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The Real Reason American Socialists Don’t Win

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The Real Reason American Socialists Don’t Win

www.theatlantic.com

LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net to Pragmatic Leftist Theory@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months ago

Only part of the left’s most promising political party even wants to win elections or come to power.

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Forever ago, The Daily Show had Colbert interview a bunch of inconsequential parties. As I recall, the American Prohibition Party treated him to root beer - and a rousing song called “I’d rather be right, than President.”

Some folks think the trolley problem is just a silly comic.

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