"I must confess that over the last few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizens Councillor or the Ku Klux Klanner but the white moderate who is more devoted to order than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice." - MLK - Letter from Birmingham Jail
This isn't about republicans per se, they're evil
pieces of shit, what else is there to talk about with them. They can fuck right off. This is about the side I begrudgingly align with when it comes to representative democracy.
I regret to say it, but national democratic leadership, basically the "white moderates" MLK was talking about 60 years ago, and the same ones that have been in control of the party for my entire lifetime, by and large aren't meeting the moment that our current world demands. Instead of trying by hook or by crook to halt ICE's rabid stance towards our neighbors and communities, they talk about more training, or QR codes to identify agents (LOL GTFOH), or other uniquely piddling shit that is more demoralizing than anything. Instead of inducing impeachment proceedings against the drunk on power, or just drunk, idiots responsible for starting a predatory oil war and kidnapping a head of state, they opine about how it wasn't carried out through the proper channels. Instead of cutting off the money tap to Israel, they have tacitly and bipartisanly approved the genocide of Gaza every step of the way. What they're misguided about with their piecemeal response to these horrifying events is that you can't heal a varmint with rabies, you have to put it down. There are no compromises left.
What's the difference between a democrat in congress or a republican in congress? I can't really tell. Is it all just civility politics now? Undoubtedly Kamala getting elected would have prevented some of these constantly unfolding atrocities, but when she was making her case, did she really offer a compelling vision that was a striking contrast from the virulently anti-immigrant stance that republicans were running on, or was it more of a status quo take it or leave it pawn shop broker knowing you don't really have a choice and you're going to leave pissed off but what can you do about it ass platform.
It's really disheartening to see Chuck Schumer's only solution to the seemingly infinite problems in the U.S. is to take back the senate and house, and then step two is ??? How about saying what voters will see happen if legislatures get flipped? Put some fucking policies out there that might galvanize people. Like razing and salting the fields that ICE grows in. Promise to send them all to jail, from the fascist bosses having their unhinged fits on teevee, all the way down to each and every one of the roving bands of masked subhuman shitbirds chungling out of their SUV's to terrorize non-white people just trying to live their lives.
One of the most frustrating things about the democrats is that they refuse to stand up for immigrants. We are a country built on slavery, racism, and theft from the native tribes. Why can't we have some leadership that is determined to turn its back on those poisoned roots and instead embrace all immigrants as the heartbeat that keeps this country alive.
It's easy to forget that politicians work for us, we pay their salary, and we should be able to put them on PIP's if they can't get their shit together or are wrenching things in the wrong direction. They should be out here showing us why they deserve our votes. Unfortunately I've seen very few of them doing the "work" outside of sending a million spam texts a day begging for money and making sure the gears of capitalism keep grinding away ceaselessly until we're all dust. What makes them think they've earned our money if they're not offering any tangible ideas, or really doing any thing, to counteract what's happening out here. Give us something that isn't centrist bullshit to grab onto, like justice for the families broken by hate, or maybe permanent freedom from the tyranny of the small minded bigots currently running our country.
It is heartening to see what communities are doing to protect their more vulnerable members, sticking their neck out in the face of state urged wanton violence, but they need help from the folks with access to the levers of power. Otherwise I don't think people will have many choices to seek satisfaction other than doing things that are better left unsaid on the internet.
