Fuck their fear. We need to stop molding our identity around what old conservatives think. The youth aren’t scared of socialism, and they’re the people we need to reach. We need a party that will stand up for us, and that starts by not neutering ourselves to appease our opposition.
Will just getting the youth be enough to win the election though? You need as many voters as possible for that, and to not think strategically and in a way “play the game” then you’re already dooming the party to fail.
If you start a party called “the socialist party” in the US, that would be the easiest attack spot for both parties to go after. Just doesn’t make sense to start on your back foot.
The way I see it is, fascists are going to paint their opposition as an extreme enemy no matter what, so why not just be real?
I’m reaching back into my heart here, but I see no difference between the fascists in charge and the bullies of my past. The day I stopped giving a rat’s ass what bullies thought of me, and decided to be myself despite what they said about me, was the day I first made real friends. People respond strongly to integrity, it’s just that we haven’t seen that much of it from politicians in the past few decades, so it’s easy to forget how powerful it is.
As a country, as voters, and as potential politicians, we need to do the one thing few Democrats have had the guts to do, and make it absolutely crystal clear who we are and what we stand for. People want politicians who aren’t the status quo, and who have the strength not to fold just because those in charge don’t like it - that’s why so many “ordinary” people voted for Trump. Those of us who’ve stood up to bullies and thrived afterward already know - a lot of people would absolutely agree with us, they’re just waiting to hear a strong voice they agree with.
Fuck their fear. We need to stop molding our identity around what old conservatives think. The youth aren’t scared of socialism, and they’re the people we need to reach. We need a party that will stand up for us, and that starts by not neutering ourselves to appease our opposition.
Will just getting the youth be enough to win the election though? You need as many voters as possible for that, and to not think strategically and in a way “play the game” then you’re already dooming the party to fail.
If you start a party called “the socialist party” in the US, that would be the easiest attack spot for both parties to go after. Just doesn’t make sense to start on your back foot.
The way I see it is, fascists are going to paint their opposition as an extreme enemy no matter what, so why not just be real?
I’m reaching back into my heart here, but I see no difference between the fascists in charge and the bullies of my past. The day I stopped giving a rat’s ass what bullies thought of me, and decided to be myself despite what they said about me, was the day I first made real friends. People respond strongly to integrity, it’s just that we haven’t seen that much of it from politicians in the past few decades, so it’s easy to forget how powerful it is.
As a country, as voters, and as potential politicians, we need to do the one thing few Democrats have had the guts to do, and make it absolutely crystal clear who we are and what we stand for. People want politicians who aren’t the status quo, and who have the strength not to fold just because those in charge don’t like it - that’s why so many “ordinary” people voted for Trump. Those of us who’ve stood up to bullies and thrived afterward already know - a lot of people would absolutely agree with us, they’re just waiting to hear a strong voice they agree with.