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Guess I missed the part of the voters agreement where I agreed to not disrupt the status quo after voting. Maybe do whatever it is you’re currently doing to fight this unjust system AND vote next time?
The meme is talking about the parties, not the people who support them.
How does this theory apply to say, gay marriage or healthcare in America? Both of which have gone from a less Left position to a more Left position?
Have they?
Healthcare costs more than ever, insurance companies now have the power to weigh in on your medical decisions, and private practice has become untenable due to the sheer amount of paperwork and negotiation involved in every step.
Obama care was a handout to insurance companies and healthcare systems to pay them off for the intended changes, and they basically compromised away most of the rest of it - all we got was students get a few years more coverage from parents and no denials for pre-existing conditions
The whole plan came from the heritage foundation - the purpose of the affordable care act was to prevent universal healthcare. Like everything else that comes out of that cursed think tank, it’s a nice sounding package for something horrible
And gay marriage was just done through the courts, right? It’s a tug of war issue - just like planned Parenthood funding and abortion, rather than actually putting in real protections legislatively they keep these rights in constant danger.
Both parties campaign on these issues, and I’m not saying they’re not important to the people affected, but they’re distractions
Progress comes at the point of a spear. Voters had to demand it before the oligarchy would consider concessions in either area, and it’s worth noting that neither of those categories are examples of left-wing victories. Healthcare is still a dystopian nightmare (and capitalist wet dream) and gay marriage is under threat from a SCOTUS that is looking for wedge issues to rile up the conservative base for the next round of elections.
