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I've been saying the same thing for like a decade now, but it's not like the DNC actually cares.
This assumes that Democrats want to win at any cost. Listening to Sanders is a bridge too far.
Democrats would rather lose than do even the most tepid social democratic reformism.
It sucks to realize in hindsight, but if Bernie had won the 2016 primary he would have been thoroughly ratfucked as a matter of bipartisan consensus. The Democrats would have sabotaged his national campaign at every step, probably even going as far as to have a few high profile Democrats endorse a third party candidate to make sure Bernie loses.
Look at what Labour did to Corbyn.
DNC won't change unless heads roll. They just roll in the fund raising money, getting a president is just a bonus.
DNC won’t change ~~unless heads roll~~
It's serving its purposes, why would it.
"The system is working as intended and must be destroyed."
Yup.
No shit.
Thanks, DNC and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. Took an incredible upwelling of enthusiasm, energy, and grassroots engagement, and completely squandered it by nominating Hillary instead.
It still pisses me off. It should be the end of President Sanders’ second term.
Up next : did Marx have a point ?
Every single day Marx and Lenin continue to be vindicated. Try as liberals and progressives might, as time passes their analysis only gains more evidence supporting it. That's why I keep an intro to Marxism reading list on hand if people want so I can link it whenever.
I hear that's what historians are saying
i would vote for bernie in 2028 over newsome.
Love the guy (even if he seeks to save capitalism from itself, not replace it) but he is old.
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