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Stevie Anderson
he/him. Scottish. Socialist. Huge toast fan, literally. Mental health support work, mental illness struggler at times

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2024-06-05 12:21:51

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let's not pretend that the voting options we are permitted reflect the wishes or needs of the population at large. THAT is the criticism I maeke,, NOT that we don't want democracy but that we must actually make it happen instead of the shitshow we have right now where our planet burns and we choose between two ways of burning it more
We must do better

2024-06-05 12:16:32

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I'm not arguing AGAINST democracy, I'm saying that unless we start to deliver real democracy, freedom, equality and justice to the 99% then we will have fascism.
What we have called democracy over the last half century has been steadily undermined by the raw power of the 1%,. So yes we should all vote and fight fascists electorially, but we must also seek to remove the power, wealth and privilege of the 1% to undermine and co-opt fair society.

2024-06-05 10:53:24

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is it possible to say that liberal democracies haven't failed?
We have seen the moderate gains of the post war era rolled back, while the nation state, governments, trade unions, elections, political parties have all been smashed or co-opted to support the rich at all costs, while the planet has been sacrificed on their altar
The illusion of democracy being effective, fair and remotely in our favour, is gone. The rich will defend themselves with force now. Fascism