One of the main reasons I moved sharply left (back to my Bush-era roots) since 2016 is because I knew my leftist and progressive friends would be the ones in the streets opposing #fascism. Establishment Dems would keep appeasing them...
Having lived through years of war and unrest, I had a sense of what was coming. It was clear to me that the system would only change from the ground up. Which is why I repeatedly called for a #generalstrike...
I recognized #Bernie's courage in using the word "revolution" so openly and I've gravitated more and more toward those who reject the corrupt, racist system that oppresses working people while enriching and empowering the rich and powerful...
We will never get true justice by reinforcing the establishment. The status quo serves those already in power. Everyone else is fodder. Everyone else is disposable.
The more we enable this, the more culpable we are in it.