The DNC offered the most progressive presidential platform in history, and progressives rejected it because it didn't include "piss off all the moderates and Jews by forcing Israel to abandon the hostages" Progressives are the most unreliable voting block in the U.S. and it makes me ashamed to be 1 - ThreadSky

inmatexiii.bsky.social • 78 days ago

The DNC offered the most progressive presidential platform in history, and progressives rejected it because it didn't include "piss off all the moderates and Jews by forcing Israel to abandon the hostages"

Progressives are the most unreliable voting block in the U.S. and it makes me ashamed to be 1

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garlandh.bsky.social•78 days ago

This is objectively and demonstrably false. The DNC has shifted rightward for decades and the Overton window now sits further right than even Ronald (the Devil himself) Reagan was. And it wasn’t about releasing hostages, it was not providing material support and funding a fucking genocide.

nhc81.bsky.social•78 days ago

And now we have Trump suggesting we assist in 'relocating' them. The people who didn't vote or voted 3rd party because Harris didn't meet 100% ofbthe guidelines will now watch as Gaza becomes a shitty Trump resort.

garlandh.bsky.social•78 days ago

The ethnic cleansing was already almost complete. Biden’s administration funded it but it was backed in an unprecedented show of bipartisanship. This is US foreign policy at work. Trump would still have a tower in Gaza even if Harris was president. The problem is bigger than who the president is.

nhc81.bsky.social•78 days ago

So what is your proposal? Trump will not only finish the job, but also wants to take away hard fought rights here. What is your goal? Personally, I would love to have a true progressive, but at least Harris wasn't proposing taking ingredients away civil rights here.

garlandh.bsky.social•78 days ago

My proposal is we put pressure on the DNC at the local level and if they don’t capitulate, run ourselves as independents. We need to protest and be disruptive. Write our representatives (who are ignoring us) and we need to exhaust all options. It may come down to fighting fascists in the street.

nhc81.bsky.social•78 days ago

' No buy' can only work if enough people hold out long enough. I'm not sure if enough people will hold out on an economic protest, but maybe they will surprise me.

nhc81.bsky.social•78 days ago

Definitely agree with getting more locally involved. Not enough people are even aware of special elections and mid terms. Unfortunately a lot don't have the time or gumption to protest or fight. There are people not buying or participating in capitalism right now. 1/2

pjeanne97.bsky.social•77 days ago

Congrats on getting the worst possible outcome

flyhandle.bsky.social•78 days ago

Ok @nhc81.bsky.social

nhc81.bsky.social•78 days ago

So the solution is what? Trump is definitely not it, but here we are. Voting third party or not at all has him and those who want to not only build resorts in Gaza but want to also take away rights at home. I don't see how this strategy has helped them or us here at home.

flyhandle.bsky.social•78 days ago

Ok @nhc81.bsky.social , Biden and Harris only sent more than $32 billion in American bombs to Israel to destroy more than 90% of Gaza and kill upwards of 200,000 Palestinian civilians, women and children.
https://www.propublica.org/article/biden-blinken-state-department-israel-gaza-human-rights-horrors

You can be next.

nhc81.bsky.social•78 days ago

So what is your solution to this? We continue to let the GOP win, start a new party? I'm a Dem by default but I don't defend them with everything. So, what would your solution be to this?

sinker1234.bsky.social•78 days ago

Apologies can u state ur position ...I'm a grad student in middle eastern global security..see profile...can u make ur case?

sinker1234.bsky.social•78 days ago

I think I got it ..I'm not sure, but I think we're on the same page altho not aure

flyhandle.bsky.social•78 days ago

My "case" for...?

Opposing genocide? Morally wrong.

Which case are you asking about?

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