If they wielded power when we gave it to them, they might not have lost.

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I’ve seen enough WWII movies to know what a stalag looks like.

Depends on how fundamentalist you are.

How many bullet holes are yours?

You can fool some of the people all of the time.

At least we used it to block progressive legislation.

What he’s used to is others buckling when he throws his weight around.

he is used to domestic politics, yes.

It sure is. That’s why we elected democrats in 2020.

The message they’re sending here is that you can stay in the country if you avoid paying taxes.

Bigots are too big a percentage of your population to ignore

Pretend I’m one of the bigots you dearly love and listen to me.

Bigots only vote for the bigger bigot. If you want to beat nazis by appealing to bigots, you have to be worse than your opponent. You don’t beat nazis by chasing them to the right.

If someone out there hates trans people, you don’t beat them by surrendering trans people to them. That doesn’t convince the bigots, but trans people and their allies notice. All you did is throw away your credibility for nothing. Pick any minority you are willing to abandon for the bigots you prefer in all cases. If you break solidarity with your base, you have no solidarity with your base. Even if you do it one demographic at a time.

Where bigots are welcome, no one else is.

They’re mad at each other because they work bargain retail. They are stressed out and irritable.

Trying to push an ultra progressive candidate will simply mean losing the election.

We’ve had three cycles in a row of running dull conservatives against evil conservatives. One of them won, yes, but by the skin of his teeth. How many more cycles of losing to fascists are we gonna need?

It’s neat how pragmatism always involves waiting an additional few decades to do anything other than field “we’re second worst to nazis and that’s it” candidates.

Please don’t run anoyher centrist.

I don’t have a say in the matter. I’m not one of the republican bigots we have to abandon every last principle to appeal to.

Run someone leaning as far to the left as possible, while also being able to actually win.

Which is interpreted in all cases by the useless and complicit democratic party as “run another centrist and lie about how progressive they aren’t.”

it is like you people hear what you want to hear. I am in no way saying run with right leaning policies.

Yes, you are. You’re just too removed from american politics to realize it.

I am saying you need to present your politics in a way that your bigoted countrymen can follow.

Always have to appeal the bigots all centrists want the approval of. Because appealing to anyone but bigots at this point is a move to the left. centrists would rather have us all dead in camps than move to the left.

Moving to the left has always been just this thing we will do in the nebulous future and NEVER FUCKING DO. You may be happy with that, but that’s because you don’t have to live here.

Expect the DNC to shift left over the next few years

I’ll be glad to see it if it ever happens, but I only expect the dnc to punch left and embrace the right.

Luckily we’ve already had a complete turn over of leadership and they’re a lot more progressive this time.

That remains to be seen.

Maybe if the dems win once and do well, they can try pushing for AOC next.

There’s always some excuse why a progressive can’t run.

They act like biden won with a decisive majority that gave centrism a mandate instead of barely squeaking in. It took days to be certain. That was far too close and democrats acted like everything was fine and that they could easily beat trump and still move to the right like they wanted.

Simply due to the fact that she’s a woman. The last few dem losses make it clear that America is still very sexist.

Democrats really are willing to shut out all women as soon as a progressive woman is suggested.

Because he’s distancing himself from her politically

I can see wanting to distance yourself from a failed campaign. Wonder why harris didn’t.