A coalition of civil rights groups expects the turnout on Oct. 18 will be even bigger than the first nationwide protest held in June, which by some counts was the largest in U.S. history.
The party will never move left because people don’t show up to vote in primaries. Then they barely show up in generals. And if Dems ever win, the house only barely gets slim a super majority. So no meaningful legislation gets passed. So then the Dems base gets disillusioned and they barely show up to vote in the next election and the cycle continues.
Then people on Lemmy come to complain that the party isn’t “left enough” << you are here now
The party will never move left because people don’t show up to vote in primaries.
The primaries we didn’t have last year. The primaries that the party successfully argued in court that it doesn’t have to run fairly. The primaries in which the party protects centrist incumbents like coathanger cuellar from all challenges, but won’t do shit to protect progressive incumbents like Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman, since their primary opponents were bought by AIPAC.
Stop gloating that the primaries are run for the benefit of your wing of the party.
And if Dems ever win, the house only barely gets slim a super majority. So no meaningful legislation gets passed.
the fact that biden was running at all with everyone knowing he was unfit is disguising. he wasn’t faring any better the Harris. AND the democrats are currently dog pilling progressive candidates for lower positions right now! what are you guys talking about!
I don’t know why you attribute things to your interlocutors that are not there. It’s a cheap ploy and you do it in every. Single. Conversation. I’ve. Had. With. You.
It goes like this:
TheFonz: “let’s reform the Democratic party”
Ensign_Crab: “so you like genocide, huh?”.
The party will never move left because people don’t show up to vote in primaries. Then they barely show up in generals. And if Dems ever win, the house only barely gets slim a super majority. So no meaningful legislation gets passed. So then the Dems base gets disillusioned and they barely show up to vote in the next election and the cycle continues.
Then people on Lemmy come to complain that the party isn’t “left enough” << you are here now
Yer not dumb, but you are led by those pulling your nose rings.
You know what… Yer right: let’s sit on Lemmy and bitch endlessly
The primaries we didn’t have last year. The primaries that the party successfully argued in court that it doesn’t have to run fairly. The primaries in which the party protects centrist incumbents like coathanger cuellar from all challenges, but won’t do shit to protect progressive incumbents like Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman, since their primary opponents were bought by AIPAC.
Stop gloating that the primaries are run for the benefit of your wing of the party.
Stop making excuses.
If Biden had died rather than just being old, noone would’ve questioned it
the fact that biden was running at all with everyone knowing he was unfit is disguising. he wasn’t faring any better the Harris. AND the democrats are currently dog pilling progressive candidates for lower positions right now! what are you guys talking about!
But he didn’t. She wasn’t the incumbent, no matter what her supporters say.
I’m sorry. Either you
a) start your own party and put in the work
b) put in the work and reform the democratic party. Mamdani is doing it. Bernie is doing it. AOC is doing it.
c) Go on Lemmy and complain endlessly about the status quo and dream about some distant utopia in the future.
I know what I see on Lemmy day in and out soooooo…
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Glad you acknowledge that option, lots of people on here get mad when I say I voted PSL
You’re not. You get everything you want out of the democratic party without having to lift a finger. Especially the genocide support.
I see we’re back at option ©. Keep at it, man. Some day things will change for you. Cheers.
Condescension after gloating isn’t any better.
I don’t have the means for a or b and like I said, you get everything you want from democrats without doing anything.
You must be so disappointed now that there’s a ceasefire. Don’t worry, it won’t last. netanyahu’s good faith exists in equal abundance to your own.
I don’t know why you attribute things to your interlocutors that are not there. It’s a cheap ploy and you do it in every. Single. Conversation. I’ve. Had. With. You.
It goes like this: TheFonz: “let’s reform the Democratic party” Ensign_Crab: “so you like genocide, huh?”.
Every. Fucking. Time.
Why?
You expect no criticism of a party that supports genocide.
You are not advocating for reform. You are advocating for silence from your left.
When? When did I advocate for silence? I even encouraged you to start your party. I think it’s a good thing! You should do SOMETHING. ANYTHING