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The Democratic Party is a private institution. They are not scared of anything their voters do, because in the end they can simply control who gets money, who gets nominated, committee assignments, etc.
In a hypothetical world where extremely unlikely things could happen for the sake of experiment, what would happen… if we all just said “fuck you” to the establishment? We all stopped going to jury duty, we stopped voting, we stopped working, … then we organized and created our own jury, elections, and essential work? Like, if we somehow seized the process of capital punishment, capital gains, capital everything… by just deciding to do it for ourselves, not for modern capitalist organizations. Why would happen? Would the government see its own society as a kind of militia and attempt to recapture control? How might they when no citizen is cooperating?
They'll shoot at you
In this economy? Make my day.
Yes, but they don't control who YOU vote for
They do control who votes on our behalf though. Citizens vote through a proxy, not directly for any given candidate. And our representatives can technically vote however they want.
That's why people like Talarico and Platner matter. Platner just beat out Mills, the establishment pick for the seat. He shows that democracy works when people are engaged and organized.
"Engaged and organized" comes after delivering a compelling vision. I've listened to Platner and he's a better communicator than any corporate dem because his message to the working class is practically gospel