Just a reminder when the media, pundits, and politicians spend all their time advising Democrats to “stop pandering to their extremes,” they’re literally talking about abandoning people of color, women, and gay/trans people
You can dress it up however, but that’s the whole thing
You can dress it up however, but that’s the whole thing
And, for the record, none of what they’re warning against is unpopular. It’s just literally moderates and conservatives covering up years of failures, bad policies, and ceaseless inequality and trying to protect their wealth and power.
“The Left” has been tirelessly undermined and ostracized from political power. This ridiculous push at this moment is about ceding ground to authoritarianism, which is how this cycle always works. They cede ground until they join them.
The truth is that these “extremes,” including advocating for equality, reproductive freedoms, and simply standing up for oppressed groups, are wildly popular. It just happens that the conversation is set by moderates who don’t want to lose their power.
Biden and the Democrats aren’t pandering to the Left. They’ve criticized them, opposed their agendas, and continually push to the center. Moderates and conservatives are simply creating narratives to launder their own failures and gain even more control over the party.
Never forget for a moment that all these “Never Trump” Republicans who laid the groundwork for him got kicked out of their party and are trying to more or less takeover the Democrats and shift the Overton Window. Them and moderates make a hell of a team.
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