This is not a facetious question. I know I can technically ask AI but i don’t think this is a simple answer TBH, as I am confused about process, and I do not know enough about US politics.
All my life when observing US politics (which I don’t really do for fun) there has generally been a very visible opposition leader, you know their name their stance etc. It’s the same for most major powers. But for the USA I simply do not know anymore. I get the jist there is only 2 parties but the democratic party seems like its just disappeared. Previously there was news of candidates etc but that’s just gone.
What is happening? and who is the leader of the opposition now?
I am not looking for a bunch of FTrump answers, it would be great to have a discussion that’s rational and not about him.
Bernie Sanders and AOC are about the closest you would get to a true opposition. But given that their own party keeps gimping them they can’t do much except stump for their position.
In the US, I’d argue that the democrats are a “controlled opposition” that is also subservient to the same oligarchs that have captured the republicans.
I’d say actual socialist orgs like PSL count far more as opposition. Bernie and AOC depend too heavily on the existing establishment, and thus are powerless against it, while PSL is steadily building a full alternative.
Except most people haven’t even heard of the PSL. Hell, I tend to stay on top of politics and never even heard about them till today. So they’re really no more of an opposition at this point than a random few people who say they want to change the country.
Bernie and AOC are trying to effect change from within the system, which at this point is a more powerful place to do it from.
The Democratic party is over. Republicans went mask off authoritarian. Democrats went mask off authoritarian fandom.
Any other party has a better chance at winning a popular vote, than the Democrats do.
Republicans only appeal to people who respect strength and aren’t paying attention.
Democrats appeal to no one.
Not defending them, but there is some serious doubt there. Any other party, besides republicans, put up the same showing as Linux in a Steam survey. Sure it looks like they’re growing at 100%, but it’s still only 5% overall.
Until that is broken and majority of people realize there are more than two parties, your best approach is going to be primarying and change within the party.
Bernie and AOC have not succeeded in meaningfully changing the system, though, so there’s no evidence that this is a “more powerful place.” Bernie and AOC are more establishment friendly and thus have people among the establishment platforming them, which defangs their allowed progressivism in order to keep them in the public eye. PSL actually stands to bring real change.