Could democratic socialism become the brand of a new generation of political actors — not just on the fringe, not just in New York City, but across the country?
Thank you for this. It’s positively infuriating the way the left keeps eating itself. There is no way the establishment will let socialism take root in the Democratic party, but there’s real value in moving the Overton window to the left enough to allow people to see either the benefits of socialist policies or (more likely) the opposition to it.
The whole “fuck these guys, they’re not revolutionary enough” is a great way to ensure that nothing ever gets done.
We should absolutely have red lines though. Some of these candidates already cross them, and even more candidates may be all talk. But shitting all over anyone who dares to do anything other than launch an unpopular resistance is not constructive.
Thank you for this. It’s positively infuriating the way the left keeps eating itself. There is no way the establishment will let socialism take root in the Democratic party, but there’s real value in moving the Overton window to the left enough to allow people to see either the benefits of socialist policies or (more likely) the opposition to it.
The whole “fuck these guys, they’re not revolutionary enough” is a great way to ensure that nothing ever gets done.
We should absolutely have red lines though. Some of these candidates already cross them, and even more candidates may be all talk. But shitting all over anyone who dares to do anything other than launch an unpopular resistance is not constructive.