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  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    25 days ago

    , as the billionaires run the Democratic Party too

    No, neoliberals have held the DNC chair for decades. And they did whatever billionaires said.

    The current chair of the DNC is not a neoliberal. He used to be Minnesota’s state chair, and if he acts like he did then he’ll be the most progressive chair we’ve had in 30 years, arguably 50 years.

    The fight over the party already happened and the neoliberals lost.

    Don’t blame the new guy for what the old guy did

    • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      25 days ago

      I will believe it matters when I see it, and I’m doubtful 40+ years of masquerading as progressives and ruling as conservatives is going to change anytime soon.

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        61·
        25 days ago

        and I’m doubtful 40+ years of masquerading as progressives and ruling as conservatives is going to change anytime soon.

        Then it sounds like you’re ignorant both of how the DNC works and Ken Martin’s history running Minnesota’s state party…

        The DNC chair is a dictator, he calls all the shots and is accountable to no one. For all intents and purposes the DNC chair is the national party.

        It’s been less than two months since Martin took over the DNC. Don’t blame him for what happened before he had total control.

        But seriously, look into what Minnesota has been up to. Loads of progressives and turned a battleground into a solid blue state.

        His main concern is winning elections, so he doesn’t fight progressives in primaries, because that’s what voters want.

        This isn’t blind loyalty. If I didn’t have valid reasons to support the DNC I can assure you I wouldn’t be doing it

        • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
          43·
          25 days ago

          Don’t blame him for what happened before he had total control.

          Don’t expect me to ignore 40+ years of history on the basis of mere promises, when broken Democratic promises paved the road to the fascism we’re having to fight today. Frankly, it’s unreasonable, and no one should expect Democrats to do what they say they’re going to do until they demonstrate it.

        • crusa187@lemmy.mlEnglish
          21·
          25 days ago

          Really admire your optimism here, but I’m far too cynical on Dems to think this can work without a whole new party to replace them. The Democrat brand is so incredibly tarnished by corruption and disingenuousness.

          While you’re right that the DNC chair does hold a lot of power in the party, I struggle to recall a single instance in my lifetime when any dem held real power and leveraged it effectively to benefit the working class.

          • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
            41·
            25 days ago

            instance in my lifetime

            Because since Jimmy Carter the DNC chair has been further right than the Dem voters base…

            And that stopped being true about two months ago

            Did it ever occur to you why about two months ago suddenly mainstream media started being ok criticizing Dems?

            The oligarchs want us to fail. Because we just won.

            Stop doing what theyre manipulating you into doing