slowly radicalizing me and I don’t like it
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Can’t wait for all my leftist friends that I managed to convince electoralism works rubberband back into tankies bc moderates are massive bitches
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this is literally half my friend group rn and I’m running out of counters
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Didn’t think we could do worse than Scott Garrett, but Gotheimer is a fucking demon.
I remember when I first learned the term mental gymnastics during the 2016 election. I then went on to understand the term first hand as I continued to try and believe that the mueller report would amount to anything politically meaningful. Embarrassing as that is, I’m still proud to have come around to the truth of the eternal science. At some point you just have to admit you’re fucking wrong. I don’t envy these clowns or the knots they have to twist themselves into to care about this dumb bullshit. History and theory are much more liberating than anything having to do with the fucking parliamentarian.
They know they’re wrong and that their ideology is bust, but they have money and they’re comfortable so they can larp safely
Nothing galvanizes extremists and recruits for them more than inaction
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A: “Things are on fire, maybe we should put the fire out”
B: “Fuck off”
years later
B: “Hey, why are there so many extremists now?”
The shitty thing is they’ve really vindicated all the leftist criticisms of moderates being disingenuous incrementalists
Manchin and Sinema are creating more bitter leftists than AOC at this point
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Yeaa, but if the choice ever comes down between AOC-type candidate and a Manchin-type candidate, the libs will do everything possible to get the conservative elected. I’m certain that 2009-2011 was full of similar comments from the libs as well, it didn’t matter when the choice came down between the left and the conservative, they will always choose the conservative.
if the choice ever comes down between AOC-type candidate and a Manchin-type candidate, the libs will do everything possible to get the conservative elected
I mean, a lot of people on here aren’t exactly going to help. They’re going to call AOC a fascist and hold out for a protracted people’s war or general strike. How anyone thinks that’s moving the ball forward, I don’t know.
This is a question I keep coming back to- is there a way to have honest analysis amongst ourselves and also recognizing that some of that analysis suggests actions that aren’t a good idea in this moment?
I personally think a lot of the criticisms of AOC are well founded. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to lead with them when talking to libs I’m trying to radicalize, and I don’t think most people are suggesting that.
I guess what I find weird about comments like yours is you seem to be saying we shouldn’t even be criticizing her amongst ourselves which, just, why?
“I had to spend so much work convincing my friends of nonsense and that’s all been ruined by reality itself”
the life of a neoliberal adherent is some kind of three stooges bit of constantly throwing a curtain around a flaming room and pretending everything’s fine
