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and not listening to his largely pacifist base that they weren't fans of genocide
The anti Israel part of the Democratic party is a tiny vocal fringe.
there's a difference between party and base. i'm not talking about the party. i'm talking about the base
Oh yeah that too.
nearly every problem i have with the democrats is that even they know the strategy for winning:
but none of those attract big corporate donors, and the democrats care more about having a big purse than winning elections. i'll say that again, but this time enbiggen it. THE DEMOCRATS CARE MORE ABOUT HAVING A BIG PURSE THAN WINNING ELECTIONS. i think the enactors of that scam know exactly what they're doing, however, i think far too many democrats, even democrat voters, have fallen for that they need the big purse to beat the republicans at their game.
the problem is that the two parties are composed very differently and represent different things to their voters. republicans want a big strong daddy to come home and fix everything. democrats want to sit down and have a talk about how we can all fix everything together. these are not compatible visions for the future and they're playing different games.
democrats don't even seem to comprehend their own path to success. you frequently hear about how democrats win by increasing voter turnout. but they don't seem to grasp how to get that. it's actually quite simple. you give people someone they're excited to vote for. the democratic primary system starts in the most conservative states in america and campaign finance tricks people into thinking what the fuck a church full of iowans thinks about elizabeth warren matters at all.
and look. the two parties are bad and worse. once you're past the primary you do have to vote blue no matter who. i'm deeply frustrated with a lot of voters who figured out that the democrats are a scam but didn't figure out that it's still better to vote for them than risk the more dangerous scam. there's a lot of blame for trump being president to go around.
i guess my point is that two few people, top to bottom and on both sides of the political divide, are really paying attention to what's going on. even the people who say it's their job to do that really don't