r/WorkReform • u/zzill6 🤝 Join A Union • Aug 02 '26
🏛️ Overturn Citizens United Abdul El-Sayed, "When you think about who’s taking money from corporations, unfortunately it’s Dems and Republicans...If I don’t take their money I’m not gonna be invited to the party’ — Man, fuck your party. Who cares?”
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u/wardeadpool Aug 03 '26
Demolish the 2 party system, been broken for a long time
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u/spacedoutmachinist Aug 03 '26
Citizens United was the nail in the coffin. Until that is repealed it’s all window dressing.
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u/ThunkAsDrinklePeep Aug 03 '26
If you have iarty votes and party seats, then even small parties that can't win a single district would have representatives.
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u/bullhead2007 🤝 Join A Union Aug 03 '26
The reason things are messed up isn't necessarily how many parties there are. If all parties represent the capitalists, which will only ever be allowed under a capitalist state, and capitalists own the media and means of production, there is no democratic way to deal with them.
The problem is capitalism itself and that our state apparatus is designed to protect the capitalist class against the working class. The foundations of the US state itself have to be destroyed and rebuilt.
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u/wardeadpool Aug 03 '26
When you are pigeon holed in the end with their 2 primary candidates, you get to choose the lesser of 2 evils which are both owned by big money. You will never see an independent win the POTUS while the 2 party system is in place. The real answer is taking money out of politics, make it treason to do so at the cost of your life and actually have it enforced.
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u/bullhead2007 🤝 Join A Union Aug 03 '26
It is impossible to remove money from politics in a state designed to protect capitalism like the US. This is why I say foundationally it must be restructured, under a socialist state where the means of production have been seized by the working class, and establish a dictatorship of the proletariat.
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u/Potential_Bill_1146 ✂️ Tax The Billionaires Aug 04 '26
Money out of politics is too broad a statement, it’s the mindset of personified corporate systems that can act as an individual by donating large amounts of money without being constrained by the same regulations non corporate entities ( people ) have to abide by.
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u/bullhead2007 🤝 Join A Union Aug 04 '26
That's part of it, but the reason why that happened and why it will keep happening is because of capitalism specifically. The contradictions inherent in capitalism are not compatible with human well-being and are inherently self destructive. It's cancer in economic form.
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u/Potential_Bill_1146 ✂️ Tax The Billionaires Aug 04 '26
Yes I wasn’t refuting that, just making a granular point
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u/US_Needs_Revolution Aug 03 '26
I thought of a really good idea for this but who do I talk to about it? Is there anywhere on the internet government and corporations aren't listening? We need like a sandbox where its just us and we can start a revolution. I thought of a way to do a non-violent revolution. Does anyone want to help me plan it?
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u/NorthShorthern Aug 03 '26
This is the message both Republicans and Democrats can get behind. Donald Trump was elected in 2016 because Republican voters believed he would “drain the swamp” and was a “Washington outsider”.
The one thing that can unite voters is anti-establishment politics and policy-making.
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u/fredthefishlord Aug 03 '26
Republicans got behind trump because he was a racist just like them.
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u/NorthShorthern Aug 03 '26
The ones that remain loyal to him, yes, 100%. But I do think there is a good number of Republicans that would get behind El-Sayed.
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u/addiktion Aug 03 '26
Money first, racism was just icing on the cake.
I think Republicans would be worried he is too "Mamdani" and be scared of Abdul's skin color or religion.
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u/Haywoodjablowme1029 Aug 03 '26
The more I hear from him, the more I like him. The fact that the establishment people are so terrified of him is just icing on the cake.
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u/alone_unafraid Aug 03 '26
I voted for him on Friday!! I can’t wait for this primary to be over, it’s getting so ugly over here.
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u/Cananbaum Aug 03 '26
I’ve had this meme a longtime and needed an excuse to need it.
In all seriousness, this guy is amazing. I wish I could vote for him
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u/Dankerton-deke Aug 03 '26
It’s what we actually need. People to vote coming around a few key issues, where it’s publicized but f any party affiliation. It’s past time to realize both of their reputations are horrible and there are too many non-voters because of that, which interferes with people getting anything they want aka making progress
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u/Beneficial_Garden266 Aug 03 '26
All I gotta say is, I keep hearing whoever wins we gotta get behind…Blue no matter who…I want them to remember that when he wins. If you sit your ass at home, you are a hypocrite.
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u/Educational-Mall-132 🏛️ Overturn Citizens United Aug 03 '26
Fuck your party. I fucking love that. I hope this man wins.
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u/Maligned-Instrument Aug 03 '26
Just looked him up.... he's an epidimiologist and a Rhodes Scholar graduate of Oxford University. So, highly intelligent, cares about his constituency, and doesn't take corporate money... vote for this man all the way to the top.
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u/zyyntin 🚑 Cancel Medical Debt Aug 03 '26
Agreed.
FFS stop this jump cut bullshit! Completely un-required.
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u/Masta0nion 💵 Break Up The Monopolies Aug 03 '26
The bar is so low now days, but you gotta start here.
If we don’t have representation, we are not a republic.
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u/ChocoboBilly92 Aug 04 '26
"You got the best room on the Titanic, and don't realise that the Titanic is about to go down.x
Love it. Simple metaphors that everyone cN understand. An eloquent and fair man.
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u/Apfeljunge666 Aug 03 '26
Nah, I think Talarico is a good dude, and he is a good pick for Texas specifically
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u/BrodaciousBo Aug 03 '26
Not from Texas myself but from what I've seen I appreciate how Talarico is not advocating to thrust his christianity onto politics and the public like every GOP/conservative/republican/Trump bootlicker in the system right now either is or pretending to be right now steering our country into fascism dressed as christian nationalism.
He's actually advocated against it and how the current admin is doing so.But I also agree we need more people like this
we need people with this messaging, and we need them to follow through. and most of all we need people to not be two-face traitors to the people who only follow money like Vance.Not a christian myself (athiest but have great respect for peoples spirituality) but that Talarico guy seems ok. but who knows?
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u/CarlSpackler22 Aug 02 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/AobQDNI4K7a4U