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Angus Johnston @studentactivism
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#AbolishICE is the reformist position.
In all seriousness, it’s okay for the left to have slogans that mainstream Dems don’t consider ideal messaging. #AbolishICE
You gotta decide: Are you more afraid of Trump, or of the people to your left who are fighting Trump? Wringing your hands over left hashtags helps nobody.
We will never have, and don’t need to have, consensus on affirmative goals. We should spend far more energy on developing affirmative goals than policing them.
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I think what separates normal Trump opponents on the right from those who have become deluded, and what prevents those critics from backing moderate Dems, is the inability to recognize that the left has just as many crazy ass elements as the right does
It’s one thing to oppose Trump because he’s an insane, unconservative manchild. It’s another to pretend that his opponents on the left are sane and will save the republic in office. I’m not going to pretend Kamala Harris is great or #AbolishICE is normal or socialism is okay.
Now if you want to advocate for a particular Democrat as an acceptable alternative, fine. I’m with you. If you want to make a case for, say, a Biden who is a known element with more moderate and established governance, I’m all ears. But just pretending “the left” is better, no.
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