Folks, maybe it's time to admit something to ourselves; the Biden campaign is pretty good. They haven't gone off message. They haven't chased down wild Trump statements. And since the "You ain't Black" incident, there hasn't been a major gaffe. It's almost like they're better.
With all of the noise and chaos the Trump team generates, it's hard to see things for what they are. But the case is pretty clear here; the Biden campaign is disciplined, organized, and robust. We just don't talk about it because it's being drowned out by a clown show.
Biden and the Democrats raised $370million last quarter and there hasn't been a peep about it since the initial reporting. But Trump shows up at an airplane hangar and spits out a 90 minute hate laden word salad and that gets top billing. It's almost like it's two different races
It's like Joe Biden is running for President and Donald Trump is just trying to see what he can get away with. The polls are calcified and the Biden machine just keeps moving forward while Trump lurches from one outrage to the next. Meanwhile, voting has started. This is it.
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Folks. Let's not look at the news over the past two days and reflexively tilt to, "JOE BIDEN NEEDS TO EXPAND THE SUPREME COURT!". It doesn't work like that. Elections have consequences and, when you lose, you lose. This was a 50+ year effort and it's not getting undone quickly...
If you feel bad about the results of the court's decisions, the only recourse you have is to organize and vote. The court is basically saying that, if you want these rights codified, they need to be based on laws passed by Congress specifically tailored to the issue at hand...
That means Democrats who are disappointed need to start thinking about how they get 225 House seats and 62 Senate seats. That's the answer and it's a more rational approach than thinking you'll magically get four more Supreme Court seats. The way out isn't over, it's through...
At the end of the day, the Titanic Missing Billionaire Submarine story is a perfect distillation of 21st Century capitalism: A small group of very rich people assume a clearly irresponsible risk. It goes predictably wrong. Scores more in public resources are used to save them...
Privatize the "thrill" of "discovery" and offer it to the monied few who have the resources and access to both assume large amounts of risk while simultaneously disavowing said risk when making decisions. Because they assume that, if it does go bad, someone will save them...
Only difference in this story than the usual "titans of business saved by the public good" story is that the CEO here might actually be held ultimately accountable for his failure. In reasonable times, this would be an excellent parable for the hubris of the wealthy...
The irony is not lost on me, as a Black man in America, seeing white people up in arms and claiming that there's a "two tiered" system of justice. But here's what I don't think they get; Hunter Biden or Donald Trump, rich white guys get away with shit ALL THE TIME...
There's not one set of rules for Trump and one set of rules for everyone else. No. In America, the amount of money and status that you have is directly proportional to the amount of due process and severity of the punishment you receive. Rich white people get special treatment...
To see conservatives on this here website today up in arms about Hunter Biden's plea deal while simultaneously railing against the system for Donald Trump is, to put it plainly, hilarious. Because they really think that a rich white former president can be "persecuted"...
It's not about not getting someone who aligns with your political beliefs. If you waste your vote in 2024, you might get someone who is openly hostile to your existence. How do you say to a member of the LGBTQ community, "I'm sorry Trump's back in office, but Cornel West said..."
How do you say to a woman seeking an abortion for a septic pregnancy, "Yeah, I know Trump and the Republicans banned all abortions. But Cornel West was the true progressive in the race." You're missing the pragmatic side of politics. If not the imperfect, you get the alternative.
Voting third party isn't just lazy, it's dishonest. You're lying to yourself about the efficacy of your vote and you're lying to the people around you who are living with marginal freedoms or limited access to opportunity that you think that the country should work for them...
Progressives, listen up. Those of you back in 2016 who just couldn't bring yourselves to vote for Hillary Clinton, here's what you got:
-A botched pandemic response that killed +1MM people
-Roe overturned
-Affirmative Action banned
-Tax cuts for billionaires.
Is Joe Biden perfect? No. But MILLIONS of student loan borrowers in professions like education and healthcare have had their loans wiped off the books. THAT'S A PROGRESSIVE WIN. MILLIONS of Americans will have access to broadband internet. THAT'S A WIN. Getting something >nothing
Far right conservatives held their noses for FIFTY years and voted Republican because they wanted Roe overturned. And 50 years later, after Mitt Romney, John McCain, and Bob Dole, they got their wish. They didn't take their ball and threaten to vote Libertarian...
Cornel West is now running at the Green Party candidate for President because Cornel West wants Donald Trump back in the White House. Why? Because even though Trump is bad for everyone generally, he's good for West's left wing grievance politics and thus, West's pockets...
And let's be clear, Cornel West is all about his money. Why do I say this? Because for all of the speechifying and gesticulating he's done in the name of progressive causes, he's always positioned himself to profit. Book sales. Tenured professorships. Paid appearances...
There's not a mic and a check Cornel West won't turn down in the name of promoting the business of Cornel West. And that's why he needs Trump back in office. He's not here to offer a solution or an alternative. He's just a lightning rod for the progressive complaint machine...