I'm a Social Democrat myself - I believe in the Welfare State and a strong social safety net that enables society to focus more on humanism and the individual as opposed to the elite class and corporate interests. I believe in a world where humans aren't just treated as consumers, or tiny cogs in the economic automaton, but as the primary beneficiaries of the state's resources and policies and their welfare should unequivocally be the main priority. I believe healthcare and access to education are human rights, and infringing on them in any way (such as forcing people to go into debt or to owe a private entity money) should be outright illegal. I think workers should be on leadership boards as opposed to sales/marketing people.
With that said, I don't believe in destroying the entire framework of Capitalism, abolishing the private property or increasing the size of Government to a massive degree. I also think the current system promotes exactly the opposite of the things I mentioned above, which is why we need to reform Capitalism and reshape it heavily to better serve the needs of humanity as opposed to a select few.
I tend to prefer politicians such as Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders because they're aware of the problems plaguing the current system and are for empowering working people and have the records to prove it. I like Warren because she's really damn good at identifying problems, zooming in on the fine details and solving them. I strongly believe she would be the best possible President in that regard. The reason why I like Sanders is quite different - his rhetoric is more pointed than hers and he's more idealistic, focusing more on statements and ideas rather than problem solving. I think he would make a more effective and inspiring Leader of the Free World in that sense.
I absolutely can't see why anyone would be excited to continue going down the Moderate/compromise path. The stakes are getting higher with each passing year and the challenges will get harder and harder - responding with incrementalism means we're gonna be so far behind eventually that there won't be anything left to do. This is why I'm horrified at the prospect of a milquetoast Biden Presidency that largely follows the same model as Obama. Biden to me doesn't seem capable of solving these incredibly complicated problems that Warren or Sanders could. I fear he would delegate most of his responsibilities to his handlers, people I can't possibly put any trust in.
It's looking pretty bleak and I hope Progressives and Leftists can make the argument that we need a significant shift to the Left in order to not self destruct; it falls on the older moderates to heed the message.
With that said, I don't believe in destroying the entire framework of Capitalism, abolishing the private property or increasing the size of Government to a massive degree. I also think the current system promotes exactly the opposite of the things I mentioned above, which is why we need to reform Capitalism and reshape it heavily to better serve the needs of humanity as opposed to a select few.
I tend to prefer politicians such as Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders because they're aware of the problems plaguing the current system and are for empowering working people and have the records to prove it. I like Warren because she's really damn good at identifying problems, zooming in on the fine details and solving them. I strongly believe she would be the best possible President in that regard. The reason why I like Sanders is quite different - his rhetoric is more pointed than hers and he's more idealistic, focusing more on statements and ideas rather than problem solving. I think he would make a more effective and inspiring Leader of the Free World in that sense.
I absolutely can't see why anyone would be excited to continue going down the Moderate/compromise path. The stakes are getting higher with each passing year and the challenges will get harder and harder - responding with incrementalism means we're gonna be so far behind eventually that there won't be anything left to do. This is why I'm horrified at the prospect of a milquetoast Biden Presidency that largely follows the same model as Obama. Biden to me doesn't seem capable of solving these incredibly complicated problems that Warren or Sanders could. I fear he would delegate most of his responsibilities to his handlers, people I can't possibly put any trust in.
It's looking pretty bleak and I hope Progressives and Leftists can make the argument that we need a significant shift to the Left in order to not self destruct; it falls on the older moderates to heed the message.
