The fact that a perfect world is out of reach doesn’t mean we should give up and not try little incremental improvements to the world we actually have.

I’d say most of us benefit from the existence of a functional and fair justice system. I’m not saying we have that now, but moving in that direction is good for society.

The other issues you pointed out, those need to be improved as well.

[–] beardown@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

But incremental change will not ever fix our problems, not even if Biden-style dems are elected consecutively for the next 100 years.

Our very system is a threat to the living standards of normal Americans because our system has been taken over by billionaires/oligarchs. Therefore, the only way to fix it is structural change. Incrementalism is inherently insufficient. And a belief in incrementalism is a refusal to fully acknowledge the scale and scope of the problem.

Trump is popular because our system is rotten and is designed to empower the ownership class at the expense of the working class. Until that precise issue is resolved, we will never be nationally secure from domestic fascism