The corporate Dems are probably more to blame for the current round of fascists in office than even the MAGA republicans. MAGA was always there in one way or another, but it took Dems actively subverting the candidate that could beat them handily to put them in power.
Though I think the corpo dems are evil and definitely know what they’re doing, I really can’t agree that they’re more at fault than the people actually doing the outright fascism. If the Rs actually kept to their original stances on Trump where most of them openly admitted he was going to ruin our country we would be in a different position too. Also, let’s not act like the R voters are innocent little babies or anything. They knew a lot of terrible things were going to happen and they didn’t care. I personally brought up gay rights and abortion issues to a more socially liberal R and they flat out said they think the most important thing is “getting rid of fraud” (because they think their taxes are too high). If you’re willing to sacrifice rights of others because of imaginary (or real) fraud, you deserve whatever happens.
Agreed. It’s a popular opinion but it treats the opposition like animals that couldn’t know better and will never change, and thus can’t be held accountable. Beefing with bad allies is preferred by many, and sometimes makes sense as a strategic priority (housekeeping) but where its purpose deviates from shared objectives, like stronger collective action, it’s just “in-fighting.”
The corporate Dems are probably more to blame for the current round of fascists in office than even the MAGA republicans. MAGA was always there in one way or another, but it took Dems actively subverting the candidate that could beat them handily to put them in power.
Will never forgive Hillary Clinton and Donna Brazile for this.
Though I think the corpo dems are evil and definitely know what they’re doing, I really can’t agree that they’re more at fault than the people actually doing the outright fascism. If the Rs actually kept to their original stances on Trump where most of them openly admitted he was going to ruin our country we would be in a different position too. Also, let’s not act like the R voters are innocent little babies or anything. They knew a lot of terrible things were going to happen and they didn’t care. I personally brought up gay rights and abortion issues to a more socially liberal R and they flat out said they think the most important thing is “getting rid of fraud” (because they think their taxes are too high). If you’re willing to sacrifice rights of others because of imaginary (or real) fraud, you deserve whatever happens.
Agreed. It’s a popular opinion but it treats the opposition like animals that couldn’t know better and will never change, and thus can’t be held accountable. Beefing with bad allies is preferred by many, and sometimes makes sense as a strategic priority (housekeeping) but where its purpose deviates from shared objectives, like stronger collective action, it’s just “in-fighting.”