But then why are you less than an activist?
this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2025
73 points (98.7% liked)
Progressive Politics
2239 readers
742 users here now
Welcome to Progressive Politics! A place for news updates and political discussion from a left perspective. Conservatives and centrists are welcome just try and keep it civil :)
(Sidebar still a work in progress post recommendations if you have them such as reading lists)
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
So she just misunderstands her job.
Bernie and AOC and Walz aren't doing that so they can stop Trump. It's to galvanize folks AGAINST Trump right now and not wait until midterms to start.
Corporate Dems will pick literally any other choice, including full blown christofascism, before allowing a class conscious Democrat politician to succeed
The respectability politics game is regressive at best, and at worst this lame ass Democrat is willfully throwing away a winning message
Ultimately I think words do matter. You need to get the base fired up if you want to win elections. Demagoguery is a necessary part of democracy.
Populism, not demagoguery.
Same thing really. Demagogues are just the populists you don't like.
Moral relativism is bullshit. A Democratic-socialist populist who is sincere about helping the working class is not the same as a fascist demagogue who is lies about doing so and uses the power he gains to curtail civil rights instead!
No I was talking about the literal definition. I just read The Republic by Plato. He uses the word a lot to describe democracy. I didn't realize the word has become a political buzz word in modern usage.
I agree Orange man bad. I voted against him three times.
Female Mayo Pete.