The way to defeat authoritarianism is not by going on endlessly about how terrible Trump is. The to defeat authoritarianism is by offering people so much more….presenting a more compelling vision. We need a 21st Century Economic Bill of Rights: universal healthcare, tuition free college and tech school, free childcare, paid family leave, guaranteed sick pay and a guaranteed living wage... marianne2024.com/economic-bi…

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All of the issues I mentioned above are considered moderate positions in every other advanced democracy. Most of them are granted to the citizens of every other advanced democracy. The reason we don’t have those things is not because we can’t afford it, or because it’s just too complicated. The reason we don’t have them is because our government is corrupt - held hostage by the purveyors of corporate greed. The time to push back hard is right now. #marianne2024 marianne2024.com/economic-bi…
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It would be nice if you were actually running for president rather than simply promoting a new book.
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#GreenSocialDemocracy
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Neoliberal capitalism is no longer viable. One direction of change is green social democracy, while another is authoritarian nationalism. This article considers economic factors & class forces that will affect the outcome, along with lessons for the Left peri.umass.edu/publication/i…
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Tyranny is not defeated by electing another tyrant whose "offerings" you prefer over the previous tyrant. It is defeated by people like you destroying the power the state wields over people with every right to be free. If you don't do it, we will. Be free.
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Taking other candidates, like @CornelWest, off ballots isn't defeating authoritarianism, it's joining it. Does MW agree enough with Professor West to join him on The Green Ticket? If she backs Biden after the primaries she'll be helping a party that makes "Democrat" an oxymoron.
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Second, why do you say TUITION-free college? That isn't nearly good enough. How is a student supposed to go to college if he has to work to pay for insanely expensive dorms and meal plans? It should just be FREE COLLEGE. Room, board, books, classes, facilities, laptop. ALL of it.
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End authoritarianism by having an actual, legitimate primary. Clean your own Democrat house before you start on the government as a whole.
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Taxing the economy so you can redistribute wealth and pretending you have a right to the unearned as a right is blatant authoritarianism.
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The problem isn't all the liberals on the left. The problem is the lack of liberals on the left.
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Getting the people out and enforce gerrymandering rules would help. Oh, don't forget to end the legal bribery.
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Exactly.
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