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This but unironically? I seriously wish more Democrats were like Bernie Sanders or AOC – willing to hammer the same points over and over and over again in a way that’s clear and accessible to the broader public while still having some nuanced conversations for the people paying attention. I don’t quite know how to describe it – populism but sincere? Bernie’s rhetoric captured me – someone who felt they were paying attention but was leaning socially right-wing under the guise of “egalitarianism” – back in 2016.
I don’t quite know how to describe it – populism but sincere?
That’s just what regular populism is.
The thing with the insincere negative connotation, e.g. what Trump does, is “demagoguery.”
The fact that the word “populism” has gotten so demonized in the past 20 years or so by only being associated with the right wing is almost as frustrating as how the word “liberal” got a way better reputation than it deserves by being associated with everything left wing
populism but sincere
You want socialism
populism but sincere
Oh, this is precisely what we need, but in order to achieve it we must stem the tide of corruption and end campaign finance donations in order to get money out of politics. So long as our politicians are legally and openly up for sale, we the people will never be represented.
The issue isn’t messaging, the issue is policies. Democrats don’t have policy prescriptions that do anything for the majority of people. If Harris and every democrat running for congress had unified around universal healthcare, she would be president and we’d have a democratic majority in the house and senate. Instead we got milquetoast bullshit along with “orange man bad” and then screaming at anyone who dared to criticize the candidates.
New York Mayor Ed Koch said “If you agree with me 51% of the time, vote for me. If you agree with me 100% of the time, see a psychiatrist.”
I feel like the Harris campaign started strong (i mean…you know…for what it was) with trying to put donnie’s stupidity on display but then there was no substance behind it. It’s easy to get the lifelong dems and never trumpers and there’s no way to get the maggites, but there are a shitload of people in the middle who were left like 🤷. Obviously, voting against evil Orange Jesus should have been their reaction, but we totally failed.
The maga crowd was pleased with Trump’s ridiculous antics. It’s a point of pride for them.
That’s what I said to myself as I watched the train wreck — America’s idiots are going to think Trump and Vance were heroic.
I think it’s because a core feature of Democratic politicians is a tacit agreement that debate is good and necessary.
republiQans not only don’t think that, they actively despise that.
No, if you’re debating how many americans should die of preventable disease or how many should have crippling debt, your interests are not aligned with the people you claim to represent.
