• rigatti@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    The left didn’t vote against fascism, but also the center didn’t. And the right, obviously.

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      5 months ago

      The Democrats could have run a turd as a candidate with the slogan “it’ll be a shit show” and I’d still have voted for them with no regrets, because I understand that fascism is an existential threat. If the Democrats are to blame in any way, it’s because they didn’t try to get people to understand that OH WAIT THEY DID.

      Should the Democrats have run a better candidate and a better campaign? Obviously yes. Is it their fault that voters were willing to let a fascist win? Not even a little.

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    5 months ago

    They share the blame, certainly, especially in depressing left-leaning turnout, but I think it was largely ‘swing voter’ twats sitting it out.

    Suppose we’ll find out when more detailed analysis of this utter fuck-up and handing the keys to one of the most powerful countries in the world to fascists is available.

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        5 months ago

        The Dems running a wet rag is a significant failing and they share the blame for fascism coming into power.

        At the same time, that in no way excuses the thought process of any voter who sat by and said, “I don’t like the wet rag. Let’s go with fascism instead!”

  • Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    The DNC would rather lose with a neoliberal than win with a progressive. If they want to get there shit together they have to win with the working class and ordinary people.

    They can’t be elitist centrists. They’ll lose every election if they do. The future is now old man