…who think that becoming essentially Republicans Lite is the path forward. It’s not about doing what’s best for people, it’s about retaining power and keeping people placated so they don’t gaze upward. Like I said above, they’re not the same as Republicans, but if they’re gonna keep chasing these right-wing votes and adopting their policies, that “still a better option than them” margin will be vanishingly small to the point of irrelevance.
I don’t share their ideology. They tend to be a bit more hyperbolic, calling Democrats and Republicans the same, which they aren’t. I would much rather have a Democrat in charge right now, because that’s a much safer environment from which to enact the sort of progressive change I personally want. Plus, Ukraine would stand an obviously better chance.
But my critique still stands. Some Democrats would rather become Conservative than do the work to convince people to join them on the left. They’re gonna chase a vanishingly small number of people and just expect the rest of us to fall in line, and this last election very clearly demonstrated that that’s not a viable strategy, despite everyone I know voting for them.
I am usually an optimist, but I do not have faith that people will come to their senses and realize that voting for the least-objectionable candidate is in their best interest. If Democrats don’t start running progressive populists, they’re gonna continue to lose, and Republicans are going to continue gerrymandering and changing the rules to the point that Democrats’ efforts become just for show.
A few have. But then there’s these…
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/15/centrist-democrats-chair-dnc-00189933
…who think that becoming essentially Republicans Lite is the path forward. It’s not about doing what’s best for people, it’s about retaining power and keeping people placated so they don’t gaze upward. Like I said above, they’re not the same as Republicans, but if they’re gonna keep chasing these right-wing votes and adopting their policies, that “still a better option than them” margin will be vanishingly small to the point of irrelevance.
I see that same sentiment on lemmy.ml a lot. Where they repeat Russian talking points about Ukraine.
I don’t share their ideology. They tend to be a bit more hyperbolic, calling Democrats and Republicans the same, which they aren’t. I would much rather have a Democrat in charge right now, because that’s a much safer environment from which to enact the sort of progressive change I personally want. Plus, Ukraine would stand an obviously better chance.
But my critique still stands. Some Democrats would rather become Conservative than do the work to convince people to join them on the left. They’re gonna chase a vanishingly small number of people and just expect the rest of us to fall in line, and this last election very clearly demonstrated that that’s not a viable strategy, despite everyone I know voting for them.
I am usually an optimist, but I do not have faith that people will come to their senses and realize that voting for the least-objectionable candidate is in their best interest. If Democrats don’t start running progressive populists, they’re gonna continue to lose, and Republicans are going to continue gerrymandering and changing the rules to the point that Democrats’ efforts become just for show.