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Bernie Sanders and AOC Rallies Are Pissing Off Elon Musk - The two Democrats are drawing huge crowds on the “Fight Oligarchy” tour. And it’s making Republicans nervous. (newrepublic.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

To quote @QueerSatanic on Mastodon:

Bernie Sanders and AOC are kettling the current protest movement back inside electoralism and the Democratic Party, and the results are going to be disastrous

what we want out of the Democratic Party is something it is not and will never be: an entity that collects votes downstream from organizing people and providing for their needs by redistributing resources to those who come in asking for them and even more than that, connects people with one another to solve problems for themselves directly without need for intermediary

if every Bernie Sanders and AOC rally were centered around, "This is a crisis, and you need to be bringing democracy to every aspect of your lives right now: while you are standing here, text five of your neighbors, five of your co-workers, five of your family members or close friends, and introduce yourself to five people here, and then organize your workplace, organize your neighborhood, and organize your personal connections. If you can't do that, think about why you can't, and get to work. The next time we visit, be able to talk to people in your life about what you need to be doing together to take care of one another and those who can't take care of themselves" — if every rally did that, there would be no complaints.

Instead, all that Democratic politicians can ever offer is a kettle toward electoralism, a siphon toward the promise of kinder bosses, and a sapping of all the strength we need right now to face the moment we're in