submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by to c/bestofhexbear@hexbear.net
 

I was the last one to incite a debate about Hasan on this site, and this was the comment that reframed my thinking positively.

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[–] 14 points 6 months ago (1 child)

This is what I’ve been saying, think in terms of utilization value for the movement rather than fine tooth combing of takes. Hasan can be naively bullish on electoralism, but he can be more approachable for people just getting into socialist politics than more hardline figures.

It’s a similar thing with Bernie, AOC, Zohran, et al. The criticisms levied against them by the revolutionary left are (usually) valid, but it’s also undeniable that they’re super popular with the normies. So it’s more useful to posit to them “if you like that, you’ll love full strength socialism” than ranting about social fascism.

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago

    I'll go one further. Zohran also was able to get a constituent out of ICE custody with a phone call - if this sort of power becomes more common it's fundamentally good for organizing (until he proves otherwise).

    Obviously we can still critique these figures, but having a mayor who fights for his constituents rather than one that lets hogs run crazy is a good thing overall.

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