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minus-squareradiofreebc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·5 days agoBernie losing the primary in 2016 showed me all i needed to see about what the DNC is all about. Trump didn’t win in 2016, Hillary lost.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoI believe a similar rug pull will happen with this latest wave of social democrats, which will in turn radicalize more people into revolutionary politics. Those who burn their hands on a hot stove seldom make the same mistake.
minus-squaregrinning_serpent@lemmy.worldBanned from communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoIt showed you that a neoliberal political machine prefers candidates that aren’t gonna rock the boat? Was that somehow surprising? But yeah Hilldawg’s campaign strategy consisted of “I show up and am handed a crown.”
minus-squareBeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoAnd dropped the entire visage of being able to negotiate with them. They’re liars and cheaters just like the Republicans.
Bernie losing the primary in 2016 showed me all i needed to see about what the DNC is all about. Trump didn’t win in 2016, Hillary lost.
I believe a similar rug pull will happen with this latest wave of social democrats, which will in turn radicalize more people into revolutionary politics. Those who burn their hands on a hot stove seldom make the same mistake.
It showed you that a neoliberal political machine prefers candidates that aren’t gonna rock the boat? Was that somehow surprising?
But yeah Hilldawg’s campaign strategy consisted of “I show up and am handed a crown.”
And dropped the entire visage of being able to negotiate with them. They’re liars and cheaters just like the Republicans.