The US is not, and has never been, a democracy, because the people do not direct the actions of the government except on the margins. There is no democratic input on imperialism or capitalism. Those are invariate, and the system is designed to protect those from public influence.

[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's crazy to see a far left news source be used to try to convince people that the US has never been a democracy.

We have always been a democracy and we thankfully still are a democracy. We are in danger of losing our democracy to fascism however. If we don't fix the flaws in our democratic institutions we will end up in a fascist dictatorship.

I am well aware we are circling the fascist drain. I also know that the modern neoliberalism movement started by Regan and Thatcher is how we got here.

[–] iie@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago

70% of Americans want singlepayer healthcare
90% want universal background checks for firearm purchases
75% want Citizen's United repealed

and yet these and other popular policies remain politically impossible

[–] kneel_before_yakub@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

Ivy league uni

"Far left" lol lmao even

[–] Grimble@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ok, you know things. Cool. So why are you being so dodgy about hyperspecific political tendencies? Why is such a precarious, controlled, center-left (by ur standard) system like the US worth balancing?