The exception that proves the point. Have an upvote

Ahh yes, the American Revolution where poor indentured servants took up arms on behalf of rich landlords so they could continue to massacre the natives. But good point on the other revolutions I guess.

Because that strategy worked so well in the middle east.

It’s like the lesson they learned was to run a white guy to win over the misogynistic racist voting block.

Talk about turning their backs on what Kirk would have wanted. If the guy murdered from a school shooting says school shootings are the price we pay for freedumb, then we should celebrate his brave sacrifice like he would have wanted.

It’s understandable, his face looks bigger than it is.

So they can discriminate based on protected traits as long as they do so using most of the traits. And they wonder why people’s trust in their institution is eroding.

If anything we get more imperialism at home

Ezra Klein is hosting a conference promoting his book “Abundance” and it’s literally filled with fascists, including one speaker who wrote an article advocating “deportation abundance.”

https://mastodon.social/@mattsheffield/115148453618577031

He just doesn’t like the aesthetics of the current admin but he is onboard to build more detention centers and less regulation for corporations.

Surprised it’s not called Department of Lawfare and this point.

You actually think those people watch the news and get accurate information? Misinformed people are always going to learn the wrong lesson.

Didn’t Bill Gates fly on the lolita express or something? Bet half the room is on Epstein’s list.

She’s still defending the rapists, so…

Especially when part of the brain has been eaten

Too bad they’re likely to learn the wrong lesson.

Judge not lest ye be judged.

There are many forms of activism and it is important to keep in mind that everyone exists with different abilities in different contexts. Judging others because they aren’t adopting the same strategy as you isn’t going to build a winning coalition. Here’s a quote from someone who was murdered by the SS and was reflecting on how stupidity is as much a sociological phenomenon:

It will really depends on whether those in power expect more from people’s stupidity than from their inner independence and wisdom.

• Dietrich Bonhoeffer, After Ten Years

The idea that the DNC only has a messaging problem is to say we expect more from people’s stupidity than from their inner independence or wisdom (ie Voters just need to be educated). A party that respects people would listen and respond to issues like Gaza or wealth inequality. The reason this strategy of educating voters doesn’t work is because it isn’t a problem with the intellect but of their oppression. Only by liberating fellow voters will they be able to act independently.

Yeah, the only positive spin I received is from Newsom dropping ads on YouTube. Got a couple negative flyers as well.

Convincing people to vote for them is the job of the party, not their supporters. The supporters can only repeat the messaging the party sends out, if that messaging is unpopular then no amount of time and money from the supporters is going to win the election.

Kind of wish she had though, not really liking the outcomes.