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I am not saying that โ€œboth sidesโ€ are equal and it doesnt matter what to vote. I am saying that the problems will not resolve as long as the democrats are not moving towards being an actual center/progressive party. So it needs the activism on the streets and in the companies, because there is no political solution available in the current US party system.

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Why does it seem like you guys have never heard of primaries? Or democratic party elections?

I stood in line to vote for my local reps who go to the national Dem party who decide what the party platform is and what to spend money on and who to support. Did you even know that was a thing?

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How does that relate to the US democrats mostly having conservative/right wing positions? Also how do the primaries help you, when the US elections are significantly influenced by who can muster the most money in return for representing the interests of their money givers? Your constitutional court even argued, that bribing politicans is a form of protected speech.

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Ah I see, youโ€™re not American so you literally donโ€™t know.

General elections for us are binary. We vote for Democrats or Republicans or we throw away our vote. Thereโ€™s no 3rd party.

Primary elections are where we determine the candidates that will be put forward for each party. This goes for President but also every other executive branch office, at the federal and state levels.

Internal party elections are where we decide the party reps who decide funding, advertisement, official party endorsements, etc.

Bernie lost the primary election because his core supporters have no idea any of these other races exist. They show up, barely, every 4 years to vote for president.

More centrist progressives like me show up every single election. We are constantly pushing our agenda up the chain.

Flighty Leftist voters donโ€™t stand a chance until they consistently show up to push their agenda.

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