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Rich Puchalsky ⚑@richpuchalsky.bsky.social |
Everyone knows that no Democrat is ever going to do this. Democratic Party partisans prefer explanations like "party leaders are inept or too polite" but the real answer is class interest: the Democratic Party does not work for its base but for its wealthy donors and this is against their interest
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William Slothrop
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The thing that is specifically galling, were this to be the most accurate take, is that it’s not even a smart read on their self-interest. Even at the top 1%, a descent into Russia-style kleptocracy would create more losers than winners. So ineptitude is part of the conversation, in some form.
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