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J.M.'s avatar
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Similar take from Fanone, this one building up towards the argument from some in-the-news examples. https://michaelfanone.substack.com/p/the-new-rule-of-american-politics

The Mongoose's avatar

A brilliant take. Thanks for sharing it here.

tmack-62@gmail.com's avatar

It is time to pick someone different! Because the same old prepackaged shit still stinks! 💕

The Mongoose's avatar

Yeah! What she said!

Dan's avatar

'ORGANISED PEOPLE JUST BEAT ORGANISED MONEY, AND THE FOSSILS ARE SHITTING THEMSELVES' I Fucking Love Australia https://ifloz.substack.com/p/organised-people-just-beat-organised?

The Mongoose's avatar

That young woman sounds like the real deal.

duncan cairncross's avatar

The problem is - First Past the Post

Here (NZ) we use MMP

https://elections.nz/democracy-in-nz/what-is-new-zealands-system-of-government/what-is-mmp

I think we stole it from the Germans

The Mongoose's avatar

Can i come live in new zealand? It sounds better in all ways.

Eric Saund's avatar

Huh? How is the outsider the store brand? The whole idea of a store brand is value---it's the same product without the marketing budget. The populist kick is people buying their soda from a street vendor who mixes his own flavors to spite Coke and Pepsi.

The Mongoose's avatar

I mean … it's a metaphor, not a mathematical proof.

GaryF's avatar

yep, yep, yep... exactly why some of us have hated usually only having the choice of the Dem brand or the Republican brand - when both gave us candidates who served the powerful and not the middle or working class (and yes, the Republicans then went from there to complete la la land)....

I hope the Dem insurgency scares the crap out of the DNC - maybe the Dems will wake up and start fighting for everyday Americans (and showing that fight - "deliverism" may be valid, but it is a hard sell right now).

The Mongoose's avatar

Yep. Don't blame me, i voted for Kang.