Bernie losing the primary in 2016 showed me all i needed to see about what the DNC is all about. Trump didn't win in 2016, Hillary lost.
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I believe a similar rug pull will happen with this latest wave of social democrats, which will in turn radicalize more people into revolutionary politics. Those who burn their hands on a hot stove seldom make the same mistake.
It showed you that a neoliberal political machine prefers candidates that aren't gonna rock the boat? Was that somehow surprising?
But yeah Hilldawg's campaign strategy consisted of "I show up and am handed a crown."
And dropped the entire visage of being able to negotiate with them. They're liars and cheaters just like the Republicans.
When I said this before, that they are all part of the same team, I got mocked SO hard....
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Sadly there are large swaths of people who refuse to admit the dems are anything but good or on the left.
And on parts of lemmy this speech (pointing out how the dems have failed and continue to fail Americans) will get you called right wing or a tankie.
Republicans are the sword of the ruling class. Democrats are the shield.
Yes. The Establishment is corrupt, not just the right wing of it. The establishment R and D have the same owners. They mainly want the same things. Those things are very rarely beneficial to the working population of the country. They're just for show. Their job is to look a bit more caring and human when compared to blatant evil and unchecked corruption, but with mostly the same long term agenda because they mainly have the same owners.
Establishment D won't go to war to fight the corruption and fuckery we're drowning in, they're part of the fuckery. They're just the actors we're supposed to turn to. But if we turn to actual Democrats who want actual sane social reform then they will certainly fight those assholes, because they're fucking up the game they've had so good for so long.
It seems so insane that I joined the military shortly after 9/11 because of the Hoorah BS, and in 25 years it's flipped to saying "Those terrorist guys actually had a good point."
May the uniparty fall so the people can be free.
Democrats, like Republicans, have always been perfectly fine with genocide. (recall, you don't even have to kill anybody for 'genocide' card to be played per UN definition).
Recall that we formed Israel after WW2 for a reason, knowing exactly what would happen. bOtH pArTiEs fully support Israel for strategic and/or religious reasons.
Does that mean all registered Ds & Rs agree? Not at all. But the leadership's track record is undeniable.
They punch left to keep their positions secure and not let anyone make them look ineffective as they are.
This reminds me of the First Rule of the Internet, in a way.
For those Unaware, the First Rule of the Internet is as follows:
"All the "Men" are Boys, All the "Women" are Men, and all the "little girls" are F.B.I. Agents"
In our case it goes:
"All the "Conservatives" are fascists, All the "liberals" are Conservative, and all the "Commies" are just people with common sense.
It's way easier to pick on nice people.
whatever you do don't google project 2029
The website looks promising on first read, but digging into the founder, Cherny:
"as well as an alum of the corporate-funded Democratic Leadership Council, which was maybe best known for its enthusiasm for privatizing Social Security. Cherny first showed up on Clinton’s radar as a Harvard senior, when he wrote that the United States needed “government humble enough not to try to solve all our problems for us but strong enough to give us the tools to solve our problems for ourselves.” Clinton loved the line so much, he made his entire Cabinet read it, put it in one of his speeches, and hired Cherny as a speechwriter. He was a perfect fit for an administration that had embarked on its own Democratic version of Trump’s DOGE initiative, called “Reinventing Government,” which boasted of firing three hundred fifty-one thousand federal workers and eliminating hundreds of thousands of pages of rules and regulations."
And of course, Chernys previous company was investigated for many instances of fraud and his cofounder put in prison. He sounds swell. So its just another shell game pretending to be progressive. Also, very conspicuously taking no stand on Israel, the biggest issue that lost the centrists base voters in the last vote. Just an issue that doesnt exist to them evidently. Heres a Jacobin article on it https://archive.ph/WVrTc#selection-881.366-905.132
And yet, how often have so many of y'all screamed "don't say both sides because both sides aren't fascists".
Yes, both sides. Both sides are Nazis. One side is just smart enough not to say the quiet parts in front of the press and the other side keeps letting Stephen Miller onto Fox News.
Until Democratic voters accept their own complicity in allowing the Pelosis to profit off insider trading for decades, y'all will continue to get duped by the same populist playbooks that the maga crowd fell for.
Schmucks.
Pelosi and co aren't populists, they literally think it's virtuous to stand up to their voting base and not be bullied into doing what the masses want.
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Hate to say it, but Trump was right about them, they are dumbocrats; how else would they lose against donald duck? Snatched defeat from the jaws of victory
Lose implies they put up a fight. They talk resist while colluding with them
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Well Harris lost because Biden and the establishment made her fight with her arms tied. Remember how popular Walz was in social media for a couple weeks, then he fucking vanished? He was popular because he was saying stuff that the establishment didn't like hearing.
Freedom of speech but no freedom after speech
This is why votinging in your democratic primary is so important, we can change status quo in the party
Voting in every election. Your city councilors and state legislature critters have far more direct impact on your life than Washington does, and it's a way for candidates to get practical experience before going for a federal position. Hell, run for office yourself! We're seeing constant proof that intelligence and education aren't requirements to be elected, so people telling themselves they don't have what it takes are lying to themselves.
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