latest incarnation of ruy teixeira is a guy who posts up on reactionary publications to explain that the best way to respond to trump is to completely accommodate him and accept his vision of american society.
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Yes. Stanley Greenberg had a similar, maybe worse, take in the generally progressive American Prospect a few days ago, arguing that Democrats "should reject the woke policies that put Democrats outside the common sense of our country."
The GOP & their #fotus or better known as the predator in chief have been lying cheating & stealing anything that will benefit the #fotus sycophancy in their kneeling while kissing his ass & sucking up in their reverence for their mentally unstable king!
It’s not right, but it makes sense that after decades of getting stuffed in the locker by bullies like McConnell and Trump his measure of success is not getting bullied again.
Is that the guy who dared ask father of modern head-assery Pendejolomy "What is a woman?", before getting trolled le epic style with the retort of "anything that makes my pp hard?"
No way, bro! i thought his stupid ass died ages ago! I wish people would stop resurrecting him!
I’ve read the list of banned words for science papers. Words like culture and women are on the list. It’s not about DEI. It’s the destruction of free speech. It is fascism. You can’t talk about the current situation without the F word.
Gosh, I can't imagine why Motorhead's On Your Feet Or On Your Knees has been playing on permanent repeat in my head every time I read about politics in the last couple weeks.
Well, the main reason I didn’t is that in his remarks he basically answered the question, which was “I was actually right but the Democrats moved too far to the left and that’s why they lost the Hispanic vote.”
One day I wish those ppl would acknowledge immigration politics shifted left from 2012-2019 bc the public shifted left on immigration even pre-backlash to Trump’s xenophobia
Latest peak of pro-immigration sentiment was 2019 when border crossings were really high so it’s not illegal imm. was low
Like what happened post-2020 was COVID fucked everything including the economy up, incited a migration & border crisis, and ppl pissed about the economy (unlike 2019 when the economy was good) decided to blame immigrants
But even back on “the public went left on immigration”, ppl who complains about Dems moving far too left seem to memory-hole how Hillary shifted left on immigration wrt Obama, dropping enforcement, went after Trump on his xenophobia/racism and had the highest Latino vote share & margin ever (71-25)
"i didn't leave the left the left left me" is a particularly powerful mindset when your literal job is to figure out where the votes are and will be lol
Love the assertion we should help Trump with the things he is popular and right about, then lists immigration and DEI, two things Trump is absolutely wrong about.
I know A LOT of Democrats that are doing this and it's pretty damned scary. They even feel righteous doing so and think my decision to stay engaged is the problem, not Trump.
You don't have to read beyond the first paragraph. The "electoral drubbing" was a 1.5 point win (even closer in Michigan and Wisconsin) with Republicans clinging to a slim majority in the House. Why does anyone listen to this guy?
"Unless Democrats acknowledge that much of what Trump says and does is not only popular but also, here and there, good policy, they can never recover."
LOL! Freakin' hilarious. Jesus Christ, talk about being out of touch.
Is it for real? Anyone with any bits of morality knows the felon is corrupted to the core. What good policies? I haven’t seen any so far. Or did I miss whole a lot in today’s politics?
I made it through one paragraph and thought What the fuck does he know about fascism. Being nice and accommodating is a survival tactic when you cannot fight. Not when you’re fully capable of defending democracy.
No, he is wrong. Actually, we have cycled back to a mentality where a lot in the white majority have become sympathetic too and accepting of WHITE SUPREMACY - convinced that they have been victimized by minorities.
LBJ's comments about "..the lowest white man.." explains it.
It is THAT SIMPLE.
He must be on the slow cooker PR payroll. This is an effort to stew the policies til they’re palatable to moderate liberals while the institutions are dismantled effectively vanishing the administration of federal government services now including international intelligence gathering. Next up:social
Wow, not a single mention in there of Trump threatening our allies, starting trade wars, wanting to invade Gaza, handing over the Treasury to a drug-addled maniac… guess we’d better just “partner” with Trump on anti-DEI efforts! Unbelievable.
I do think the messaging needs to shift on the f-bomb. WE know how dangerous this all is. But most casual voters do not. Circling back to Tom Waltz, We should make fun of them. We should make them small. I would prefer to call MAGA incompetent foolish liars
“Have you tried just doing everything your abuser wants? Surely he’ll be happy if you’re perfectly obedient, and never ever make up excuses to be cruel again!”
For all the spin and outright lying on the part of the chump and his administration, are they completely oblivious to the fact the millions of US citizens are informing the world about internal US dysfunction?
It’s like they’ve never heard of social media and that it’s a global phenomenon.
The only survive guide is to counterattack, in the courts, the streets, the media and in government with everything you've got. To get real nasty, real fast or you've already lost. You've got to be willing to sacrifice or it's the end. I imagine most will choose bread and circuses and to go along.
