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[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 47 points 6 months ago (1 children)

In 2008, I was still laboring under the misconception that society would make adequate progress

I even volunteered for the Obama campaign

Lol

Lmao

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 23 points 6 months ago (2 children)

A few years later I was part of the Pirate Party Germany, thinking progress can be voted into power.

It was a time of delusions. You were not alone.

[–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago

And a little bit later I was supporting the campaign of Izquierda Unida and Podemos in Spain. They raised the minimum wage, passed the gender self-determination law and increased some worker protections, despite being a minority within a government in minority. Now the political parties to the left of liberalism are cannibalizing themselves, but that's part of our cultural heritage and must be respected 🚩🚩🚩🏴🏴🏴Also they didn't do anything regarding housing prices, but I'll keep blaming the PSOE for that.

[–] Johanno@feddit.de 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Hey I joined the pirates a few years ago. Don't say it was delusions. We still can do sth. Like demonstrating....... Yeah thats basically it.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like a based political group! There is no problem in organizing as a political party. The delusion was to think we are the new Green Party, but this time better, and we will change the world once we are elected.

[–] Johanno@feddit.de 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well this is almost always a delusion. By the time the green party was at power they were tame enough to understand the politic business and were ready for compromises

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My point exactly. Instead of learning from their mistakes I thought this time it will be different. And in a way I was right. Maybe the pirate party is structured in a way that it never will gain any power. But than again, they were part of the national government in Czech so they can become corrupt as well

[–] Johanno@feddit.de 2 points 6 months ago

Well I think they have a higher chance than volt for example. And maybe people vote them for protest once again.