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RFK Jr. can't win. But he and Cornel West could put Trump back in the White House. (www.usatoday.com)

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[–] dariusj18 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's funny the way this thread went. I don't think people paid attention to how much the Democratic party changed after 2016 after the Bernie peeps found out about how the party is actually structured. But there ended up being 3 types of new grassroots activists.

The ones that quickly found out that the DNC isn't some authoritarian regime who instead pulled up their seat at the table and effected change.
The ones that quickly found out that the DNC isn't some authoritarian regime and who wouldn't compromise with anyone and quickly became irrelevant but still cried that the system was still rigged (while their compatriots looked on in disgust lamenting the extra power to affect change they would have if they would vote as a block).
Those who got in and then tried to pull the ladder up to prevent themselves from losing their position the same way they accused others of doing.

[–] Bernie_Sandals 0 points 7 months ago

Completely agree, I really don't know why these people think the DNC is some massive evil force trying to crush the grassroots leftie activism.

I'm pasting this from one of my earlier comments, but I feel like it's incredibly relevant.

If you don't like the policies of the moderate Democrats then volunteer for your local party, most of the people running your county party are old as fuck, that's one of the main problems with the Dems. Vote in every single primary for the most progressive option. Donate to and volunteer for your progressive state representatives/senators. Help your coworkers organize a union and increase your lobbying power. Join a progressive/socialist election work group like Progressive Victory or any of the countless others. If you aren't doing at least one of these regularly, then you have no right to complain that the party isn't listening to you. You've given them no reason to.

I deeply feel that none of the people in this thread commenting about the malevolent DNC have done these, and kept doing them since the Bernie campaigns.