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This generation of Republicans are opposed to liberal democracy. Democrats are not. There are other real differences, but given the enormity of that one, why b
by thomassmith65 11mo ago
This generation of Republicans are opposed to liberal democracy. Democrats are not.
There are other real differences, but given the enormity of that one, why bother?
Dems didn't support Mamdani because he's a liability outside large, progressive cities.
- mindslight 11mo ago> Dems didn't support Mamdani because he's a liability outside large, progressive cities. I'm not arguing with your summation of the realpolitik the way the Dem establishment sees it, but this worry of theirs needs to die in a fire. Turmp has shown that people are willing to vote for abjectly terrible, extremist, even outright anti-American candidates as long as they stand and fight for something. The Democrats' strategy of continually compromising to middle of the road milquetoast candidates that vaguely gesture at mild bargaining reforms is a losing one with voters. (of course part of the incentive to do this is their corporate sponsors, but they need to get over this addiction to easy money if they want to win elections)
- red-iron-pine 11mo agothe Dems didn't support Mamdani because they cannot support Capital and Labour at the same time -- and at the end of the day, the Democrats support Capital, loud polemics from AOC or Bernie Sanders notwithstanding