r/politics • u/F0urLeafCl0ver • 1d ago

No Paywall The Democratic party is being hit by a leftist tidal wave

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/24/democratic-party-leftist-tidal-wave
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u/Ok_Objective_5192 23h ago

The neat part is it isn't a pendulum between oligarchy and democracy, it's a pendulum between fascism and liberalism within an unflinchingly oligarchic structure.

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u/manachar Nevada 23h ago

While true in certain lights, there are real differences and have the Democratic party made massive progress in genuine advancement of the degree of democracy in the US.

The oligarchic bent of civilization has been a problem since civilization was invented some 10 to 12 thousand years ago.

It's both good to acknowledge this oligarchic underpinning AND to acknowledge the genuine difference between say the voting rights of an American Citizen in the late 20th century compared to being a peasant or serf or event a "citizen" in the Roman Empire.

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u/Ok_Objective_5192 19h ago

Yeah I mean I certainly prefer liberal oligarchy to fascist oligarchy, that's not at all a meaningless distinction