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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9183854
The media isn't talking about general ideas, they're talking about political policy.
And, no, the Democrats don't want healthcare and education for everyone as policy, if you think they do, you haven't been paying attention.
Is it easier for the general population to sway the voting of their democrat representatives towards healthcare and education reform or is it easier to sway the Republican reps? What about primaries, if your rep stubbornly refused to support their constituents desire for healthcare and education, are there democrat candidates that could be more focused on those issues? Are there Republican candidates?
You kind of need to work with the system you have until you can change it. Either you find the revolution, join it and force the change through violence, or you work in the system and push the reps you have to make it what you want it to be. There are no third party reps and won't be until you switch to a less archaic electoral system which won't happen without revolution or reps that understand it and see the value.
"Everyone" being... everyone in Europe?
The average American I come across (at least online) very vocally can't be arsed. I don't mean in a general sense, I mean even in a left AF space like Lemmy, the average American user will argue up and down why a revolution in the US right now just "isn't feasible" and "we're all one paycheck away-" as repeated justification for kowtowing. I guess I get it, after all remember how no one ever revolted in France because they were all one loaf away from starvation?
Oh, wait a minute.
it feels like these are a bunch of buzzwords to likefarm instead of actually saying anything. No, i don't think the average republican / American is fully unprejudiced and benevolent. but to say an entire half of the country wants slavery back is nonsense