I was called a bootlicker by a "progressive" friend

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7. you might point out to your "friend" some of those who backed Harris in the primaries

I myself did not back Kamala Harris in the primaries, and wd have liked to see a more progressive running mate -- but as against Trump & Pence the Dem ticket are like angels. Once in power, we on the left will have to mobilize but at least we won't have to fight like hell just to get something less than these neoliberals wd offer w/o facing a mass mobilized militant movement. A lot of this "bootlicker" language are folk who wd rather have someone like DT in power as he provides a sharper target to mobilize against.

You cd point out to your "friend" that Congresswoman Barbara Lee (among other things the ONLY no vote on the original Patriot Act), filmmaker Spike Lee & longtime organizer Dolores Huerta all backed Kamala Harris in the primaries. Is your "friend" ready to call them "bootlickers"> probably not that courageous, and will find a way to weasel out. I'm not uncritical of any of these figures, but then NO one (including Bernie) is perfect. Every political choice is based upon what is the best that can be accomplished at a given point in time, including in the primaries