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As Kamala Harris blames everyone but herself for Donald Trump's authoritarianism, the Democrats ignore the extent they've actively persuaded their base to move to the right on issue likes BLM &... (video.twimg.com)
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Briahna Joy Gray | @briebriejoy

"We should all agree the answer is not to defund the police, its to fund them. Fund them. Fund them." - Joe Biden

As Kamala Harris blames everyone but herself for Donald Trump's authoritarianism, the Democrats ignore the extent they've actively persuaded their base to move to the right on issue likes BLM & fracking -- not to mention funding ICE. "This is your resistance party?"

https://youtu.be/1_YEuk_Ohs8 ^[[1] One Battle After Another - A Misogynoir-Filled Anti-Left Psyop? (w/ Van Lathan Jr.) [01:23:57 | OCT 09 2025 | Bad Faith | https://youtu.be/1_YEuk_Ohs8]]

[Video: https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1977730662133014528/vid/avc1/1920x1080/DxAXW_8wOTdHmSNk.mp4]

6:46 AM | Oct 13, 2025

Source: https://x.com/briebriejoy/status/1977732615013540255/

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[–] BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm not saying I disagree that dems are moving too far right, but saying that Harris is responsible for Trump's authoritarianism is a strange shifting of blame.

Trump is responsible for his authoritarian actions. Him and all his supporters: civilians, corps, and other government figures that stand behind him.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What people are saying is it shouldn't be hard to beat a rapist pedophile fascist with dementia.

In order to not win against an opponent like that, the Democrats basically had to make that decision to lose.

The economy under Biden sucked ass for regular people, the Democrats resonse to this was to attempt to gaslight people about the economy.

The United States should have dumped Isreal's ass decades ago. They aren't a good ally, and they are committing a genocide. Isreal clearly controls many US politicians. Leftists had issues with this and were told to sit down and shut up about it.

The DNC has proven it will fight progressive ideas at every opportunity. Voters have made it very clear that progressive policies are popular, but Democrats aren't interested in letting the ratchet slip back twoards popular policy.

[–] keyez@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Agree with all of the statement until the last paragraph. The DNC has had many failings in the last 15+ years but several months ago they completely replaced the leadership and top brass for the DNC and have been pushing progressive policies now. It might be too little to late but that is also something that should be mentioned.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Dude cmon...

Several months ago the DNC had 1 single progressive voice (David Hogg) that pushed for unseating Neoliberals.

He was ousted from the party despite winning his election for DNC chair.

Is there anything more recent that shows them actually pushing progressivism?

[–] keyez@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

David Hogg himself said he left the DNC not forced out and the current chair said he would have Hogg back in a heartbeat but his organization Leaders We Deserve conflicts with what the strategy agreed on moving forward would be, not influencing and picking candidates directly because they're learning from fucking up with Bernie. Also the current leadership are backing Zhoran unlike previous progressive candidates. They still have a long way to go and I gave up on them long ago but they're not the same as they were several years ago.

[–] M1ch431@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

conflicts with what the strategy agreed on moving forward would be

So, Hogg pushing progressive primary challengers openly (on the side) is a problem?

[–] keyez@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Pushing anyone in primaries yes. Apparently was a rule set by all the new members. Seems progressive candidates are still being supported to me. I see plenty running.

[–] M1ch431@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The issue was that previously, DNC officers/etc. pushed preferred candidates behind closed doors - that's what the public had problems with and that's why people resigned. The rule you are referring to was proposed by Ken Martin after David Hogg announced Leaders We Deserve and his intentions to push progressive primary challengers.

Seems like progressives are still getting ratfucked, as usual. David Hogg would've been more powerful internally in the DNC, and honestly, after the DNC ratfucked Bernie, progressives should have been allowed to gain a foothold internally and do whatever they want (within reason) to openly support other progressives, at least for a certain grace period.

It's naive to expect that DNC officers will be truly neutral under this rule. This rule just served to block David Hogg.

[–] MellowYellow13@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You clearly dont get what they are saying. Why do yall so easily defend neoliberal racist shit that ultimately supports fascism?

[–] BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Dude... What?

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I don’t think Harris needs to answer for Trump’s authoritarianism. She has plenty of her own she needs to speak for. Even as Stephen Miller attempts to live out his white supremacist dream, he’s not keeping pace with the number of deportations Harris achieved as Biden’s border czar.

[–] rocci@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

BJG is a national treasure!

[–] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world -2 points 3 days ago

I agree!

BJG is an awesome person!