California’s governor is being touted as a successor to the Biden throne. Though he’s often imagined as a beacon of progress, his feckless record shows otherwise.

  • stoly@lemmy.world
    3·
    3 hours ago

    It’s sad, he used to be a progressive. Like making headlines levels of progressive when he was the SF mayor. Then he sold out.

  • switcheroo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    2 hours ago

    We know he’s not.

    But we also know he isn’t a pedophile rapist fascist who has a lukewarm IQ, shits his pants, kowtows to dictators and…

  • Freefall@lemmy.world
    22·
    2 hours ago

    Didn’t we already do the whole “he isn’t progressive enough! Let’s infight and give conservatives everything!”-strategy?

  • SailorFuzz@lemmy.world
    196·
    18 hours ago

    He sucks, but, right now, he’s also the only dem taking real actions, with real momentum, against the gop. Actions that aren’t just symbolic.

    Jefferies talked a lot? Who tf cares.

    Schumer’s gonna write another stern email? Okay…

    If we continue to eat our own in the face of fascism we will get another Warren.

    • Fredselfish@lemmy.world
      11·
      46 minutes ago

      What action is that? Hmmmm tweeting mean things at Trump. That action that toddler shit. What about going onto rigjht wing podcast and then agreeing with all their talking points? Is that it. Motherfucker is just barely left of current GOP.

      Fuck this dick. Not voting for him or anymore neoliberal Democrats. Let me know when to rise up.

    • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
      93·
      16 hours ago

      He’s taking real action, yes (though not nearly enough), but here’s the thing: He’s not doing this out of the goodness of his heart; it’s an attempt to get support for a 2028 run. And if that happens, and if there’s even a democracy by that point, it will be an unmitigated disaster. Just because he did a good thing once or twice doesn’t mean we should forget who this slimy, homeless-oppressing Charlie Kirk sellout really is.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    221·
    21 hours ago

    5 months ago he was on his knees for Alex Jones and Charlie Kirk saying they were right on “social issues” like human rights.

    He tried to turn MAGA, got laughed out of the room, so now he’s pretending to fight them and billionaire owned media are happy to pretend it’s substantial and people live him.