Along with #Freedland & #Toynbee (among others), with full-throated encouragement from @guardian Editor-in-Chief Kath #Viner, Rafael #Behr essentially led the #Guardian’s five-year-long assault on #Corbyn & his leadership team - thereby legitimising the #ZionistLobby’s #ItWasAScam #FakeAntiSemitism slur and giving the #FarRight press & #BBC state media “permission” to jump on the “destroy Corbyn” bandwagon!

Whilst they won’t admit it, #Behr et al & the Guardian fundamentally betrayed what remains of #British democracy & probably destroyed any future possibility of a #DemocraticSocialist government in Britain!

Having helped return both #May’s & #Johnson’s #Tories to power in 2017 & 2019, Behr is today ⤵️ rightly savaging the #Tories & #Sunak for having “no new ideas and nothing to say about the problems facing Britain, most of which are the product of choices made by the party he leads. This is the point of no return, when Conservatives realise that renewal in office is not possible, and that they need to be in opposition almost as much as the country wants them out of government.”

Problem is: after three-years of giving @UKLabour “leader” Sir #KidStarver & his Shadow Cabinet of #Blairite nondescripts & no-hopers a “free pass”, the Guardian is also belatedly waking up to the fact that the #Mandelson-influenced ‘heart’ of #Labour thinking is suffused with such vapidity as to make it utterly clueless in the face of the crises we all now face!

The country is at an historical crossroads heading into the 2024 general election yet, all the evidence available strongly suggests that neither the party currently in government nor the opposition (& potentially the next party in government) have got the “nous” or the “balls” to do what they both know *must* be done for the sake of the country and the future of the planet!

“The Tory mission has failed: British people don’t want a smaller state”

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/06/tory-small-state-mission-has-failed-british-conservatives

Time for a new #Intro Post

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IDENTITY:
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I do not do CW's for political/activism posts

My political progression (a true story)

My first awareness of politics was a rally for Jimmy Carter in 1976 that my grandmother brought me to. I was too young to vote, but I liked Carter. He seemed genuine and down to earth.

When I was old enough to vote, I considered myself a #Utopian #Socialist, and had faith in humanity for a brief period.

After reality and cynicism kicked in, I voted #Green, #Socialist, #Independent -- anyone but the #Duopoly. I did that most of my life.

Then, #BernieSanders came onto the scene. A #DemocraticSocialist who shared my values and who had a chance to win -- before he was sabotaged by the DNC (and who could have won against Trump -- sorry, but it's true. In a debate, Bernie would have kicked T's ass. And Bernie did have populist appeal, just like the orange one).

Despite all that, I did vote for Biden in 2020 -- because I saw what #Fascism looked like under the orange one and his corrupt SCOTUS appointment. And yeah, I'll more than likely "hold my nose and vote for Joe" or Kamala -- because I hate fascists more than I hate inept and corrupt Dems. I won't tell others how to vote. But I thought I'd share how I've voted (and will vote).

If only #joebiden was as #DemocraticSocialist as #MarjorieTaylorGreen says he is.

https://youtu.be/-o_u0PEJFa4

For those #delegates to the convention this is a great read of what is going to be debated at convention and setting a path for us on the question of labor https://socialistcall.com/2023/07/18/dsa-convention-labor-strategy-debate/ #DSA #DSAConvention2023 #PreCon #Amendments #Labor #DemocraticSocialist #Socialist

Stealing @Ophois idea for an introducion lol

So Im also an #arospec #bisexual but Im also #transmasc #genderfluid. Im an #atheist, #secularhumanist, and #voidpunk :voidpunk_flag:. Im a #democraticsocialist or at least align that way. Also Im #xenonatured and #alderkenic.

Rn Im trying to save up for college and Canada so I can escape southern USA.

Bigots begone, this #queer bites back 😈

Are you a DSA member? A friend's caucus helped draft a really important resolution geared toward making changes that will help support smaller local groups and grow the DSA to 200k by 2025. Sign it below!

https://airtable.com/shrqatR1b7ALFrrIF?ref=redstarcaucus.org

#DSA #Democracy #DemocraticSocialistsOfAmerica #Socialist #DemocraticSocialist #Vote #Caucus

#introduction
Hi everyone!
I’m Josh. 41 #gay #geek in Devon, #UK

I work as a consultant, mainly helping people implement learning management systems. It pays the bills. Previously, I was a #sociologist specialising in #sharing #cooperation and #housing. It was publish or perish, and, well, I perished. Hence the pivot to #tech.

