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I'm not saying that this isn't happening, but at the same time it also seems to get heavily implied in threads like these that the solution is for leftists to just get onboard with two-party neoliberalist capitalism just for this next one election, just this once, we promise.
Calling on the Democratic Party to adopt left-wing policies keeps getting branded "divisive", but calling on Leftists to adopt the center-right is treated like an attempt at unification.
The people calling for party unity don't want any of the political aspects of a united Left, they just want to carry on the same policies they had before but with more people being scared into holding their noses and voting for them.
It's just that lefties don't seem to want to or know how to build power. It feels very performative. If they actually cared about any of the issues they are so vocal about, I don't know, maybe they would do the groundwork to build a political framework. That's why I applaud people like Zohran or AOC. They are there, doing the work day in and out. But online lefties are just pouting and crying about liberals non stop
Thanks for picking an example that so beautifully supports my case. Literally the one time a guy comes up with some mildly left-of-center policies that might actually stand some chance of getting implemented, Establishment Democrats turned on him so strongly that the guy they actually wanted felt emboldened enough to run against him as an independent.
Yes. I didn't think establishment democrats would just roll over without a fight. But they are boomers on their last ticket out. If we don't at least try, then what's the point? Is the sum total of all our efforts then intended to be online memes? That's why I look up to Mamdani because he's not punching the entire democratic apparatus. He's punching the hardline centrist boomers that are holding the party back. After all, Zohran is running from within the democratic primary, and not as an independent. I have a lot of respect for him and will always support him. He's doing the work to change the party and move it in the right direction. So is AOC. On the other hand, online lefties sum total action amounts to....memes? I don't know. You tell me. What exactly are y'all doing?
You get it; I think there is an issue of conflating what the lazy, safe seat Democrats in office that are borderline Republicans want and what the Democratic voters want. Mamdani is closer to what liberal/left Democratic voters want for our party. A big issue is the politicians in power of our party are mostly corporate types that are not necessarily trying to rock the boat too much.
It’s a nuanced and multifaceted issue which mainly comes from Citizens United. Plus, it’s an issue of the First Past the Post voting system in much of the country making it harder for more progressive candidates to come out ahead.
I think there’s also a bit of a misconception that we can’t incorporate things like Universal Healthcare, Universal Basic Income, Universal Basic Services, or other progressive/leftist policies under our current economic system.
That’s not to say that we can’t change things down the line, but we can regulate capitalism and create income floors so no one is going without food, medicine, shelter, or support.
Yeah I’m done arguing with Russian trolls tonight. Good luck in your future endeavors.
The hilarious thing about this is that I'm not even the only person in this thread that you've accused of being a Russian troll.
It doesn't even make sense on its own terms, like why would the Russians be trying to promote the case that the Democratic Party should make more concessions to the Left? Is "Russian troll" just what you call anyone who disagrees with your theories on political strategising?
The big irony is that I don't think you even realize just how perfectly you proved my original point. "Leftists should toe the Liberal Line" = Not Troll, "Liberals should accommodate Left-wing policies" = Troll, apparently