That all this nihilism comes in the face of real, electoral gains for progressives on down ballot races across the country is not surprising but very disheartening.

People did complain/organize/mobilize during the Obama years. Occupy, BLM and Standing Rock happened under Obama. The thing is that when a neolib Dem is in office, the media can't fit the criticism into their narrative, so it is ignored.

That's exactly the problem. It's easier for more people to be complacent under Neolibralism. The threat of fascism would have, in a better timeline, forced the needed change to reform the system. Instead, Neoliberalism deemed the change to be the bigger threat and quashed it.

Wow yikes. Your “hope” that it would be different this time, which is all it is-!hope- is extremely revealing of your privilege and why you’re refusing to understand the conversation happening right now. If this many people are telling you you’re wrong, maybe listen.

Marianne, I love you and support you, but BLM started under Obama. Standing Rock happened under Obama. He did nothing but make it worse.

Many frm the left complained during Obama's first term.. Were told to shut up. Hes not just your pres, but pres for everybody. He will work wonders 2nd term so shut up 1st term. His pres sec said Robert Gibbs called the left crazy and should be drug tested. Plenty was ignored

Obama also loved commiting war crimes. Always seemed to be in a chipper mood after blowing up innocent noncombatant civilians in the Middle East via Drone Strike

Where were the pussyhats in 2016 when Clinton and the DNC stole the Dem nomination? Where were they in 2020 when the Dems stole another nomination and put a senile 8x rapist to compete with a senile 24x rapist? It's not our fault rank and file Democrats are so thick.