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Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 5 days agoThe problem is that they keep alienating their voters and losing to fascists, but refuse to ever change.
Oh yeah. Solid agree. That is a problem.
Hopefully either they get their shit together or, by some miracle, there’s a viable third party.
But the shit sandwich is that yeah, they are the only political party with any weight that can go against Republicans.
Hopefully either they get their shit together or, by some miracle, there’s a viable third party.
Hopefully the weight of the party is no longer sufficient to keep progressives from winning the primaries the party still permits.
Because centrists are never gonna change, at least not for the better.
If the weight of the Democratic party isn’t sufficient anymore, it’s because Republicans have taken control over everything. And since they are being the fascist party, I doubt they would let any progressive party gain enough ground to do anything after that.
If the weight of the Democratic party isn’t sufficient anymore, it’s because Republicans have taken control over everything.
The weight of the party was not sufficient to stop Mamdani. And yet Republicans do not control New York City.
Two things should happen.
The Democrat party should change.
Voters should rub brain cells together and vote for far and away the better option, even if that option is awful at promoting themselves and adapting to changes in their base.
You won’t get 2 without 1.
gtrcoi@programming.dev 5 days ago
I totally agree, they should stop alienating the majority of voters by trying to appeal to radicals that actively smear the party.
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Democrats will never accept that they cannot win republican votes by betraying the left.
gtrcoi@programming.dev 5 days ago
First of all, they don’t betray the left on 99% of issues, it’s just that populist leftists consider anything less than maximal alignment “betrayal”.
Second, Trump’s support is plummeting thanks to his disastrous administration, Democrats are poised to sweep the midterms, and it’s a safe bet the next 2 years will be even worse and result in a win in 2028. The slopulist voting block can shove it tbh, they aren’t needed.
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Don’t lie. They betray the left on wages, worker protections, genocide, immigration, trans rights, cannabis legalization, healthcare, wall street reform, police reform, abortion, the Iraq war, the bank bailouts, childcare, family leave, voting rights, I can keep going but you get my point.
Not only do they do all of that shit, they support an unconscionable genocide in Gaza.
Not only that, they do everything they can to ratfuck any progressive candidate.
The genocide wing said that in 2024 and now they blame the left.
Squidious@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
You are so correct. Sorry you are getting down voted into oblivion. This place is full of people who read memes instead of long form news.