democratic party is shock absorber of the left though (more like counterinsurgent left
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The Democratic Party: when the “it’s not going to be the graveyard of social movements anymore” insurgency meets the “we’re not going to be the graveyard of social movements anymore” establishment under the big tent and they resolve to keep being the graveyard of social movements
(from here https://nitter.net/shaabiranks/status/2086208662423421398)