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Liberals Are Not Laughing About Jon Stewart's Jabs at Joe Biden
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I think people forget that the Democrats literally chose Hillary instead of Sanders - like, the Democratic Party purposefully chose Hillary despite the fact Bernie was actually more popular amongst people.
Not gonna start saying why because there’s probably a myriad of reasons, but the fact that the Democratic party had a chance to put in somebody who was at least saying really progressive stuff for the people of America that the people really liked and just chose a fucking Clinton instead should say something about the party.
There is no more reason in morally characterizing a political party than in morally characterizing a corporation. A party is a tool, a lever of political power. Look at how Trump has taken over the Republican party. They were terrible before, but he made them worse. The Democratic party used to be the party of slavery; then it was the party of FDR and a coalition driven by socialists; now it is the party of capital and neoliberalism, but still the one most capable of being taken back by the left. Organize, communicate, educate, and never give up. Control of the Democratic party can change hands again.
Got a minute (literally a minute)?
Lawrence O'Donnell and William Greider describe the calculations of the Democratic party in "An Unreasonable Man"
Edit: Voting blue no matter who is what keeps us stuck in an endless loop of presidential election cycles with candidates most people don't want. Some people don't get that, and probably never will.
I mean, even going back further. I volunteered for the 08 Obama campaign because I really believed in him. The progressive who campaigned was not the conservative we got in office.
Hillary was no surprise to me after that. I'm completely disillusioned of the system. I voted Biden, and then the first thing he did was open more concentration camps.
I'll vote for your shitty candidates to prevent a Republican victory, but anyone who lectures me about not criticizing these assholes because it might hUrT tHe CaMpAiGn can fuck right off. Stop being so awful if you want to win.