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The Dems didn't let a single Palestinian-American speak at the DNC this year. The tent is big enough for Cheney, not us.
Yeah, the Dems are made up of scared moderates, because the left has completely abandoned politics and conceded all their power. If you want the party to move left, become the party. It really isn't mystical or complicated, power goes to those that take it. The left would rather stand on the outside looking in be cause at least they can complain and blame everyone else but themselves.
What the hell are you talking about?
They rat fucked Bernie out of the race in 2020 because they would rather lose than let a socialist become the nominee, and though they managed to win in 2020 because of COVID they failed to sustain that support and lost the popular vote. This was the direct result of the DNC rejecting their left portion of their base, because they're the ones would rather critique power than take it.
And now that Trump is in he's going to make sure Democrats never win again. Are you going to join the Republicans and try to move them to the Left? 🙄
The only means of obtaining power now is mass struggle. Your vote won't count for shit ever again, if you're even allowed to vote. Get with the program.
Bernie could have easily been the nominee, if people actually showed up and voted for him more than Hillary. I'm not shocked or bothered that a party protected their own. Bernie came from the outside as an independent and tried to take the nomination. And he could have the same way trump did to the right. I was all for it and supported him as well, but either way he didn't get the votes he needed. Why? Why didn't his mass of supporters show up in large enough numbers either time? Because the far left doesn't do the work, they never have in my lifetime. While I'm pretty far left, I don't identify with most of you because your all lazy fucking cowards. Your primary position is giving up and bending over and taking it. Politics is work, if you're unwilling to do the work then for the love, stop fucking whining, your constant inaction built this. Own it, move forward, and fucking do something for once.
Trump was allowed to do what he did to the Republicans because he is not a threat to anyone in power. That's a very obviously different situation than a socialist, who is very much a threat and needed to be dealt with. They are not the same.
Democrats would rather lose than work with their left. Republicans are happy to work with their right, and that's why they win.
Besides which, elections are over. If you're so fucking smart and active and ready to do the work then you need to seriously prepare for when elections are either canceled or so hopelessly rigged that Democrats never win again. Maybe the left could have won with a more organized electoral strategy in 2016 or 2020, but that's in the past! Here and now, we're staring down the barrel of the end of elections. Instead of punching left, you're going to have to march with us or you'll hang with us.