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Andrew Kadel's avatar

I didn't know you were an Obie! (When I was there Jack Scott was hiding Patty Hearst in his on campus faculty house)

I cannot but agree. Of course, it all gets testy because people DO want different and better solutions and don't want to be threatened into toeing the line. And we're the "incrementalists"--or so it's alleged. But big transformative change is based on ORGANIZING MOVEMENTS OF PEOPLE, not on individual superhero candidates for a single office. So Joe's not a superhero. BUT Bidenomics enabled the UAW and WGA to get contracts. AND UAW has vowed they will now organize Tesla and the other non-union automakers by 2028. I think they've got a shot.

Arguably, old uncle Joe is the first labor president since... when have we actually had a labor president anyway?

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pâTrīck :)'s avatar

after 2016's disaster i thought the dc dem base might have a moment of clarity. do a teensie bit of introspection. exhibit a smidge of self awareness. nope! im not sure if this will change as i age, but atm im not interested in the idea of gaslighting myself into believing voting blue is meaningful in any capacity! they simply dont *actually* care to gain votes of the people they *actively* alienate (save maybe ~10 people i still respect). dems, for what it's worth, seem to have perfected the obscene corporate art/science of minmaxxing the change/status-quo/effort ratio. i believe *not* counting on my vote is part of whatever calculus goes into their projections, and so ill cross my fingers, close my eyes, and wish really hard an evangelical doesnt make a part of my identity illegal.

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