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Andor Has a Message for the Left: Act Now
(theintercept.com)
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Joke’s on Andor.
The US doesn’t have a “left”
The US certainly does have a left. The left just isn't in power. There are many leftist organizations and individuals outside the halls of power.
Eh, do we have a left in the US? Technically, yes, but it lacks all rigidity and strength.
The left is caught in a cycle of self canabalization at the moment, and anyone that I've seen attempting to pick up the flag and carry it forward is torn apart. People are too concerned with being ethically and morally pure so that when we're all sitting in the gulag, they can say, "Well, at least I never compromised my values." And I'm not saying those values aren't important, but to have the opportunity to address those, we have several prerequisites to tackle first.
Progress is messy, and if you're not on board, you're holding it back.
I'm sick to death of the idea that actually wanting the party to be better and quit sliding to the right for no gain is somehow purity testing from unreasonable people.
The people who paint progressives as throwing tantrums when they don't get 100% of everything they wanted have had 100% of everything they wanted in every single presidential election since 2008, when they hated the idea of a Black president so much that they formed a PAC to support his opponent.
I am wondering if i didn't convey my point well enough?
Im a progressive and as left as they come. I think we should aim for perfect, but be ok with better or good. What i have a problem with is seeing the front runners of the progressive left(AOC snd Bernie) being called out, by people who claim to be leftist, because they don't say something out loud or often enough. They've been very clear on where they stand. They don't need to keep reaffirming that, especially when it halts momentum, which we so desperately need yesterday.
And yet I see those leftists(not neo libs) say that AOC isn't the future or anywhere near it, So if not them, then who? Who checks off all the boxes that's not a milque toast moderate dem?
Yeah, that's stupid when AOC and Sanders are about the only ones even trying.
But then you have people who expect the left to accept biden as a progressive.
I saw a post recently that your comment reminds me of. It said something like "leftists are often more concerned about not doing anything wrong than they are about doing something good". Along those lines, I agree with both your point and the message of the OP — that it is important now more than ever to actually do something. Mass action is more powerful than individual perfection
Said most succinctly, we need to learn to not let perfect be the enemy of good.
If the centrists do not start acting like the left, it will get bad… but I repeat myself
It is going to get bad because the Democrat leadership are all mostly old, out-of-touch, and sell out corporate stooges.
If you still think in May 2025 that your elected officials are your way out of this, you’re absolutely boned
I don’t. I am very much saying that they are not because of how ineffective the opposition party’s leadership are.
They are ineffective because their voters allow them to be.
--Sent from my iPhone while I wait for others to save us
Soooo screaming loudly on the internet and doing nothing?
Things seem broken here, for sure