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One party deserves criticism for being insufficient. One party deserves nothing but scorn and opposition.
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this post was submitted on 15 Apr 2025
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The centers of both parties are functionally allies, the power structure of the Democratic party despises the kind of progressive politics AOC and Bernie do far more than the Republicans they claim to oppose even when those Republicans are literal out in the open fascists. Chuck Shumer is exhibit A and will become a historical touchstone for discussions about how neoliberalism always in the end sets up the conditions for fascism and then pathetically collapses in the crucial moment of resistance against fascism.
Fuck that, both parties need to go, how many times has the Democratic party laughed in the face of Bernie as they blatantly undermined him?
No, I treat Republicans as an existential threat, which means I also logically see the entrenched power structures of the Democrats that are happy to lose to Republicans rather than evolve, as an existential threat.
Pelosi is a Democrat through and through, AOC and Bernie are Democrats because they have no choice in the status quo.
The progressives need a build a new party before we destroy the existing ones.
Says who?
Common sense.
Weak response, provide evidence that trying to reform the Democratic party is a better strategy.
They will not change their strategy, the organization is structurally incapable of it, how much more proof do you need?
Maga fundamentally changed the Republican Party but you’re saying the progressives are unable to do the same?
Why wouldn’t they be able to?
Because they weren't afraid of change before we are "ready for it" like you are, which is the only reason the tea party worked. They were willing to tear everything down if it wasn't working, and that made the rest of the Republican party blink.
Your strategy is exactly the kind of political pushback people like Shumer and Pelosi prefer, because it is strategically ineffectual at threatening their power.
MAGA put in the time and effort to reform the GOP which I haven’t seen progressives do.
They’re still stuck on their guy losing the primary nine years ago.
You are a fool if you believe any of that.
I calls 'em like I sees 'em.
Anyone who wants to exist under a non-fascist government?
We are past that point already?
A fair point.
I would point, however, to that emphasizing the need to create a progressive party, rather than prioritizing the destruction of the now-castrated Dems.
The entrenched power structure is always going to narrativize a genuine alternative to the Democratic party as harsh toned leftists destroying things to destroy things, so if you are afraid of that in your rhetoric (even if you end up supporting more reform like policies in the end) you are already making it incredibly easy to be walked all over by people that resist all change.
No, the strategy is to go for the throat of the DNC and happily back off when they realize you aren't messing around and give material concessions to the people they are supposed to represent. This is why the tea party was unfortunately successful, now is when the left does our version.
If that breaks the Democratic party in the process, that is their fault for building a house of cards indifferent to the suffering of people in the US.
Bruh, "Have a new tool ready before you get rid of the old one" isn't being afraid of leftism, even rhetorically. It's asking leftists to treat this scenario seriously, and not like the population of the US is just waiting to burst out singing the Internationale as soon as the right vanguard pops up on the scene.
I think in this moment as a leftist I am asking centrists like you to take the blinders you have on seriously.
Can you not see it is evident that the U.S. populace is far more ready to throw the status quo out than you are?
There is no center to defend here, change is the only option and your only choice is whether that change is directly into fascism (which is what advocating for centrism in a moment like this ultimately does) or into a progressive, forward thinking bold vision of the future.
We need a green new deal, not some lame ass policy propped up by Biden, Hillary, Shumer... and from the very beginning the visions put out by centrist Democrats are steeped in a cynical complete lack of vision that surpasses even Conservatives in inability to see any change in the status quo (though their visions are far scarier of course).
There is no "returning" to anything, there is only moving forward and centrist Democrats legitimately scare the shit out of me with how baby like they are with being afraid of change, it puts the future of this country in great peril.
Jesus Christ.
Talk to people outside of your circles. Check polls, even if they disagree with your preconceptions.
This country is not as left-wing as you think it is, and it just elected a literal outright unashamed fascist.
Progressives have not put in the time and effort of making something like you are describing.
Maga did and reformed the GOP but progressives are content not voting and idly bitching on twitter.
Put in the effort and maybe people will take you seriously.
So what? That does not negate the stated want.
The bi partisan police state and Military Industrial Complex existed before Trump ever took public office.
Weird how evolution takes time.
Actually one of the biggest arguments in geology/evolutionary biology is whether evolution tends to be a slow, continous steady process or whether it happens in explosive spurts seperated by periods of little evolution.
There is abundant evidence that both happens, so your metaphor is tenous at best.