not voting for trump but low key hope biden doesnt win so the material conditions of a failing America will be on full display

  • pooh [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    Question about Michael Moore: Having watched Capitalism: A Love Story recently, I noticed quite a few things in there that appeared to be leftist dog whistles, especially at the end. Is there a chance that Moore might be at least somewhat of a closet comrade, or am I just hearing what I want to hear?

    • DonCheadleInTheWH [any]
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      4 years ago

      He's a Democratic Socialist, no bones about it. His blood runs red, but he still naively believes in electoralism.

      • pooh [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        I think his primary role is that of a propagandist, and I mean that in a good way, of course. His job is to highlight the hypocrisy and inherent unfairness of the system to ordinary people, and he's been relatively successful at that. I don't disagree that he's genuinely democratic socialist, but if his message did suddenly become more radical and "outside the mainstream", would he be able to reach as many people as he has been able to reach so far?