Those close to me know I'm liberal, progressive, and believe in using our collective resources for the betterment of society, but then they ask me:

"So why don't you call yourself a big-D Democrat anymore?"

Well, @pluralistic sums up why pretty darn well:

"...we've had generations of neoliberal austerity sadists, autocrats and corrupt dolts who've helped billionaires stripmine our civilization and set the world on fire"

Elected Dems have abandoned The People.

https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/15/how-the-light-gets-in/#theories-of-change