Progressives erupted at House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and the 11 Democrats who failed to show up for Tuesday's vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, allowing Republicans to kill the effort despite their narrow House majority.
Oh no, I wasn’t trying to be an apologist for Democrats, sorry for making that unclear. My point was we have to work with this trash (Corpo Dems ™️ ) because the other trash (GOP) is probably going to be a stonewall. In response to where the “wedge” is in Nola’s reply.
And the way you change that overton window and shift those pressures leftward is thru sustained outside pressure
Corporate Dems have no real incentive to betray their actual constituents, donors, especially when their former main lovers(tech oligarchs and Israel) are sending all the signals their pocketbooks will open back up for them if they play nice, and if voters as a whole just go back to brunch, guess who easily wins that influence battle?
So while there is a type of corporate media propaganda that I think undermines the left, this is one of those rare instances I think this sort of coverage is actually helping. As it is keeping focus on who the villains inside the tent are and that they can’t be trusted(which they can’t). And right now they are banking on people going quiet and falling in line so they can maneuver behind the scenes and preserve their power and the status quo dynamic.
Sadly, progressives will have to work with corpo dems to make anything happen. At least it’s possible to sway them…
It’s not possible to sway the Repubs in Congress for the most part.
I’m sorry we don’t live in an ideal world but these type of news articles produce apathy, which is the enemy of progress.
Ah yes, the good ol’ Centrist war cry of “But Repbulicans are mean so let’s not try at all!”.
Maybe stop being a coward always worrying about what Republicans will do and worry about what Democrats should do.
I’ve said nothing to do with whatever you are arguing about.
Your anger at me is my point exactly
I read your second line as the indicating why centrists would be not passing things progressives would be proposing.
If that’s not what your intent was then I do apologize.
Oh no, I wasn’t trying to be an apologist for Democrats, sorry for making that unclear. My point was we have to work with this trash (Corpo Dems ™️ ) because the other trash (GOP) is probably going to be a stonewall. In response to where the “wedge” is in Nola’s reply.
They all need to be held accountable.
And the way you change that overton window and shift those pressures leftward is thru sustained outside pressure
Corporate Dems have no real incentive to betray their actual constituents, donors, especially when their former main lovers(tech oligarchs and Israel) are sending all the signals their pocketbooks will open back up for them if they play nice, and if voters as a whole just go back to brunch, guess who easily wins that influence battle?
So while there is a type of corporate media propaganda that I think undermines the left, this is one of those rare instances I think this sort of coverage is actually helping. As it is keeping focus on who the villains inside the tent are and that they can’t be trusted(which they can’t). And right now they are banking on people going quiet and falling in line so they can maneuver behind the scenes and preserve their power and the status quo dynamic.
Ok