.@NathanJRobinson's writing continues to be invaluable:https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/07/politics-is-a-contest-of-domination …
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I see no reason why this would be the case. The Tea Party was belligerent and rude, and they took over the GOP.
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The Democratic base is far to the left of the leadership trying to demobilize and manage it. A little rudeness is definitely in order.
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but, it was once piece of rhetoric in a show almost no one in the dem base listens to. it could be used as a cudgel, but so could a lot
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Why? It's not the base they're telling to bend the knee to. They're saying the base deserves to be heard and listened to
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The left is about seizing power from the elite and giving it to the people. Chapo says that in a crude way, like a pro wrestler would
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why are y'all arguing about chapo though, its just a podcast not some big indicator of how the left(s) in America operates
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Being purposely misrepresented as some kind of nefarious sexism by party loyalists of course doesnt help, which is obviously why they do it
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Then having that absurd stretch practically endorsed by a more level-headed writer who knows better, to make a larger point...
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yes, in your thought experiment where leftists do nothing but make people listen to 10 seconds of a podcast, they would have little success
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Just as I was thinking Current Affairs wasn't really Dirtbag Left... Seriously, Jeet is right about the rest: the Dirtbag Left is a dead end
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