As soon as he said the Democrats lost "for a reason" that wasn't misogynoir, I was out. (FTR, I am a Blululu who doesn't believe Harris lost that race, but I'll save that spiel.)
Imho he’s misguided from the ground floor, strategically treating trump and his todies as good faith negotiators. In this late-life malignantly narcissistic version, trump would pivot 180 degrees, on a dime, before aligning with any position a dem would propose. Unworkable, and an unwise retreat
OH HELL ON EARTH NO! Trump's base is a MINORITY and doesn't what Americans actually want. This jackass just ignores the facts that Trump's electoral win was the result of extensive voter suppression, an insane amount of $ from Musk and other billionaires, and fraudulent disinformation. 1/2
The 2024 election was not a mandate of anything but people feeling underserved by their government. NONE of Trump's policies serve the US public, they serve the oligarchy he wants. There is no meeting the Rapist-in-Chief halfway. DEI is a CORRECTION to historical/current bigotry. Fuck this guy.
Keeping in mind that he first became famous for confident assertions made while understanding absolutely nothing about how race works in this country, and having at best a dubious grasp of how politics works.
'Ya! And stop calling them Fascists, because that's an F Bomb. Like, you embolden them by pointing out fascist actions are things fascists do.' paraphrased.
Can we talk for real about whether Martin & Hogg are actually evidence that the party has learned nothing? Sure, they didn't come out & say "time to move on from identity politics," but I think you'd have to be an idiot to not recognize we have to pivot a little. Martin and Hogg aren't idiots.
Also a guy who straight up lies. Dems need to embrace energy abundance but have been “unremittingly hostile” to it? Yes, that’s how I would describe “highest domestic production of natural gas in history,” it’s totally reasonable to call that “unremittingly hostile.”
I would agree with one comment. I'm a moderate independent (hard core on civil rights) but there's a segment of the left that is angry, mean, insulting and off-putting, just as there is in the right. That's surprised and dismayed me. They were particularly savage to Joe Biden.
Yes, Dems should continue to act with 1950s-style decorum even after 20 years of GOP childishness, hostility, irrationality, & destructive nonstop lies have shown that the era of civility, let alone #bipartisanship, is over.
2) how is this different from saying, Being against anti-semitism is very very unpopular, so we should move away from that?
Or
anti-torture laws are very very very unpopular so we should abandon them?
We're now past precedented. All I can think of is for Gov wrkrs to gather outside their buildings w/military support & try to regain access. Madness? Ofc. But no one else can stop this now. They must decide btwn Trump & the Constitution. Pls update your response to reflect the real dangers at hand.
Bari Weiss definitely shares my goals for society, justice and freedom and I'm going to give tremendous credence to anything she publishes about resisting Trump because I am a credulous moron
Thing is, if he was right* (ie Trump is doing good stuff and the dems should happily support him) then why would anyone vote for a weak copy of the party that was doing the right things?
Ruy Teixeira might be a rightwing political analyst who clearly goes overboard on bowing down to Trump, but I do agree with his statement to the effect that what came out of the DNC process is a losing proposition when it is emphasizing identity politics.
He appears to be very confused between "popular" and what is right and adheres to the principals of the US Constitution. How many winners of The Voice become stars? Popularity doesn't mean shit.
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Is that the guy who dared ask father of modern head-assery Pendejolomy "What is a woman?", before getting trolled le epic style with the retort of "anything that makes my pp hard?"
No way, bro! i thought his stupid ass died ages ago! I wish people would stop resurrecting him!
Latest peak of pro-immigration sentiment was 2019 when border crossings were really high so it’s not illegal imm. was low
LOL! Freakin' hilarious. Jesus Christ, talk about being out of touch.
It's your fault, not Trump's. Stop complaining, bend over and enjoy it.
LBJ's comments about "..the lowest white man.." explains it.
It is THAT SIMPLE.
Ruy Teixera. Always wrong. Always.
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I do think the messaging needs to shift on the f-bomb. WE know how dangerous this all is. But most casual voters do not. Circling back to Tom Waltz, We should make fun of them. We should make them small. I would prefer to call MAGA incompetent foolish liars
It’s like they’ve never heard of social media and that it’s a global phenomenon.
What sunk the Democratic Party was the Democratic Party Leadership.
OK, do it. We'll see how this works out for you in the long run.
Interesting experiment. Undesirable, but perhaps the best long term outcome. Really bad for lots of folks.
lmao alright buddy I’m out
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1) your premise is faulty cuz it's not racial preference ... and ...
Or
anti-torture laws are very very very unpopular so we should abandon them?
Our founder James Madison said if men were angels government wouldn't be necessary
If Trump were an angel he could do as he pleased + everything would be fine
Trump's no angel
That's why I am
Objecting/withholding consent/protesting outside the FBI HQ for workers' rights
"That's kind of like having three daughters. I tell my daughters if rape is inevitable, lie back and enjoy it," Regan said. Shockingly, he lost.
*Which he obviously isn't.