Democratic elites (DINOs) act as though progressives are trying to hijack the Democratic Party…but the opposite is true. *They* highjacked the party. The progressive vision is unequivoical advocacy for the working people of the United States - the traditional Rooseveltian vision of the Democratic Party. Some would consider Franklin Roosevelt too much of a lefty radical to even be let into the party today! So when a Democratic elite says to a progressive, “Who let you in?” - just say to them, “Who let YOU in?!”

Mar 24, 2023 · 1:45 PM UTC

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Like it or not, the Democratic party is a center/right, corporate party now. It has been for decades. Trying to take over the party is a fool's errand. It's over.
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The current "progressives" in the party are actual union-busters, Marianne. I don't think "hijacking" this party will do much.
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FDR was a racist. So are you. STFU about context! Y'all steady use Black people as an excuse for handouts to white people (no means testing) that's racist af!
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You're no different. Just controlled opposition. An illusion of choice who will always simp and sheepdog for the machine when it really matters. You're a card-carrying #BigClub member.
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Not buying into it anymore. Capital had it's chance. All we wanted were the basics, healthcare, education, housing and a clean environment. They refused all of it in favor of your corporate masters. It'll be full on GOP fascism if that's what it takes to get here
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We are not DINOs but dilettantes like you are
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To the herrenvolk populist left, these people are "Democratic elites (DINOs)".
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There's a Rooseveltian tradition that you're missing here, Marianne. Hint: It's racist. The Dem Party base is about equality, not just economic equality but HUMAN equality, for all. It represents true evolution. Your "progressivism" is regressive.
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Time for a third party. Leave the Dems in their pool of corruption. Both major parties have become jokes. Neither is salvageable.
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Human windchime has thoughts.
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