers going on? Yet many of these idiots believe in god.
Chetkica t1_iz1kivb wrote
dems have been trying to introduce some microscopic regulation magnitudes below the necessary minimum
but i agree that they are the lesser evil overall
VVynn t1_iz20kkd wrote
Why would they even try to introduce sweeping, life altering regulations when they can’t even get the Republicans to agree to the microscopic ones?
Chetkica t1_iz2e8zw wrote
It doesn't work that way. Its not an either or. Democrats receive "donations" from fossil fuel corps too, so its not in their interest to propose reforms that arent microscopic. Only the justice dems advocate something slightly more substantial.
VVynn t1_iz2f4yx wrote
I guess I just want to see something happen. Every journey begins with a single step.
We’ve made practically zero progress on issues like gun violence and climate change, with the biggest argument being that each individual change won’t completely solve the problem so we shouldn’t do it at all.
Chetkica t1_iz2h4mf wrote
the tea is that while voting is a must, otherwise you are self sabotaging, america also needs direct action (protests, green strikes, etc) if you want things to move.
Just voting will not do significant enough changes in any country, politicians must be pushed to do more, more explicitly.
Remember how the civil rights act was passed.
dr-freddy-112 t1_iz1m2dm wrote
I mean, I would absolutely LOVE it if we had an actual progressive party in this country that tried to tackle real issues with real solutions, but alas, the establishment (even Dems) won't let that happen.
Chetkica t1_iz1xkob wrote
no country has a truly effective electoral system because of capital interests, but i agree that america is so economically right wing that nothing even vaguely progressive achieves broad electoral success, only locally.
You have a problematic two party state organisation, no proportional representation, an electoral college and such.
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