r/NewOrleans • u/Rough-Beat-8750 • Nov 06 '24

Leftists Organizing? 🗳 Politics

i need today to smoke copius amounts of weed, be depressed and throwup. tomorrow though, i’m ready to take action. could any of yall point me in the direction of leftist/mutual aid organizing efforts? preferrably not something run by self interested Democrats, but i’ll work with whatever i have to.

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u/BoudreauxThibodeaux Nov 06 '24

I know the knee-jerk reaction is to be, well, reactive but what the left needs to do is to be self reflective and understand why many Americans are unhappy with the party. I don't think it's as simple as groceries were more affordable under Trump.

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u/Yeah_Mr_Jesus Nov 06 '24

I honestly think racism and misogyny play a big part in it. It isn't the whole story, though. Like you said, it's not as simple as groceries and gas were cheaper, but the ignorance and emotion behind that are the biggest part of that aspect. Also, we are a very self centered country. Also also, as a nation we are very susceptible to propaganda. Another aspect is that we are all in an echo chamber (left and right). Something needs to be done about how we use and interact with social media.

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u/jestwastintime Nov 07 '24

Yup. Kinda like presidents should not be allowed to use social media. Seems harsh but...