Saint_La_Croix_Crosse

joined 2 years ago

All the analogies of people to lobsters was projection.

[–] Saint_La_Croix_Crosse@midwest.social 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This has really been the obvious problem with the Democrats and their voice-pieces. "We just need a liberal Joe Rogan" or "We just need to get as good at messaging as Mamdani". All of the Democratic consultants and proponents think that what you believe or stand for doesn't matter, as long as you focus group the exact phrasing or pitch right or find a more convincing mouthpiece.

Maybe the problem is that the Democrats believe in nothing, will fight for nothing, nor want to accomplish anything. They just think that they can be vacuous empty suites and as long as they can accurately focus group their phrasing they will be able to win. And actually having beliefs and principles hurt you, because maybe not 100% of people would agree with them.

 

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She's literally a genocide supporter. "Hitler was mildly imperfect, at least he wasn't as bad as Himmler"

Thank God. The only way a Republican could actually win in a normal election has been averted.

Red Son was just a confession!

[–] Saint_La_Croix_Crosse@midwest.social 28 points 2 months ago (3 children)

They should have been Rage For The Machine!

Wow, I am finally glad that the worst people in the world telling you not to support them, even if some of those evil assholes are Democrats, has stopped working.

We need cops to keep us safe!

This is literally me with an ex-girlfriend.

[–] Saint_La_Croix_Crosse@midwest.social -1 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Again, one of the major failures of the Democrats is how shallow their bench is and how they kneecap anyone that isn't a party right-winger on the public stage. Thus why it is important to look to broader and systemic reform, rather than pick a specific person as the "good candidate" in the next presidential election.

[–] Saint_La_Croix_Crosse@midwest.social -1 points 4 months ago (5 children)

No, it is you that refuse to criticize because you are okay with no solutions.

Do I have to personally do the internal gladhanding to personally choose, out of the 1000s of Democrat politicians of all levels, which one would be the perfect candidate. Honestly, at this point, I think that maybe JD Pritzker might be the best candidate, as he seems vaguely progressive in the decade or two old Democrat mold. And has been standing up to Trump the best a Governor can. Even if I, personally, am far more left than him.

The Democrats offer no solutions and are absolutely not serious in opposing the Republicans. Their job is to use the two party system to take up all space for opposing Republicans, while making their policies bipartisan.

But ultimately, this is why, long term, we need to form coalitions and mechanisms of wielding power outside of the Democratic party. So that there can be opposition to right-wing policies. It is being as unserious as never considering actions outside the Democratic party that shows you aren't serious about improving the country.

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