Pop leftism is a form of disaster capitalism.

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21. You work with the political system you have.

That is the problem with so many people on the Left. They think that with enough "willpower" or "determination" or "steadfastness" or something related you can just force through the changes you want (which is actually a fascist concept now that I think about it). Yes, the system is bullshit, we all know this. But we have to WIN under these rules so we can change them. As much as I hate Rahm and everything about what he believes, he has the correct approach to politics; very reminiscent of Lombardi, winning isn't everything, it is THE ONLY THING.

Winning is the only thing, because of all the people that get hurt if we lose. Even the people that get hurt when we can't go far enough to the left to help them, get hurt MORE when the Right wins. We have to win. Anyone who cares about what the Right will do to the vulnerable should have the Left (in whatever form it takes, even if the faction of the left with the most power isn't as left as you or I would like) winning as the highest priority. Voting Green does not help the Left, as a broad entity, win. And there are ways to move the Dems left, that do not involve doing things to help the Left lose.