Throughout my life, I’ve been a #democraticsocialist with an ambition to contribute to a society for the benefit of everyone, rather than the few. 1/2

Christo
@Christo
73 #democraticsocialist, #London, retired. #Volunteer in my community. Background: education and #online acilitation. Interests the #arts & #livemusic. 100,000 Heads Are Better Than One. I'm married 55 years to Bill, have a son and a deceased daughter. Two daft #cats and like #baking and #growingfood in pots #Follow #boost #altext
Sunrise

I think we should be talking about a Wealth Tax of some kind in the US. It's way past time, and it's a simple matter of fairness We can't wait around for politicians to figure this out on their own. We need to exert pressure on them, or vote them out.

In the news today:

The Guardian: ‘Tax us now’: ultra-rich call on governments to introduce wealth taxes

#DemocraticSocialist #PayEquity #WealthTax #Billionaires

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/18/tax-us-now-ultra-rich-wealth-tax-davos

New #Intro for coming back to this server

I'm going to be using this account to post about #Judaism & #HumanisticJudaism.

I'm a proud #Reform (member of Temple B'nai Israel in #OKC) and #Humanistic (@social.coop/@spinoza) Jew in #Oklahoma by way of #Conversion.

My views on #Israel and #Palestine do not fit well in Zionist or AntiZionist camps.

#Peace
#Shalom
#Salaam
#DemocraticSocialist
#JewishArt

Posts = my opinion alone
Boosts = express interest

Nothing I post is legal advice.

RT @sdsa_healthcare@twitter.com

#MLK was a #DemocraticSocialist who understood the importance of #HealthcareJustice.

We are proud to continue on in his tradition. https://twitter.com/M4A_Everywhere/status/1615142215076151297

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/sdsa_healthcare/status/1615143106135089152

@fostermwolf #DemocraticSocialist #DSA

Socialists back in the Wisconsin legislature ! #DemocraticSocialist #PeoplePower #SocialismIsDemocracy https://news.yahoo.com/2-freshmen-revive-wisconsin-legislatures-142708828.html

@TheSaanichDaily I’m not a fan of “day” # posts in general, but further I don’t really get what this tag is about. I was happy to support Bernie Sanders here in the US, and he is about the furthest left politician we have and does insist on the label #DemocraticSocialist

Christo
@Christo

73 #democraticsocialist, #London, retired. #Volunteer in my community. Background: #education and #onlinefacilitation. Interests the #arts & #live #music. 100,000 Heads Are Better Than One. I'm #married 55 years to Bill, have a son and a deceased daughter. Two daft #cats and like #baking and #growingfood #boost #followfriday #follow #followback #altext

I believe in well-regulated #capitalism. But I generally get along just fine with #democraticsocialist folks and easily find common ground. Except with #socialists who defend #Russia bc they hate imperialism only when the #usa does it. If they aren’t for #ukraine I don’t wanna hear it.

#uspol #politics #dsa

@coreypein I just asked a writer to riff on this for the #DemocraticSocialist mag I coedit. Though I think James Tiptree Jr. actually did I "The Women Men Don't See." #speculativefiction

Hello mstdn.social. Here's my #Introduction :

Joined #Mastodon back when #twitter went crazy. I wasn't on twitter, but heard about Mastodon, and thought it sounded interesting. I just switched instances today. I'm mostly here just to engage on #politics, but I also like a good laugh too. That's about it for now.

#DemocraticSocialist #RacialEquity #BLM #Payequity #Athiest #Agnostic #Progressive #VotingRights #Woke #SinglePayer

Hello mstdn.social. Here's my #Introduction :

Joined #Mastodon back when #twitter went crazy. I wasn't on twitter, but heard about Mastodon, and thought it sounded interesting. I'm mostly here just to engage on #politics, but I also like a good laugh too. Usually follow anyone with similar political interests or if they're very funny.

#DemocraticSocialist #RacialEquity #BLM #PayEquity #Athiest #Agnostic #Progressive #VotingRights #Woke #SinglePayer #Leftist #Diversity #Science #News #WealthTax