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DNC Moves to Oust David Hogg After He Says Party Isn’t Standing Up to Trump (truthout.org)
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The DNC cited a procedural concern, but Hogg said it is “impossible to ignore the broader context” of his criticisms.

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[–] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I really like the idea of a tea party style takeover. That seems much more actionable and realistic.

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    No such thing.

    The tea party was just billionaires covered in AstroTurf. They bought the Republican party. It's asymmetrical warfare, because the left doesn't have billionaires that profit from our policy goals.

    Not to be a doomer, I do think Democrats can be pulled left (kicking and screaming) but I'm not sure how though.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    Tea party was partially real. But it was basically petite bourgeois: car dealership owners and the like. This was also the main component of Jan 6th. These people aren't a huge constituency but there are a lot more of them than billionaires.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I’m going to assign you a book:

    Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals by Saul Alinsky

    Do you remember when the right-wing dummies were all shrieking about this book, and how Hillary Clinton was mentored by Alinsky?

    It’s because they were following the damn advice in that book - it’s like a checklist of what to do to take over locally, then statewide, etc

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