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    2 years ago

    I’m willing to compromise.

    Name one material compromise Biden has made with progressives and leftists over his term. Name one situation where moderates and liberals wanted one thing, progressives and leftists wanted something else and a material decision was made in favor of leftists and progressives. There is not a single example.

    Progressives and leftists are getting nothing out of this relationship.

    Here’s things Biden could do today:

    1. Vow to veto any attempts to block a rail strike in his next term.
    2. Call off Yellen and Powells war against American workers and their rising wages.
    3. Stop forcing federal workers back to the office.

    I used to include “stop sending weapons to Israel” but now he’s got Congress doing that. Fucking piece of shit.

    And before you say “it’s too late the election is here we gotta just gotta focus on that first”. Fuck. No. You know why it’s too late? Because liberals and moderates fucked around for too long. Biden fucked around for too long. Get it done now or fuck off.

    Progressives and leftists cannot be both 100% responsible for Biden’s loss while having a near zero, not half, not even half of a half, near zero influence on policy. You don’t want to compromise with us? Fine. Elect your procorporate trash candidate on your own.


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    2 years ago

    I’m done being lectured.

    If moderates and liberals won’t allow anyone to fight fascism head on then it’s not just a possibility it’s a guarantee. Fascism runs on misery and this country has plenty of it. Addressing unaffordable housing, healthcare and education would take the fight out of people. When people are busy living and enjoying their lives they don’t have the time or energy to worry about what somebody else is doing.

    And to establishment Democrats credit, they pay lip service to addressing these things but that’s about it. They claim they can’t do anything without the presidency, a majority, a super majority, a super majority without any defectors. There’s always an excuse on why nothing is getting done. But losing isn’t an option. So if the establishment Democrats want us to believe we can’t accomplish anything through traditional means for decades then guess what, it’s time to try something less traditional.

    Enter the rail strike, a real opportunity for Democrats to show who’s side they’re really on. Here’s a clear cut fight between workers and corporations. Time to bring these disagreements to a head and draw a line. What do they do? Under Joe Biden’s direction 44 Democrat senators vote with 36 Republican senators to block the rail strike.

    Liberals and moderates praise Biden for this. They praise Biden for siding against American workers. We are not on the same side.

    If liberals and moderates truly believe Trump and MAGA are a threat, if they truly believe Democracy is worth protecting then it’s time to compromise with leftists and progressives. If they won’t do it now they never will. Which means the choice isn’t between fascism and democracy. It’s between fascism now or later.

    I choose now. Let’s get this over with.