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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

Doesn't matter if trump sets the precedent.

The DNC kicked neoliberals out of the chair last year, and Martin has been giving all the money stolen from state parties via the "victory fund" back to the state parties this whole time

Holding that money and hanging it above the state's heads is how the neoliberals maintained power.

That's gone, been gone...

We won't get a neoliberal candidate forced down our throats this time, we'll get a candidate that Dem voters actually want, and they're fucking tired of maga getting away from this shit and want someone actually willing to hold them accountable asap.

And without that money hanging over state parties heads, our next set of congressional leaders will similar not be neoliberals who fight progress harder than MAGA.

It's like we're up 250-0 in the first quarter. The battle for the party is over, progressives won. We just have to wait for the clock to run down, unless we can pressure neoliberala to resign now so they can be replaced in special elections ahead of primaries.

[-] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 weeks ago

Is this satire? That is a wildly optimistic take, if not. Wildly.

[-] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 weeks ago

This person has single handedly taken on the task of white washing the DNC on lemmy. They've been posting stuff like this for months.

[-] Triasha@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

Ken Martin was the best choice of the short list for chair of the DNC. We will see what his leadership brings.

[-] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 weeks ago

Ken Martin was the best choice of the short list for chair of the DNC.

Sounds like a roundabout way of calling him the "lesser evil." Sounds like the same old party to me.

[-] Triasha@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

If all you want is heads on pikes you can say that. If you want democracy you have to work with the demos your have.

[-] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Im assuming you meant 'demons' and I'd argue that this line of reasoning is exactly why we are where we are currently. Republicans make things bad and then Democrats come later and keep them bad. Republicans make things worse and Democrats come in and keep things worse. Nothing ever actually improves and you get to a point where people are so desperate for anything different that they elect Donald fucking Trump to be president. This is the ratchet effect that Democrats enable through inaction due to their stated ideals being diametrically opposed to their actual ideals and the ideals of their wealthy donors. They simply tell you what you want to hear during election season and then disregard you once they take office.

I wouldn't call having the same shitty, hand-picked type of people forced upon you over and over "democracy." That's just the illusion of democracy much like going to the grocery store and seeing shelves full of 'competing' products that all turn out to be owned by the same three companies. Things will not change until we break this cycle.

[-] DougHolland@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

This is soooo exactly spot on, thank you.

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