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DivineChaos100 [none/use name]@hexbear.net to politics@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 days ago

Big Money Is Still Warping US Politics

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Big Money Is Still Warping US Politics

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DivineChaos100 [none/use name]@hexbear.net to politics@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 days ago
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Though the issue has been put on the back burner in recent years, the influence of big money is still wreaking havoc on US politics. Zohran Mamdani’s grassroots-powered, publicly funded campaign for New York City mayor suggests a way out of this morass.
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  • Damarcusart [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    Really guys? You’ve had nearly 250 years to fix this problem and it’s still around? I’m starting to think that this is the purpose of the system, not an accidental problem with it.

  • Dort_Owl [they/them, it/its]@hexbear.net
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    Yeah no shit, why wouldn’t it be?

    • FlakesBongler [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      Yeah, my reaction was like still?

      • huf [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        after EVERYTHING the democrats and republicans have done to curb it? how?!

    • Dort_Owl [they/them, it/its]@hexbear.net
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      That was meant to sound jaded, not dissmissive btw

  • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    it’s not warped, it’s working as intended monke-rage

  • miz [any, any]@hexbear.net
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    BREAKING NEWS: capitalism

  • CeliacMcCarthy [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    Big Money

    Fiveish?

    • shath [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      xiaohungshu

  • Hestia [she/her, fae/faer]@hexbear.net
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    Holy shit I thought we had the revolution last month. We still have to deal with this capitalism thing?

    • Le_Wokisme [they/them, undecided]@hexbear.net
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      no that was just a primary

      • Hestia [she/her, fae/faer]@hexbear.net
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        Ah fuck

  • comrade_pibb [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    just now hearing about this

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    shocked-pikachu

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    omg no way

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