Aug 5, 2026, 5:25 AM"I don't coordinate what I think about political leans with centrist."
marcus i just asked you to ignore them and replace them
"Because, truth be told, DemSocs are about as centrist as they come in this whole equation."
da fuq are you on about?
who the fuck do you want in charge?
Aug 5, 2026, 5:37 AM@benroyce Who do I want in charge?!
US!
The working class!
Me and you!
The people in our neighborhoods!
The people in our jobs!
We need to be in charge!
The people who know best what we need in our communities, at our places of work, protecting the lands and seas (ecologically), growing our food!
These are the people I want in charge.
Not someone with millions of dollars in corporate interests!
Aug 5, 2026, 5:38 AMAug 5, 2026, 5:51 AM@benroyce More of the same.
Unless we break this cycle once and for all.
Holding office doesn't mean holding power.
The working class needs power!
Aug 5, 2026, 5:58 AMmarcus a society runs via organization
you need an organizing principle
it's absolutely fine if you don't like one or the other. but you have to articulate an actionable plan, you can't just run on enthusiasm for vague concepts
Aug 5, 2026, 6:11 AM@benroyce Okay. So, if you want me to be very specific, I'm a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (gasp, again!).
We have a platform that you can go look up at https://pslweb.org/
But I haven't talked about vague concepts. I've spoken about things that have happened and have worked historically elsewhere that we can learn from to apply to our situation today.
If you want, I can even recommend a couple of books.
But I'll say, I feel I have a better plan than any Dem does.
Aug 5, 2026, 6:14 AMwhat state are you in?
here in new york the DSA can stand in democratic primaries
if so in your state, do that. take over the democrats
but please do not divide the left vote and help MAGA
because of our stupid shitty FPTP voting system (unless you have ranked choice, then go for it)
it's just math marcus. our system fucking sucks
and thus taking over the democrats, the mamdani template, is the only way forward
take all of your beliefs, and just fucking replace the shitlibs
Aug 5, 2026, 6:33 AM@benroyce I live in NC.
And I'd rather not talking about our DSA here...
And here I feel lies another problem with the "vote harder" policy.
That's not a luxury I have here.
We have nearly all Republican representation.
Now, I live in a Blue county, but even then, these folks are corporate owned shills and running anyone left of that is not feasible due to laws rules making it prohibitive for a working class candidate to do that.
So, again, if we ain't got the ballot...
Aug 5, 2026, 6:35 AMthese problems are all valid but it takes people showing the fuck up to fix them. there literally is no other way
Aug 5, 2026, 6:47 AM@benroyce And this is where the organization comes in.
This is where talking to your neighbor comes in.
We can be online keyboard warriors all day debating theory, but eventually we have to leave our computers and smartphones behind and start pounding the pavement having these conversations locally.
Meet up with a reading group.
Go to city council meetings.
I don't know where in NY you are, but if you're in the city, go check out The People's Forum!
I went but they were closed...
Aug 5, 2026, 6:51 AM"We can be online keyboard warriors all day debating theory, but eventually we have to leave our computers and smartphones behind and start pounding the pavement having these conversations locally."
100%
and voting