My boy straight up criticized capitalism on television. He said "Cuomo called me to concede" and did a "well anyways". When Trump called him a communist and threatens him he said he says he won't back down. He went to pride and waved the trans flag. His positions are full throated
I don't know what I could criticize about Mumdani. He just hits the right note every single time. Even on the morning after his victory, when he was visibly sleep deprived, he gave a better interview than any other Democrat in recent memory
It's ok to believe. You just have to believe in the right people. And he's the right people
Just that if they've made it across and started a life here, eventually we have to acknowledge they live here. Simple as that
What problems could there possibly be with that? They still have to follow the law, they still have to pay taxes
After a point, let's say a year and a day to match historical precedent, they should be able to go to a government office with pay stubs or whatever, and we formally acknowledge that they live here and haven't caused any serious problems in doing so
They should also be able to prove this in immigration court to block a deportation, whether or not they've filled out paperwork
I reject that framing. It's a loaded question, it's loser bullshit and I won't have it
I'm not saying vote every election. I'm saying win every election.
How do you win? Not by betting on the lesser evil. You do it by putting in the work to have a candidate you believe in. You do it by starting today, so that when the election comes your vote will not be a compromise.
You should feel proud of each and every vote. And yes, you should vote every time... But now is not the time for voting, it's time to campaign
So quit with the defeatist bullshit and pitch in. You'll feel less pessimistic when you're surrounded by winners who work for a better tomorrow
I said it's loser talk. It's weak. Just like the Democrats. Which is why they're the enemy - they're in the way, and if we don't sweep out the Schumers and Jefferies the DNC will continue to collaborate with the Nazis against populist progressive candidates
You can't adopt their framing. Not maga's framing, or the DNC framing. Reject it, just like I reject your premise that voting is just harm reduction.
If you want to win, you can't talk like that. You can't bet on "safe" candidates. You can't settle for "not a Nazi". You have to demand more, you have to have fire and speak of hope for the future
That's loser talk. That's how you lose elections. That's how Trump won, twice. It barely got Biden in the door, because Trump was currently in office
You don't have to be the less bad choice. You have to be the good choice. You have to stand for something. You have to have a message. You have to fight. You have to make enemies.
A Democrat will win the next election, no matter what. But in 2028? It very likely will be 4 more years of fascism if all we can muster is "well, it's our guy or another fascist"
The only way to stop this is to get populist progressive candidates in office. In every office, in every election.
The Overton window needs to be moved left, or this never ends.
Quit with the loser talk and get involved with local elections. Go join your local DSA or phone bank with progressive victory. Help pave the way for a good candidate
The uniparty thing started with like Clinton... Throughout our history, we had choices. Very meaningful ones. Maybe not the ones we wanted, but we had different courses for the county. It was always towards something
Click through some of these. This was the first rise of a fascist movement in the US, one that went on to influence Germany.
Did we hold the line and insist everything is fine? Fuck no, if you click back you'll the Republicans held everything, the other two candidates had zero chance. Click forward and you get the largest wave of progressivism in our history, it took generations to tear down those safety nets, and they're still not completely gone
That's where we are now. Harm reduction doesn't win, movements win.
Why shouldn't they be allowed to be citizens? They already live here. They have jobs and pay taxes. They have lives here
Why is it they can't live here, or even be citizens? They're already here, the "right way" is a bureaucratic maze to justify the life you're already living.
At the very least, they should get resident status here if they've been here more than a year. Why not?
The reality is, they're part of our society already. The only reason to deny them status is to make them even more exploitable
I've honestly been convinced that doing evil melts your face like the dark side of the force
Take Caroline Levitt... She's so young, and yet in months her face has started to droop. On the other hand, you have people like Mike Johnson and JD Vance... They have the sith eyes, you just instinctively know they're inhuman
What do you mean? Any AI can replace any knowledge worker. You just fire the worker and say AI will do it, easy
Look around... Running a corporation isn't about doing things or making things anymore, it's about the stock price. And consulting companies have convinced investors that layoffs are so hot and rich
If you haven't noticed, the quality of everything has been plummeting since COVID. They don't care about tomorrow problems, just extracting as much wealth as they can before it all comes crashing down
You should be more terrified. And also more glad