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You've assumed a lot about my position that is untrue, all I'm pointing out is that the conservatives are winning because they are willing to line up behind complete garbage. If the progressives want to make real change, they have to be willing to rally, and that will likely mean rallying behind a non ideal candidate, and likely rallying with those that we feel are amoral.
I say this with my whole heart: I don't hate you, and I hope we can win this fight, together.
The working class rallying behind less than we deserve is how we got Trump. He didn’t emerge from nowhere. He’s a product of multiple presidents, Dems & GOP, who did not serve the American people. He easily fooled those who believed he’d do more because we’re all so conditioned to expect nothing. We need to do better than just picking the lesser of two evils every 4 years. We need to rally together, yes, but behind higher standards - not behind more politicians who are deeply lacking. Class consciousness and collective action is the only way to do this.
It’s always the progressives who need to rally behind the centrist, isn’t it? Never the other way around because you’re just a coward.
How about you grow even an inch of a spine and rally behind someone who wants to make real change? How about you stop spending you life on this planet being nothing more than a barrier? Get it together.
I really don’t give a damn whether you hate me or not, your opinion is worthless. You don’t know the first fucking thing about togetherness, just empty platitudes that make you comfortable so you don’t need to actually face anything difficult.
Again, you're replying to what you think I said, not what I actually said. I agree with you, we're on the same side.
Love you, hope you realize this infighting in only helping the fascists.
It's people like you that need to realize that in the current political environment, establishment Dems have zero electability.
Get behind a progressive candidate or expect to lose again.
I do get behind progressive candidates, I offer zero support to Newsom at this time, but I realize that no matter how hard I support my favorite progressives, there is no gaurentee they'll win.
When it comes to 2028, I don't care much who is against the MAGA candidate, I'll almost certainly vote for them.
If I had a button on my desk that immediately swapped Trump for Newsom, I'd press it in a heartbeat, not because I think Newsom is a "good guy" or even that he'd be do the right thing. But rather because everything we can do to stem the tide of fascism is a good thing.
Expect that is also the logic dems/dnc have used that got us to this point.
you have to vote for Kerry or else we still have Bush
vote for Hillary she's the only one who is qualified to beat the rnc - when running against Obama
vote for Hillary she's not trump - 2016
primary voters vote for Biden he's the only one who can beat Trump, we can't let Bernie have a shot - 2020
vote for Kamala, what do you want trump again??
That's basically the point I'm making? So I think one of both of us is confused.
Woooosh