Democrats being far more willing to compromise with fascism, rather than stand firmly in opposition to it, has played such a major role in bringing us to where we currently are, and you highlighted that perfectly in this piece Scarlet. The Democrats have had their time to run us into the ground with their neoliberal fever dream over the past several decades, and as you articulated so well here, it has brought us to the point where we need to take matters into our own hands if we ever hope to see that better world built. It really shouldn't be some grand mystery as to why people have abandoned the Democrats, and given what we've been seeing from the same liberals who told us Biden was fit to serve *another* 4 years, it seems more people are beginning to realize that for themselves. Chuck Schumer smugly and arrogantly saying "people don't realize just how much the Democratic Party has done for them" is at the core of everyday people's frustrations with this party - bringing us to this "now what?" moment that we're in. Leaders of yesteryear's, like Bernie Sanders, have helped laid the groundwork for how we can structure and develop and organic working people's movement, but I agree with you 100% that him, and folks like "The Squad", won't be the one's to lead this movement. As it always has been, this charge and mandate falls to us people, and as Socialists and Communists, it's up to us to rally the people together, and help them see that another world is really and truly possible. Only by doing it together, can that dream be finally realized.
Thank you for sharing, yet another, wonderfully written and articulated piece Scarlet! You're really speaking to this current moment in a way that I feel will resonate with a lot of people. Can't wait for the next piece!
Democrats being far more willing to compromise with fascism, rather than stand firmly in opposition to it, has played such a major role in bringing us to where we currently are, and you highlighted that perfectly in this piece Scarlet. The Democrats have had their time to run us into the ground with their neoliberal fever dream over the past several decades, and as you articulated so well here, it has brought us to the point where we need to take matters into our own hands if we ever hope to see that better world built. It really shouldn't be some grand mystery as to why people have abandoned the Democrats, and given what we've been seeing from the same liberals who told us Biden was fit to serve *another* 4 years, it seems more people are beginning to realize that for themselves. Chuck Schumer smugly and arrogantly saying "people don't realize just how much the Democratic Party has done for them" is at the core of everyday people's frustrations with this party - bringing us to this "now what?" moment that we're in. Leaders of yesteryear's, like Bernie Sanders, have helped laid the groundwork for how we can structure and develop and organic working people's movement, but I agree with you 100% that him, and folks like "The Squad", won't be the one's to lead this movement. As it always has been, this charge and mandate falls to us people, and as Socialists and Communists, it's up to us to rally the people together, and help them see that another world is really and truly possible. Only by doing it together, can that dream be finally realized.
Thank you for sharing, yet another, wonderfully written and articulated piece Scarlet! You're really speaking to this current moment in a way that I feel will resonate with a lot of people. Can't wait for the next piece!