• inkrifle@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    So sick of the division amongst the left. He is far from perfect, but I’d much rather take a neoliberal over a fascist.

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      11 days ago

      With all due respect, as I understand where this sentiment comes from, that is how Trump gained momentum and won.

      I think the blue no matter who approach has failed more than worked considering Hillary failed, Biden did win but really it was more Trump lost, Kamala lost (she got a shit deal yeah but still neolib vs unchained Trump should have been a no contest) and going further back Gore and Kerry lost to Bush. Clinton basically was the centrist Republican neolib that got Dems a roadmap that they keep to this day.

      The time for half measures is over and the DNC needs to adapt or they will end up like the Whig Party. If you dont believe me look at their approval right now, No one likes the Democrats

      Newsom is an establishment figure and telling the next generation of voters this is going to be a candidate for change won’t yield the results you think.

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      11 days ago

      Leftists: “Democratic politicians are feckless. They need to get on social media to call out Trump’s bullshit on daily basis! When is a leader going to step up?!”

      Somewhere, a finger curls on a monkey’s paw.

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      Neoliberals Don’t oppose fascists.

      He will work with the fascist to come up with a compromise that the fascists can live with. That probably means sacrificing vulnerable groups and rallying around right wing talking points.

      He is right wing. Gavin newsom is just right wing. the fact that there’s a uneven deeper more belligerent right wing out there doesn’t mean that he is somehow an alternative to it.