https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/08/opinion/sanders-democratic-primary.html
This issue seems to me to be too important to be buried in another thread and deserves, in my opinion, more focused attention. I think it is critical that we look at the strengths or weaknesses if any of this opinion piece.
The contention of the piece is this:
"The biggest lesson is simply this: The American left doesn’t care enough about winning.
It’s an old problem, one that has long undermined left-wing movements in this country. They have often prioritized purity over victory. They wouldn’t necessarily put it these terms, but they have chosen to lose on their terms rather than win with compromise."
I would suggest as a counter to this point the youth vote, so vital to a Democratic win isn't interested in compromise, that they see compromise as the problem not the solution to anything and they won't show up to vote for a compromise candidate.
Now is that purity or is it a fact that so long as politicians compromise our Democracy will remain dead, owned by the one percent who own most of the wealth. You can call it purity if you want but I see moral outrage.
The sword of God is the empty bellies of the poor. A saying
Which candidate carries the torch of outrage?
This issue seems to me to be too important to be buried in another thread and deserves, in my opinion, more focused attention. I think it is critical that we look at the strengths or weaknesses if any of this opinion piece.
The contention of the piece is this:
"The biggest lesson is simply this: The American left doesn’t care enough about winning.
It’s an old problem, one that has long undermined left-wing movements in this country. They have often prioritized purity over victory. They wouldn’t necessarily put it these terms, but they have chosen to lose on their terms rather than win with compromise."
I would suggest as a counter to this point the youth vote, so vital to a Democratic win isn't interested in compromise, that they see compromise as the problem not the solution to anything and they won't show up to vote for a compromise candidate.
Now is that purity or is it a fact that so long as politicians compromise our Democracy will remain dead, owned by the one percent who own most of the wealth. You can call it purity if you want but I see moral outrage.
The sword of God is the empty bellies of the poor. A saying
Which candidate carries the torch of outrage?
