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Bernie Sanders and AOC’s Rallies Can Become a Mass Movement (jacobin.com)

submitted 1 week ago by pete_link@lemmy.ml to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They may not be "peak progressive", but by American standards they are far ahead of the pack.

Maybe don't let perfect stand in the way of good.

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world -5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Liberals are reactionaries who wish to return to a former status quo. Leftists wish to move forward to a better status quo. They want opposing things.

Bernie & AOC, while more progressive than most liberals, are still liberals.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

who wish to return to a former status quo.

That sounds more like conservatives to me.

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Exactly. Liberals and conservatives are two sides of the same coin. They simply disagree about what status quo to return to, and who is acceptable to exploit.

[–] DrDeadCrash@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bernie is a self avowed Socialist

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

By his own words, he is not. He is a democratic socialist. He beliefs in reform of capitalism, rather than moving to a better system entirely.