"Moving the Democratic Party to the left via primaries and electoral engagement is the easiest way to advance progressive change."
Sure it's easy. So is praying for progressive change, or wishing upon a star for it. Just because something is easy doesn't mean it's real.
Sure it's easy. So is praying for progressive change, or wishing upon a star for it. Just because something is easy doesn't mean it's real.
It's like that old joke where a drunk guy is looking for his keys under a streetlight at night and a cop sees him and helps him look.
"You sure this is where you lost them?" the cop asks after a while.
"No I lost them down the road, but this is where the light is."
"You sure this is where you lost them?" the cop asks after a while.
"No I lost them down the road, but this is where the light is."
Or that scene from The Land Before Time where one dinosaur knows where to go but the road is hard, and the other dinosaur is like "This way's too hard, I'm going an easier way" but it's the opposite direction from where they need to be.
Yes, going against the current and fighting for real revolutionary change absolutely is harder than casting votes and feeling good about yourself. But it is also the only way that will actually bring about change. You cannot have a revolution within a counter-revolutionary party.
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