• BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Well Gavin Newsome effectively saying he wouldn’t run against Kamala sounds like theyre trying to stitch up the primaries with 1 candidste.

    Its like they’ve learnt nothing from Hilary Clinton, Joe Biden or Kamala Harris. They also learnt nothing from Bill Clinton and Barack Obama - both candidates that emerged as outside chances from a more open primary process. Stiching up the last few primaries has been disaster after disaster for the Democrats. Even Bidens win may have been at the expense of a younger candidate that may have more effectively beaten Trump and prevented 2.0.

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      I agree. And you probably understand this as well; but it needs to be said.

      The Democrats aren’t trying to “learn”. They are doing exactly what they are supposed to do. Serve as a hole in which leftist politics goes to die.

      Their goal is not to win. Their goal is to block leftist movements and collect campaign donations in return. This is just another step in that model.

      The goal I have is to bring people to this understanding to spark change. Whether that is through building that understanding now through a political process that is so blatantly exposing these relationships; or other means in the future. There is a breaking point that will be reached one way or another.

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        The US is on the edge of full blown facsim. Whatever is true in this rhetoric, get out and vote, and yes blue no matter who. The alternative is ‘the end of trans people’ and whoever else they don’t like.

        Please be aware that there are a growing number of campaigns to get you to stay at home again. Maybe this post is part of that, maybe not. It doesn’t matter. What matters is taking back control of Congress.