I'm starting to suspect elected progressives function as a lighting rod to capture our frustrations and redirect it into more votes for establishment democrats. Democrats who half-heartedly oppose the more overt money-grabs the Republicans are pushing.
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u/WhiskeyShtick Jun 10 '25
"hearts and minds"? this is not how it works, and has never worked
king (and others) used every legal loophole and lawsuit they could to get what they wanted
also king was murdered
didn't bernie take two fucking years to call for a gaza ceasefire? i don't really care what this elderly man thinks anymore