criticizing the dems

Corporate media and Bernie
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Zooey wrote:

I don’t know where to put this, so…here:

Krystal Ball: Rahm Emanuel REVEALS Dems Class War Against Its Own Voters”

IMO, the critique is great. In a different world, I’d say she’s too easy on the Dems. But in the current context of the really real?

It just helps the GOP.

Yes, the Dems turned their backs on the working class nearly 50 years ago. Yes, they suck. And in a better world, we leftists would have a real shot at making our case against the Dems and, by extension, the Republicans, in one fell swoop. Toe to toe. In the full light of day.

But this is a rotten world, politically, and we have a rotten system — root, branch and tree. And our rotten system isn’t set up to promote a sane and righteous battle between leftists and Dems, at least not yet. Quite the opposite. It’s set up to narrow and slice and dice that battle up so it’s always between the Dems and the Republicans. Just them. We’re afterthoughts, at best. So, when leftists focus their guns solely on the Dems, and rarely attack the GOP, few audiences will take it as a given that we leftists are even more pissed off at the Republicans.

IMO, we shouldn’t assume they assume that’s already baked in. We should assume, instead, that if all they hear and read from us is contempt for the Dems, that’s going to sync up with what they hear and read from Republicans and the right. From Fox News, Breitbart, et al. A “logical” inference from those concerted attacks is that people should never vote Dem, which leaves the GOP in power by default.

Again, in a better world, we wouldn’t have to worry about such things. We’d be able to make our case as leftists, for a better society and planet. We wouldn’t have to ask, “Hey, wait. Will this help the greater evil?” We’d know we had a real shot at defeating both parties, etc.

That’s just not the world we live in right now. Leftists should not be in the business of helping Trump win reelection.

Zooey wrote:

This stands a chance of becoming the longest thread ever.

I think you may be right. So much to criticize, so little time!

;>)

ZN,

Thanks for repurposing this. Likely saves tons and tons of energy and refuse in the bargain. And we Americans are incredibly wasteful.

Sidenote: Am currently reading Hope Jahren’s excellent The Story of More. About climate change, waste, pollution, cruelty to animals, endless greed, etc. etc. It makes you want to dance and sing!!

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Also, to repeat:

I am in no way saying that leftists qua leftists should refrain from blasting away at all deserving rhetorical targets, including the Dems. I may be on an island about this, but I just see it as counterproductive when leftists with audiences do so in the current context, and 70 some days before the election.

And, as is my wont, more in the next post. But, I promise to be short. I really do!