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40 years of "incremental change" and we're worse off than we were before. You need to pull your head out of your ass.
Anyway, everything you say can be turned around on you. A real leftist would prefer radical change over MAGA.
Yes, but radical change would only come with a bloody revolution. You can't vote in the changes you're talking about.You can only vote against fascism
Neither can you.
I can vote in protections for transpeople
Does all the stuff about socialized healthcare, workers rights and affordable housing just not affect you?
Socialized healthcare and worker's rights would be what you get with incremental change. And I am a worker who intentionally kept her own wages low to stay on Medicaid so it does effect me.
Affordable housing? Gonna have to go full Luigi to get that one. It's just not happening at the voting box.
So to be clear you already have socialized healthcare and you're telling people who don't that shouldn't be their priority when voting for a candidate? Do I have that right?
What's your housing situation?
No I'm saying socialized healthcare should be a priority and you will get it if you vote Democrats in
That's not what you said earlier. Let me jog your memory. You responded to a comment which said:
Your response was:
"Forget about families who can't afford their health insurance premiums. Think about meeeeeee"
I'm sensing a theme here.
Yes, because Trump's attacks on Medicaid and Medicare are getting us closer to Medicare For All!
You're putting words in my mouth.
I never said families who can't afford their premiums weren't important, if Kamala were President, she'd be doing something about it. But she isn't, Trump is, and he's bringing budget cuts to programs already underfunded.