Democratic Socialism

[betsuni]

53. Yes, that's the plan! The base of the party knows it's ridiculous, why the base is redefined

as democratic socialists. Why it's repeated millions of times that Democrats ignore the working class. Why the true history and base and the big tent which is the party is erased.

The story goes that voters are disgusted because the mean old corrupt Democratic Establishment status quo wealthy elites distract voters with identity politics while doing evil neoliberal unregulated capitalist policies for oligarchs, billionaires, corporations, donors. Diehards believe Democrats are the true roadblock to progress, more dangerous than Trump, wouldn't know inequality if it sneaked up and bit them in the hinder.

And that the majority of Americans, including Republican voters suffering from the economic anxiety caused by Democrats, are secretly socialists yearning for populist economic revolution against the 1% (they just don't know they're socialists yet, but all you have to do is go around the country giving rallies explaining they're voting against their own economic interests and they'll stop it and vote for progressive populists who will take over the Democratic Party -- why Democrats are constantly bashed for bad messaging -- it's easy, just tell them (there are simple solutions for complex problems but Democrats are too dumb or corrupt to do them)).

Lots of recycled stuff from the '60s that sounds new and exciting to some, lots of diabolical fictional Democratic enemies to hate and make one feel superior and righteous in the populist tradition, your own language of redefined words and slogans that group insiders understand.

With elections often decided by few votes, the damage to the party is terrible and easily used to attack from all directions and isn't gong away. And it started for nothing except ego. I don't know why this isn't studied more. I find it fascinating. Why did anyone fall for it? Stunningly ignorant of the United States -- a Both Sides that is actually true.