It’s an american presidential election cycle, time to show off what little you learned in the last 4 elections

  • PKMKII [none/use name]
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    8 months ago

    Force how? Stern tweet about how, even though you promise to vote for them again, you’re very disappointed in how they behaved?

    • ReadFanon [any, any]
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      8 months ago

      The first step is to convince everyone that we need to hand over our only bargaining chip, immediately. Only after that point can you start making any demands.

      • regul [any]
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        8 months ago

        Hey they learned by watching Dems negotiate. That's how you know they're real fans.

    • Dolores [love/loves]
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      8 months ago

      you're not supposed to think about how capitulating voting pressure leaves exactly zero avenues for pressuring politicians they approve of

      • PKMKII [none/use name]
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        8 months ago

        See, there are other options on the table, they just don’t like the implication of those options. It’s about maintaining this illusion that the Democrats are a real political party built from member consensus and not a de facto official state party. Any realistic pressure path would require acknowledging the nature of the beast.

        • Dolores [love/loves]
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          8 months ago

          these libs probably clutched pearls at yelling at dems in public, nevermind sit-ins and more direct action