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Democrats Appear Paralyzed. Bernie Sanders Is Not. (jacobin.com)

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“Trumpism is not going to be defeated by inside-the-Beltway politicians,” he said.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

because Harris tried to court them by doubling down on xenophobia, transphobia and a genocide, instead of trying to unite them with the fact that our true enemy has always been the corporate billionaires who own our politicians. There's an obvious reason why the Harris campaign didn't go with that message, which I leave as an exercise for the reader.

Trump voters, more or less, face the same economic issues we do. They just don't understand them, and they don't understand why voting for fascism isn't going to fix those issues. Trying to get them to understand is an excellent and admirable goal. I'm not certain Bernie will succeed, nor do I have the patience to support him in this endeavor any more, but I wish him luck. I also don't think it will matter anymore, as Republicans have already said they're ignoring their constituency, and I don't think we'll have fair and free elections ever again.