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I’m already listening to and reading a lot, not a ton of time to listen to an hour of discussion on this. If it can’t be answered succinctly then I am just going to assume there isn’t a good answer

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how do you parley this vote into a vehicle for radicalization? Wouldn’t the media not cover the vote as much as they can and then give cover to those who do come under fire?

You want a simple answer to a question this large?

I’m assuming you have the correct answer? Please share. The media won’t cover any progressive action positively.

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Why would I be asking the question from the position of I think this is pointless if I saw a route to radicalization of others for it lol. Everyone rabid about doing this is saying

Step 1: Force the vote

Step 2: Count who doesn’t vote for it

Step 3: ???

Step 4: Revolution

I have yet to see how the “ammunition” of someone voting no will do anything to improve material conditions

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Step 1: Force the vote

Step 2: Turn the fight for M4A during a pandemic into a progressive event a la Occupy and the Bernie campaign.

Step 3: Coordinate with pro-M4A organizations, unions, and media to force the issue into public consciousness for the months leading up to the vote.

Step 4: ???

Withholding their vote for Pelosi is the most power the “socialists” in office will have for a long time. A fight for M4A would breathe life into mass movements which are struggling to respond to the current pandemic.

These politicians are supposedly of these mass movements, so it seems worthwhile to push them for the next month to withhold their vote. It is an experiment to see how much they actually respond to pressure.

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They answer the exact questions you ask. It’s up for pirating on /r/leftpodcasts.

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Breadtube if it didn’t suck.

Post videos you genuinely enjoy and want to share, duh. Celebrate the diversity of interests shared by chapochatters by posting a deep dive into Venetian kelp farming, I dunno. Also media criticism, bite-sized versions of left-wing theory, all the stuff you expected. But I am curious about that kelp farming thing now that you mentioned it.

Low effort / spam videos might be removed, especially weeb content.

There is a cytube that you can paste videos into and watch with whoever happens to be around. It’s open submission unless there’s something important to commandeer it with at the time.

A weekly watch party happens every Saturday (Sunday down under), with video nominations Saturday-Monday, voting Monday-Thursday. See the pin for whatever stage it’s currently in.

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