During negotiations with the DNC and the Harris campaign, we were repeatedly told by interlocutors that Harris couldn’t meet any of our basic requests (a policy shift from Biden, a Palestinian speaker at the DNC, a statement distinguishing herself from Trump on Israel, or even a meeting with Michigan families who lost loved ones to Israeli bombs) because of AIPAC-aligned politicians like Fetterman, who might take to TV, rile up suburban white and Jewish voters, and fracture the party’s coalition in a swing state.
That political calculus alienated a key voting bloc, although likely not large enough to have shifted the ultimate election outcomes, that should be part of a durable Democratic majority. But few will ever be held accountable for that choice.
A Fetterman staffer condemning Uncommitted for not advocating for Palestinians ‘the right way’ is like an arsonist scolding the fire department for using the wrong hose.
“Leftists?” None of us are infighting as far as I know. Did you mean “Liberals?”
The leftist spectrum includes liberals, ultraliberals, and radicals. You are trying to redefine the word “leftist” to mean “radical” because the word “radical” sounds bad to many people. Radicals should just own the word “radical” but are too afraid too.
The very same problem occurs on the rightist spectrum of conservatives, archconservatives, and reactionaries. Reactionaries don’t want to be called that because it sounds bad so they always pretend to be “conservatives” even though there is a clear difference in the definitions.
Leftists are always infighting, but not about DNC ghouls
This post literally exists to make people mad at protesters who didn’t effect the election in any way now that the data is out and we can LOOK WHAT HAPPENED.
But that doesn’t matter here I guess, reality doesn’t matter when there’s straw men to seethe at
Liberals getting angry at leftist isn’t infighting, it’s just regular fighting.
Since the “leftist” spectrum includes liberals, ultraliberals, and radicals, yes it is “infighting” among leftist groups.
Leftists are anti-capitalist. Liberals support capitalism. Republicans and Democrats have more in common than liberals and leftists. Would you call a debate between trump and biden infighting?