• rarbg@lemmy.zipEnglish
    363·
    7 days ago

    Dems had a choice between the progressive wing (Bernie Sanders, etc), versus corporate Dems, but in the end money won and constituents lost.

    Not wrong there…

    • IzzyScissor@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      6 days ago

      But it also doesn’t mean Republicans are any better.

      Who is the progressive wing of the Republican party again? Is it the Jewish space laser lady? The Beetlejuice jerker? The pedophile?

      Sorry, that last one was too vague. That could apply to dozens of them.

    • PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.ukEnglish
      42·
      7 days ago

      There is an alternate universe where the DNC didn’t fuck bernie in 2016 and Trump wasn’t the 45th and probs wouldn’t be the 47th either

    • blind3rdeye@lemm.eeEnglish
      421·
      7 days ago

      Yeah, that’s true. But going on to say ‘therefore support Trump’ is … not good.

      I think it’s unwise for Proton to try to support any political party. Agreeing or disagreeing with decisions and policies is fair and good; but to say “this is the party who supports the little guy” is a bullshit and unnecessarily divisive.

        • Nalivai@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          7 days ago

          Both times, just like the other times, the candidate they chose won the popular vote on primaries. Your idea that they were unpopular go directly against the only available way to actually check the popularity of the candidate.
          Voting population of the US is just deeply racist, sexist, and stupid, but that’s besides the point.

            • Nalivai@lemmy.worldEnglish
              11·
              5 days ago

              Well, the rest of the voting polulation looked at the state of what’s going on, and decided that not voting against racist rapist is a good idea, so they are just as culpable.
              As to the people who are voting in democratic primaries, those are what, 10%? That’s even more pathetic.