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The empirical evidence shows that there is no need for alarm about Mr. Sanders being the Democratic nominee, and even some cause for confidence. If you want to engage in theoretical thought experiments, a useful exercise would be to ask how many people who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 would switch their votes to back Mr. Trump just because Mr. Sanders was the nominee? Common sense suggests that the answer is infinitesimally small.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/28/opinion/bernie-sanders-polls.html
Hence we arrive at the first problem with private property, in that there exist two conflicting interpretations, neither of which has gained universal acceptance. That said the broader Lockean take tends to prevail in common usage, which can be somewhat problematic when discussing the abolition of exploitative arrangements arising from private property.

mronline.org/2020/02/27/the-problem-with-private-property/
Gandhi on the use of violence

From Roar - Issue 5
"Typical reforms make people’s lives better in the short term but fail to challenge the basic capitalist structure or position us to fight it. Non-reformist reforms do both. They not only fulfill an immediate need, but also change the public’s thinking about capitalist social, political, and economic structures, enabling people to imagine and work toward an alternative to the current capitalist structure."

dsabuild.org/m4apopularfront
From Roar - Issue 6
Biden wins Super Tuesday
Principles of Democratic Confederalism

From Roar - Issue 6
The model of the Neighborhood Action Council, made to provide services and protection to marginalized people through localized direct action.

From Roar - Issue 6