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[–] huey_m@reddthat.com -4 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

I don't entirely agree.

While I don't agree with the way Congress is arranged with a clearly establishment-favoring Senate, we shouldn't take this to mean there's no such thing as a tyranny of majority as we've literally seen it play out historically many times. Look at Jim Crowe laws passed by majority white populations that harshly kept black Americans down for years up into living memory. Or anti-gay laws... tyrannies of majority 100% happen and it's a big reason why we have specific Constitutional rights that try to prevent it. Groups using democracy as a cudgel to smack down other groups certainly happens though. I would agree that the Senate is more about preserving current power structures than actually trying to prevent that though.

I also just don't agree at all that Biden wanted Trump to win... I think this is a hammer looking for a nail and seeing one, honestly. We just aren't going to agree on that point and aren't going to see each other's point of view, and we're not going to be able to prove hidden intentions, so I'm not sure this point is worth harping on. What I would say is that as Democrats and Republicans are both neolibs, Democrats would sooner see a Republican elected over someone they deem to be an actual threat from the left.

[–] ILikeToMeow@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

This post is an excellent example of why reading Marxist Leninist Theory should not be treated as optional, there is so much wrong with the post I'm not even sure where to start, and I don't really have the energy for it either, so unfortunately we'll just have to leave it at that. (BTW Cowbee has an excellent guide to help you get started Basic and Advanced)

[–] huey_m@reddthat.com 1 points 48 minutes ago

I'm very well aware of it and have studied it in an academic setting. It isn't all correct. It has insightful points that should be incorporated into a more well-rounded worldview rather than slavishly adhered to. But I came here to avoid reddit passive aggressive toxicity, so we'll just leave this conversation at that.