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minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 days agoI’ve been at it for 25 years and it still hasn’t happened
minus-squareSuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 days agoMamdani won. He seems like the real deal, too. If he can do it, we can too. We’ll build a whole new party if we have to, but we’ll get people in office who will actually fight for us.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoOne guy, in an intensely blue city, against universally despised opponents does not a political revolution make.
minus-squarekrashmo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoThat’s true, but it’s also intensely pessimistic. Take the opportunity to celebrate the rare wins that come along.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoI’m way past pessimism, in part because all I’ve seen my whole life are small victories
I’ve been at it for 25 years and it still hasn’t happened
Mamdani won. He seems like the real deal, too.
If he can do it, we can too. We’ll build a whole new party if we have to, but we’ll get people in office who will actually fight for us.
One guy, in an intensely blue city, against universally despised opponents does not a political revolution make.
That’s true, but it’s also intensely pessimistic. Take the opportunity to celebrate the rare wins that come along.
I’m way past pessimism, in part because all I’ve seen my whole life are small victories