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A growing number of Black Democrats who feel alienated by politics as usual within the party are finding common cause with Democratic Socialist activists who want the government to be more responsive to the needs of the working class. Mathewos Samson, a 27-year-old software integration engineer, is competing against Republican Torrey Balam to replace retiring […]The post Georgia Poised to Elect Its First Black Democratic Socialist appeared first on Capital B News - Atlanta.
I'm always happy to see any socialist win.
Socialism is still a terrifying word for conservatives and most independents. Nominating socialists as Democratic candidates makes me feel more certain that Dems will fail to retake control of this country.
The mainstreams of both parties are open to socialist ideas presented by their own members. Obviously, only the Dems are consistently willing to entertain thoughtful socialist ideas (in smallish doses). But NONE of that can happen if we nominate far left socialists who crush primaries only to get eviscerated in the general elections.
Conservatism is a mental illness and needs to be excised, not bargained with.
Do you agree that, at least for now, we have to win general elections in order to begin carrying that out?
More centrists aren't going to help anyone We have white nationalist cultists in control of gov. The DSA is not a bridge too far. People will back anyone who is actually going to fight and work for the people. Republicans called Corpo ass Biden a Dictator and commie it is time to stop letting their insults control anything.
That sounds like super nice and all, but in reality we need independents to be on board. A large chunk of them are still irrationally afraid of socialism even though they probably appreciate tons of government programs that they don’t realize are socialist by nature.
At least we agree that the terrible right wing needs to be voted out of office. And I would agree with you that so much of our establishment Dems (especially the moderates/centrists) are a substantial part of the problem. Where I think we disagree is what the largest chunk of decent voters want right now — I think we simply want a competent government that strives to work for the people and strives to hold criminals and other bad actors accountable for their misdeeds. I don’t think this chunk agrees with extreme measures like defunding institutions that have been important to America for decades. That type of rhetoric (or candidates being affiliated with other people who use that type of rhetoric) feels like a great way to ensure the Maga scum remain in power.
Independent doesn't mean centrist. I'm independent and it's because the establishment Dems aren't socialist enough for me. Most Dems I've seen online have been disgusted with the centrist stand of the DNC leadership
That’s fair. But similarly, you should acknowledge that “independent” predominately includes centrists and moderates of each party.
I think a lot of independents are disillusioned with both parties, but you're correct most hold moderate views.
Decades of corporate centrists running the Democrat party are why we have Trump today…
My concern is that far left candidates will get destroyed in general elections is how the Trump-affiliated scum will remain in power. At the very least, there will be fewer victories over right wing scum if our candidates cannot appeal to independents. And we need to recognize that a large chunk of those independents are people with largely conservative values but are simply disgusted by what Trump and his sycophants have been doing to our country.