• theneverfox@pawb.social
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    6 days ago

    You spelled “take” wrong

    It matters because the party isn’t the people, it’s infrastructure. It’s buildings, it’s support staff, it’s mailing lists and payment processors

    It’s getting a special (often unfair) place on the ballot in all 50 states. It’s 50 (often flawed) primary processes that follow local laws

    And it’s a banner. Not one people like, but it’s one banner. A banner that theoretically stands for democracy and the common man

    The left is not organized. Do we rally behind a fresh, ideologically pure banner? Which one? How long to work out which group is the best? How long until we can build up that infrastructure?

    Fuck that. Winning is what matters.

    The people are on our side for now, there’s so much anger and energy. How long until they adjust to the new normal and go back to refusing to believe in a better world?

    We have a chance right now. The next 18 months. In one sweep we can take a tattered banner and get in control - before people get cold feet. While they’re still just screaming for someone to stop Trump.

    We can use the momentum to unfuck our democracy once we take control, but we can’t get distracted. There’s no room for purity or lofty ideals. We have to take what is offered and exploit every opportunity. We have to use the system against itself.

    We have to win. Now. Or we all die

    • Bloomcole@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      take what is offered

      That’s the true Blue MAGA spirit.
      We’re shit, we do a little genocide and whatever but forget that and vote for us bcs we’re not Trump.