• DylanMc6 [any, any]@lemmy.ml
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      Don’t wanna be the kind of person who says “yet you live in jsociety”, but you’re saying this as an American citizen - you’re exercising your right to fhe freedom of speech, as per the First Amendment (which also includes the freedoms of religion, of the press, to assemble peacefully, and to redress grievances). Would you say that you’d love America if they elected a socialist president?

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        12 days ago

        Why would electing a socialist president change anything? The US would still be a fascist imperialist hell state deserving of death. The president doesn’t control everything, capitalists and the military industry would still be waging global wars.

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            I think a president and enough political supporters could turn the US into a socialist or communist state, a president like that could at least make some incremental changes, but with the elections and state functions so controlled by capitalists and bourgeois interests it seems unlikely in the US political climate. I don’t think it’s impossible though and we should use all means possible to help, but issues we face such as climate change and wealth inequality require more substantial changes that aren’t likely to be passed and implemented quickly enough within the current structure to adequately address them in time.

            • DylanMc6 [any, any]@lemmy.ml
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              So you think the US would become a one-party socialist country (or a multi-party socialist country, but all parties work cooperatively under a common cause a lot like China)?

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                12 days ago

                You really need to learn theory. Your comments lack any and all sorts of material analyses and reek of vibes based understanding of politics