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[–] [email protected] 50 points 6 days ago (7 children)

Yeah seriously, if there's a single thing we've learned from this whole election, is that the best thing for the left is to enforce absolute ideological purity!

We must not tolerate any unorthodoxy! Better to abstain than anything!

It's like you want to take this loss and make the lessons permanent...

[–] [email protected] 55 points 6 days ago

Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, “Don’t do it!” He said, “Nobody loves me.” I said, “God loves you. Do you believe in God?”

He said, “Yes.” I said, “Are you a Christian or a Jew?” He said, “A Christian.” I said, “Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?” He said, “Protestant.” I said, “Me, too! What franchise?” He said, “Baptist.” I said, “Me, too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?” He said, “Northern Baptist.” I said, “Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?”

He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist.” I said, “Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?” He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region.” I said, “Me, too!”

Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?” He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912.” I said, “Die, heretic!” And I pushed him over.

- Emo Philips

[–] [email protected] 38 points 6 days ago (4 children)

You say that as if the DNCs campaign strategy wasn't to absolutely abandon the left and try to court "moderate republicans", which we very obviously just learned don't actually exist.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago

Apparently it wasn't so much that they don't exist, but that people are generally stupid and if inflation spikes during your term you're going to get the blame for it - even if your actions significantly limit inflation compared to the rest of the world.

Every government that was in power during the inflation rise and had an election this year lost voter share.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

try to court "moderate republicans", which we very obviously just learned don't actually exist.

Exactly. For all their effort, all the campaigning with Liz Cheney, all the promises of Republicans in the cabinet, and all the war hawk endorsements, Harris lost votes with Republicans compared to Biden.

Republicans don't vote Democrat, stop running to the right to appease them. Democrats don't want to hear that shit either and you need them to show up to win, so how about courting their vote instead.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Enough. America is full of idiocy. Everywhere. This isn't a campaign issue it's an ignorance and bigotry issue.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 days ago

...because taxing the rich, adding affordable daycare/child tax credits, a propose ban on price gouging, and other middle class incentives were abandoning the left...totes. The narrative that's being pushed here is pretty bullshit. Her platform was on point for the middle class and below.

Sure. She campaigned in battleground states, more than any where else....but that was strategic. And it makes sense at the time.

Everyone just keeps saying "she abandoned the left" without adding literally any examples of it.

The DNC fucked up by not holding primaries, but Harris ran a pretty damn good game.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I mean, the lessons are likely to be permanent, regardless. This might be the last few months of peace before the US turns into an authoritarian terror wasteland via project 2025. Hopefully it won’t, but all three branches of government have been compromised, which leaves little hope.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 days ago (2 children)

y'all got any more of them checks and balances?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Checks and balances only work if the branches fundamentally care about their job and the country rather than their party. We just have a completely disfunctional parliamentary system where sometimes, just for funsies, the prime minister and cabinet are the minority party so nothing gets done. Oh and also we have a critical part of our legislature elected just from arbitrary lines.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

I love how anything outside of what the democratic party wants to do is labelled "ideological purity" even though democrats endlessly shriek at anyone who does not toe the democratic party line. Democrats had their way, again, and lost, again. How about we try something new instead of democrats constantly trying to appeal to fascists while pretending to be the only thing to stand against fascism?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It’s like you want to take this loss and make the lessons permanent…

Yep. They don't care what happens to workers or minorities. They just want to have someone to point their fingers at to blame for the world's problems - and what better way to get that than handing over all power to literal fascists?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Seriously, it's the emo version of politics, they get to sit at home and cry about how nobody gets them.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

It's like you want to take this loss and make the lessons permanent...

Yes. That’s the point. If they can’t have exactly what they want, then acceleration towards collapse is more desirable than comprise.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

"I'm going to hurt you because they hurt me"

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What axiom is the left ideology built on that allows it to be ideologically pure? For example, the right has property rights to build on, which itself is derived from the ownership of your own person. What fundamental truth does the left build their views on?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Without a strong fundamental truth to base your beliefs on, how can the left ever expect to unify?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago

Was this meant to reply to my comment?