Polls: Society & Politics

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The much more important question is: what does the democratic-socialist movement actually say it wants?

The DSA’s current program goes far beyond healthcare, higher taxes, or stronger social programs. It calls for a new political system and a democratic socialist republic, abolishing the Electoral College and Senate, replacing the two-party system, fundamentally restructuring the executive and judiciary, and pursuing sweeping economic transformation.

Those are not Republican inventions or scare tactics. They are positions the DSA itself publishes.

And AOC’s relationship with that movement is not imaginary. DSA has repeatedly identified her as an important democratic-socialist figure with longstanding ties to the organization, even though its national organization withdrew its conditional endorsement in 2024 while NYC-DSA continued supporting her.

So my own answer to this poll is Democratic Socialism, not Communism. But that is absolutely not an endorsement. I do not need to call AOC or the DSA communist to oppose the political direction they represent.

The DSA’s version of democratic socialism is radical enough on its own stated terms.

Rather than laughing off the concern because someone used the wrong ideological label, I think supporters should answer the substantive question: Which parts of the DSA’s proposed political transformation do you support, and which do you reject?

Ocasio-Cortez: GOP’s communist warnings ‘very silly’ - https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5986707-ocasio-cortez-communist-attack/amp/

Does it bother you to imagine a Black man's rough hands gliding over a white woman's soft, milk-like skin?

Hypergamous racism

In rage-bait or infidelity content meant to provoke people, the woman is often portrayed as cheating with a Black man because it's understood that this creates a stronger rhetorical impact.

In reality, hypergamy does exist. Maybe it doesn't apply to you women personally, but it exists in society. People are uncomfortable with a man from a lower social class being in a relationship with a woman from a higher social class.

Even if equal rights are granted, society still tends to view Black people as belonging to a lower social class and white people as belonging to a higher one.

You really cannot tell whether they do know that or not. When confronted with evidence of their own racist statements, some right-wingers will double down on it and say it doesn't matter, or things of that sort. This suggests that they either don't know racism is wrong or they don't care. Others, however, will do almost anything they can to avoid admitting that their behavior is racist, and this suggests to me that they actually know that racism really is wrong. I'm not sure which is true. Please help me out here.

No. I don’t think a Harris/AOC or AOC/Harris ticket would defeat Vance/Rubio or Rubio/Vance, largely because AOC’s longstanding association with the DSA would tie that Democratic ticket to a socialist movement whose new national program goes far beyond ordinary progressive policy. The DSA explicitly promotes “Feminism For All,” calls for a new constitution and democratic socialist republic, and proposes abolishing the Senate and Electoral College while replacing the President and Supreme Court with an executive and judiciary subordinate to Congress. I think once those positions became a major focus of a national campaign, they would be a serious liability with voters who want to preserve our existing constitutional system.

Imagine a 10/10 beautiful girl you will recieve endless interest from guys right.

Imagine a guy tall, lean/slim, educated, rich parents/lifestyle, ambitious, fairly good looking etc.. You have everything going for you, every gift. Maybe not the best looking out there.

But - you cannot compete with the interest. This guy who is objectively 10X+ rarer than her will receive 10X less interest than what she will receive from the opposite gender.

But look how rare and special the guy is. How does it make sense?

If not, who has done more for American Citizens? Authenticated facts, please. No irrational hatred.

A coalition of New York City landlords has filed a lawsuit challenging the Rent Guidelines Board’s decision to freeze increases on rent-stabilized one- and two-year leases. The landlords allege that Mayor Zohran Mamdani improperly influenced the process and that the freeze is unlawful. The city disputes those claims, and the courts have not yet decided the case.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/happiest-countries-in-the-world

Does AOC leading an early 2028 New Hampshire Democratic primary poll make you more concerned about democratic socialism’s influence in the Democratic Party?

https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1982&context=survey_center_polls

In reality, our reproductive organs are located between our legs. Breasts are organs whose biological function is to produce milk. If the issue is simply what people find sexually attractive, Muslim men can also be aroused by a woman's hair. Likewise, if the focus is on physical sensitivity and pleasure, areas such as a woman's waist or neck can be just as sensitive.

Among some relatively isolated societies, such as tribes in the Amazon rainforest or the African savanna, women often do not cover their breasts. Does that mean breasts are not considered indecent there, or are not they viewed as sexually attractive? I don't know.

Europe and the Middle East are not as fundamentally different as many people assume. Agriculture first emerged in the Fertile Crescent, and over thousands of years populations expanded and migrated into Europe. Think about the borders of the Roman Empire, and remember the crucial role Italian maritime cities played in connecting the Muslim world with Catholic Europe.

China, on the other hand, developed much of its civilization independently—from agriculture to pottery and many other technologies. If you begin studying Chinese history, you encounter what almost feels like an alternative version of world history.

And I actually was in the service myself. I fail to understand what the point of putting something like this on your car/ truck is. It's almost like the parent is trying to fill a void, and somehow thinks that their son or daughter's life accomplishments are their accomplishments too. Why don't we just do away with bumper stickers altogether? They serve no purpose. You don't need to put your political views or any of your family's business on display to the public. Just keep it to yourself

Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) crushed his DSA backed opponent, Kai Newkirk, taking 2/3s of the vote in Tuesday’s democratic primary. Do you consider this to be a good thing or a bad thing?

Greg Stanton triumphs over DSA-backed opponent in latest socialist challenge - https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/4658299/greg-stanton-beats-dsa-backed-opponent-latest-socialist-challenge/

The debate over the DSA often gets reduced to policies people associate with Nordic or Scandinavian countries—healthcare, stronger unions, expanded social programs, and a larger welfare state.

But the Democratic Socialists of America are proposing much more than that.

Their current national program says the working class needs “a new political system.” It calls for abolishing the Electoral College, replacing the President and Supreme Court with an executive and judiciary chosen by and subordinate to Congress, and abolishing the Senate.

That is why I find it so troubling when people defend the economic policies they like while seemingly ignoring the far more sweeping changes the DSA wants to make to the structure of the federal government.

You can support those changes if that is honestly your position. I strongly oppose them. But they should at least be acknowledged and debated openly rather than treated like an insignificant footnote.

My question is whether support for the more appealing progressive policies causes too many people to overlook just how radical the DSA’s broader political agenda actually is.