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It’s tough for sure since the cards have purposefully been stacked against us. I think there’s definitely room for optimism, since grassroots organizing is effective at bringing change.
Personally I would be happy if we can just get it so our states can go into debt to implement progressive policies such as Universal Basic Income, Universal Healthcare, and more public housing.
I think the state should be the one owning all of these apartments since why should property be a for profit enterprise?
I’ve heard all of this before. Nader. Dean. Bernie. TWICE.
I have given up hope.
I mean the country just hasn’t been that progressive until a little over a decade ago and a half ago tbh. Most of the other generations were not progressive, they were pro-business at most and fine with whatever the status quo was because they were profiting.
The Hippies for instance were a vocal minority of their time. Bernie was a huge inspiration for many and helped to energize the youth. Bernie helped to teach a lot of us what progressive politics was about and about what our country could be. Unfortunately, the majority of Boomers and Gen X are too conservative and voted at a much larger scale than the younger generations. I believe as new voters continue to enter the voting pool that we can educate them about progressive politics, but it’s not as possible to convince the older generations to change course.
Personally I’m trying to bring the country more left with everything I have. Even if I die and it is a fruitless endeavor to show people why it matters, I’m okay with that since I think the cause is just. I do think success can be found, even at the small levels. Changing a country is not possible for any one person, but I can help change my community for the better.