Let's not fall for the old divide and conquer trick
It has not been a week, already see post that speak of AOC as being some child, and we see post that already use Biden of wanting to throw people under the bus. Like all lies there is a base in truth, that is not the narrative that we want, because it is one written by Republicans to ensure that we spend four years bickering, fighting and looking like a bunch of idiots. Now, let's be honest, the compromises we will make will ensure that we get half a loaf as opposed to the whole. Let's also be honest, a lot of progressives know that they had to get thrown under the bus last time, and if we make them unwelcome, they might very well not support us with the energy that we need. So to those love AOC and those whohate AOC I say was both, settle down and learn to work together.
It is no accident that the comment that started a lot of big green already was when AOC responded to John case. We as Democrats to watch out for these people were "never trumpeters" because they want the same goals of the Republicans had, they were just a lot less honest about. I don't care how nice Cusick seems, or how nice Ron the scenes, they want abortion band, they want gay marriage band, and they want to go ahead and let Wall Street run random shod just as much as Trump did. In a way, one silver lining of the Trump years is that the Republicans showed us who they are, yes we do need to realize that even that Democrat who is diametrically on the opposite end of you, be a far left or far right of the Democratic spectrum, still a Democrat, and deserves much more of your support and attention then anyone else.
Let's also not forget one thing, the media is not our friend. I don't care if MSNBC decides to order a double show Rachel Maddow, there are also people who pay known instigators like morning Joe and Chuck Todd, who will no doubt be among the first to plant knives in Joe's back. The same goes for the so-called fringe media, because to be frank, a lot of people close to the Jill Stein's of the world can talk about revolution in radical change because they had never had put in the work to achieve it. Anyone can talk about fancy cuisine but still be clumsy as hell in the kitchen.
So for solutions, I say that Joe and Kemal and make sure that many people get their years and many people get their seats at the table, maybe someone from the far center, maybe someone close to AOC, the bottom line is all parts of the Democratic spectrum need to know that they will have a voice. Yes it will be messy, yes will be frustrating, and yes it will be worth it.
To quote Winston Churchill: democracy is a terrible way to run a country, it's a six times better than anything else.
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