▲ 34 ▼ "There's going to be a war": Centrist House Democrats plot Mamdani Caucus counterattack (www.axios.com) submitted 4 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 0 points 4 months ago (2 children) They prefer the term “Harm Reductionists” now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) As opposed to what? Voting directly for fascism? What are you suggesting? (And don’t say “throw away your vote on a third party candidate” because we all know how the US works) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago Whatever happened to y'all's favorite "don't let perfect be the enemy of good" catchphrase? Or is that something y'all only pull out when it's convenient to con people into abdicating their political autonomy and obeying the party lines? Even when there is no prospect whatsoever of their being elected, the workers must put up their own candidates in order to preserve their independence, to count their forces, and to bring before the public their revolutionary attitude and party standpoint. — Karl Marx permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) As opposed to what? Voting directly for fascism? What are you suggesting? (And don’t say “throw away your vote on a third party candidate” because we all know how the US works) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago Whatever happened to y'all's favorite "don't let perfect be the enemy of good" catchphrase? Or is that something y'all only pull out when it's convenient to con people into abdicating their political autonomy and obeying the party lines? Even when there is no prospect whatsoever of their being elected, the workers must put up their own candidates in order to preserve their independence, to count their forces, and to bring before the public their revolutionary attitude and party standpoint. — Karl Marx permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago Whatever happened to y'all's favorite "don't let perfect be the enemy of good" catchphrase? Or is that something y'all only pull out when it's convenient to con people into abdicating their political autonomy and obeying the party lines? Even when there is no prospect whatsoever of their being elected, the workers must put up their own candidates in order to preserve their independence, to count their forces, and to bring before the public their revolutionary attitude and party standpoint. — Karl Marx permalink fedilink source parent