There are no ethical choices under first-past-the-post voting. We must instead make a decision that reduces the most harm.

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    Social Democracy entrenches Capitalism, it’s a Center-Right position.

    Additionally, the US has absolutely been fascist and has committed numerous genocides in its history.

    You would do well to read Leftist theory.

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      You’ve been telling me what to do for a while now. I think reading theory is a good idea. Please read a US history book. I also recommend reading Ur Fascism.

      https://archive.org/details/umberto-eco-ur-fascism/umberto-eco-ur-fascism.lt/page/4/mode/2up

      Social democracy in the US is a center left position in the year 2024. Fascism did not exist before the 20th century. Genocides did. A county doing genocides does not mean they are a fascist country. We did that as a democracy. A flawed democracy, that suppresses majority rule, but as a democracy.

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        Social Democracy is a pro-Capitalist position that continues Imperialism and does not approach Socialism. Fascism is not just genocide, but the US has never been truly democratic.

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          The social democracy I am describing in my arguments would do away with capitalism but not market economies. The fact this doesn’t exist yet or isn’t in the theory you have read about social democracy isn’t relevant. The US has never had true majority rule. Our democracy overrepresents some people and thus underrepresents others. This must be fixed. The US is still fundamentally a democracy despite its flaws. That’s why the fascists want to do away with our democracy, so they can have total power, as just being overrepresented is insufficient for their aims.

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            You’re describing Market Socialism, which is a thing, not Social Democracy, which is another thing.

            How do you want to “fix” US democracy? It’s working as it always has for hundreds of years.