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Trying to control a narrative seems like a bad idea. Have they tried just doing what would help the general public?
They've made it pretty clear that they'd rather keep losing, as long as it keeps their rich donors happy.
It definitely feels like this is the trend across the globe. The rich vs everyone else.
Maybe I'm biased, but it certainly seems like it's the case to varying extents
It's almost like class war is a fundamental feature of Western civilization, with minor excursions over history.
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their donors are the same donors as the gop, why would they want to bite the hand that feeds them, which is why they often make backdoor deals with the old guard gop.
Politics inherently tries to control the narrative.
and paying off influencers to not mention sensitive topic seems like a pretty pathetic way to do that.
Like, maybe they should try committing to real policy changes, or promote popular candidates who manage to mobilize voters, rather than have a complete melt down when their preferred candidate loses a primary.
Or not fire one of their most effective organizers when he starts trying to spend money on popular candidates.
Maybe they should stop trying to manufacture sudo progressive candidates that look pretty and do as little as possible.
That would all be a really fucking good way to influence the narrative.
But they want to have their cake and eat it to. They want donor cash to maintain the political consultant/lobbyist revolving door system.
There's a reason you always see $ before sudo.
They should stop lol