When I see journalists who claim to be progressive claim @BernieSanders supporters are being bullies toward them over their defending @ewarren I scratch my head. This is a PRIMARY. The two are COMPETING. And although Warren is not in same category as @HillaryClinton, she is...
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politician who puts her own political positioning before doing what is simply right (2016 endorsement). Does she have strong plans? So do a lot of candidates who later water down those plans or simply abandon them for political expedience once elected. Oligarchy doesn't get...
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truly challenged with white papers, plans, and academic brilliance. It gets challenged by a consistent, authentic, rock solid progressivism that is willing to compromise on some things--but NOT on core principles like taking big money in the general, going around the country..
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having hot tea with Dem establishment leaders (the same ones responsible for the corruption Warren claims to be fighting), and chatting w/
@HillaryClinton behind the scenes. A consistent progressive does not do all the big-dollar fundraisers in Marthas Vineyard, Silicon Valley...Show this thread -
and other hotspots of the bourgeoisie during their Senate reelection campaign and then transfer the big $ money over to their presidential campaign (which is why she was able to staff up so much in Iowa) and then brand themselves as "not doing big fundraisers w/ fat cats)...
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The issue w/ Warren isn't on paper---she speaks progressively on a lot of issues and has plans that would be infinitely better than Biden, Harris, and obviously Trump. The problem is the TRUST factor. Sanders supporters criticizing her (and the few journalists) aren't doing so..
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because it's "en vogue" 2 do so....it's because she has repeatedly given them reason not to trust her and not to trust she will FIGHT for the things she is claiming to support (and
@BernieSanders champions). Telling millions of people living paycheck to paycheck, or on welfare...Show this thread -
dealing w/ extreme debt or environmental toxicity or lack of medical insurance (or have it and can't afford it)...telling those people they are being unreasonable or bullies because they dare criticize someone for co-opting
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is gaslighting, or maybe worse, very ignorant. Do I think Warren is political Lucifer? No. Do I think she would be Obama 2.0? Yes. We can't afford that when this is the majority of people's realities.https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/Income-inequality-in-America-the-highest-it-s-14469954.php …
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Can you combine, or put the name here? Difficult to retweet without context.
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calling this neolibralism is brainworms
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