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[–] Intergalactic@lemmy.world 111 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It is also time for the Democratic Party to genuinely embrace progressive policies. It is evident that not many people were enthusiastic about Harris’s moderate campaign policies.

[–] BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca 58 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It was time in 2016. Biden barely won in 2020 and somehow Dems took that as a mandate to be even more conservative. At this point I have no idea how progressive ideas ever get implemented.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

They do!

In... Other countries?

[–] abies_exarchia@lemm.ee 21 points 1 month ago

I mean, in the US, the archetype of progressive policy success, the New Deal, was only possible because of labor militancy and the threat of systemic collapse. That should give an idea

[–] anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 month ago

One would think

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

It would have been. Now it's going to be...something else. Not something fundamentally similar to before. Not fun to think about.