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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clearly embracing neoliberalism---both in fundraising practices, political strategy, and who she surrounds herself with (her treasurer is a "personal PAC Man). She also has clearly evolved for the worse since entering the Senate as a progressive firebrand into a calculating...
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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/
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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...1 reply 56 retweets 368 likesShow 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 @BernieSanders message and for being inconsistent.....
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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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