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| ▲ | Obscurity4340 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| At most the American people have a recurring dilemma. There really isnt choice in the meaningful sense of the word |
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| ▲ | GPerson 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| No it’s not. Election denialism in 2026 in an American context refers to Donald Trump and his supporters denying the results of the 2020 election (and related claims). Pretending that capital does not significantly affect our elections contributes to the deterioration of democracy. If you actually don’t believe capital plays an outsized role in elections and government then take a gander at the Wikipedia page called Campaign finance in the United States. There is a chart called Percent of races won by top spending candidate… and lots of other information. Also looking into the role of lobbying in American politics. |
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| ▲ | FeloniousHam 6 hours ago | parent [-] | | If "capital interests" (ugh, capitalism) controlled democracy, please esplain: - Michael Bloomberg
- Hillary Clinton (both in the 2008 primary and 2016 general)
- Alex Vindman
... a simple Google search reveals that while there is some threshold amount of dosh necessary to get noticed, _more money != more votes_. To believe otherwise is is willful ignorance. Sometimes your favorite candidate loses because the median actual voter (you know, the guy who actual fills out the form) prefers the status quo for their own reasons and not because they're brainwashed or whatever it is that "capital interests" do to them. | | |
| ▲ | GPerson 6 hours ago | parent [-] | | I’m not sure how to reply to your comment since it is almost entirely addressed to some imaginary person and is full of projection. I’ll just add that both parties serve capital. |
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| ▲ | swed420 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| > If you insist that the result of a democratic election does not reflect the will of the people, that, and nothing else, is election denialism. No. This reflects the common understanding of the term: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_denial_movement_in_th... > The election denial movement in the United States is a widespread false belief that elections in the United States are rigged and stolen through election fraud by the opposing political party. Adherents of the movement are referred to as election deniers. It requires that people still believe they're being given legitimate choices. My comments above do not. |
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| ▲ | madaxe_again 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| It does reflect the will of the people, but the causal chain doesn’t stop there. The will of the people is the result of the corporate interests that control the democratic system. Manufacturing Consent is an excellent read - and don’t stop at Chomsky, read Bernays, who pretty much codified the system as it runs today. Propaganda is a good place to start. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays |
