so just 5 progressives (we already have those numbers) can block congress from functioning normally for as long as they want.
This would result in all blame for congressional inaction being laid at the feet of the left. "We were trying to get you another pandemic check, but look who's not letting anything get done."
class struggle is build by engaging in the same fight over and over again, and broadening the group of people who you’re influencing in that proces
I agree, but I don't think a January (losing) vote from a lame-duck Congress will do this.
I agree, but I don’t think a January (losing) vote from a lame-duck Congress will do this.
I think you're wrong. The radical wing of the republican party lost dozens of votes where they tried to repeal obamacare, and the fact that they were fighting so ferociously created an energy among their base that eventually led to that wing of the party winning the presidency with Trump.
the fact that they were fighting so ferociously created an energy among their base that eventually led to that wing of the party winning the presidency with Trump
Was it the failed votes that did this, or was it the astroturf cash, the unrelenting media campaign, and decades of cultivating blind anti-government sentiment?
This would result in all blame for congressional inaction being laid at the feet of the left. "We were trying to get you another pandemic check, but look who's not letting anything get done."
I agree, but I don't think a January (losing) vote from a lame-duck Congress will do this.
I think you're wrong. The radical wing of the republican party lost dozens of votes where they tried to repeal obamacare, and the fact that they were fighting so ferociously created an energy among their base that eventually led to that wing of the party winning the presidency with Trump.
Was it the failed votes that did this, or was it the astroturf cash, the unrelenting media campaign, and decades of cultivating blind anti-government sentiment?
Those things certainly had effect. I'm not saying the situation is identical, I'm saying they're similar in an essential component.