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nerdybutcute May 30, 2023

joe biden is a classical centrist-liberal & i'm a far-left pinko

so we want different things

but i do think that w/in the constraints of his political paradigm

he genuinely means well

and that matters

it would matter even if he weren't up against fascists

but it especially matters in that case

Joe & I disagree on a lot

but he honestly seems committed to keeping me and mine from being killed

and all things considered i'll fucking take it

(cause that's where we are rn)

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nerdybutcute May 30, 2023

y'know, in some other time, some fantasy world where Joe's biggest competition is a progressive socialist in the Dem primary bc the GOP just has no chance in the general, fuck yeah i'd be digging into Biden like crazy

but that ain't where we are, my fellow lefties

praxis is a harsh mistress

and the fash are the clear & present danger, as they say

popular fronts are a thing in times of crisis

and fuck me if it isn't a time of crisis

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Sean May 30, 2023

@nerdybutcute if a progressive/leftist/socialist ever became "viable option" like if Sanders had won the nom in '16 or '20, you can be certain that we'd see the centrist/corporatist/Establishment be jumping on board with the fascist. Look at the German Revolution in 1918, where the Social Dems sold out the the Leftists and basically let the fascist Freicorp go on a killing spree to wrest control back from the Leftists. Biden & his ilk would have AOC & Sanders face a firing squad

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lexande

@Sean @nerdybutcute In modern day Germany the SPD forms state level coalitions with Greens and The Left all the time, especially when necessary to oppose AfD. People have learned some things about how seriously to take the threat of fascism in the past 105 years.

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Sean Jun 5, 2023

@lexande @nerdybutcute yeah I don't think that the modern day DNC is operating with the same logic, they still would prefer to work with Republicans than ally with any Democrats who are further to the left than corporations are comfortable with. 1919 SDP chose the right wing over the Spartacists, just like the Congressional leadership will be willing to compromise with GOP rather than the far less radical (compared to Spartacists) Sanders/AOC/progressives.