• Rhynoplaz
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    72 months ago

    I’ve been saying that for over ten years now, but the time has passed for him. Doesn’t he have a younger protege that we can start pushing?

    • @whoreticulture
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      52 months ago

      I think it’s AOC, but conservatives have a disdain for her that I worry would be Hillary part 2.

      • Rhynoplaz
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        52 months ago

        I expect to see big things from her in the next 10 years.

        • @[email protected]
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          42 months ago

          If she drops some of her extreme positions, calms down a bit and moves further to the center, she’ll have a real shot at the candidacy by the time she’s 75.

          • @[email protected]
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            22 months ago

            Cleaving to the centre has enabled Trump, because centrists can’t criticise the neoliberal system while Trump and his MAGA cult can and will.

            As the facade of neoliberal policy crumbles we can all see it doesn’t work. Being able to criticise it and assert a different future (rather than a mythical past of greatness) is essential.

      • Juniper (she/her) 🫐
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        You just nailed the disdain - it’s that she’s a woman. And a minority, at that. We can never win those people over.

        • @whoreticulture
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          02 months ago

          Yes exactly, Bernie has similar politics but doesn’t get the same hatred. There were some Bernie voters who even hopped to Trump. They care more about sexism/racism than actual politics.