Jun 29, 2026, 7:39 PMI am *begging* the few "vote your heart in the primary" folks within the sound of my voice to recognize that the Democratic party has *never* made that argument in good faith. The evidence has been clear for decades, but now they're just literally
*telling you to your face*
You thought Trump was a liar? Allow me to introduce you to *centrism*
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/centrist-democrats-democratic-socialists-backlash
Jun 29, 2026, 7:44 PMI will point out that the plan was *always* to get ~60% of the country far left or far right, then take the "centrists" e.g. neofascists from *both parties* and create a "Unity Party* that completed the fascist takeover.
I'll also point out that the Democrats routinely say self-destructive shit like this just before elections they know they'll win *precisely* so they don't win *too much* and can rehash the whole "if you'd just given us another Senator!" bullshit
Jun 29, 2026, 8:30 PMIt's actually super telling that the centrists have formed a group to frame this as a "reputational liability", not a group to argue the merits of their policy ideas or direction for the country - largely because *both of those* are so deeply, extraordinarily unpopular that if they did that, they'd supercharge their extinction.
Which, it bears without saying, cannot happen quickly enough.
Let centrism die for a thousand generations. Around the time the planet recovers from their depraved ideas
@johnzajac DSA is stealing the party? I'd argue DINO's stole the party and now they're upset that the voters have figured out a way to let them know they're unhappy about that.
Jun 29, 2026, 8:28 PMBy "stole the party" do you mean...50 years ago? Bc the Democrats have been like this since before Reagan.
@johnzajac I mean, I'm not saying the Dems of the 70's were great (I wasn't really paying attention then) but the party has moved further and further to the center/center-right in many ways just in the last couple decades. Things that Reagan could've said are now being said by Democrats.
Jun 29, 2026, 10:34 PMYeah, Bill Clinton sounded like Reagan, too, you know? I mean, maybe with a few things here or there for the masses, but mostly Bill Clinton was a Reaganite.
Biden is guilty of using fascistic language, for me alarm bells were ringing...and then there was his policies.
The Democratic party platform of Neoliberalism shares an astounding, unquestionable number of interests with fascism, and enforce the very system that right-wing extremism to foster.
@slick I think we're all agreeing with each other... I'd like to see the party live up to it's stated values, which we all agree is much rarer than it should be.