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13394933, RE: Progressives on the rise as Jamaal Bowman officially defeats Eliot Engel
Posted by reaction, Wed Jul-22-20 10:55 AM
The replies from the centrist "mainstream media would never lie to me" brigade in this post once again demonstrate the core problem and disconnect. They see politics as a sport, get our guys over the line by any means necessary, but to what end? To what end? Yes, I understand getting Trump out, but what then? That's what progressivism is about, is actually getting policies enacted that help regular people. Neither party has enough members that want to do that, that's why we have to grow the bench with people like Bowman, case in point:

https://twitter.com/ProudSocialist/status/1285663099954102277?s=20

BREAKING: House vote to cut the Pentagon by just 10% failed 93-324.

Democrats control the House, yet 60% of them voted against making a small cut to our nation’s war budget.

The military-industrial complex STILL controls both corrupt political parties.

Thread https://twitter.com/Elazul/status/1285667479969239049

Reminder;

This is 10% that the Pentagon itself said it doesn't want or need.

This is 10% of the 100% going into the control of "The most dangerous and corrupt president ever".

And they rejected it

If you see nothing wrong with this, something is absolutely 100% wrong with YOU

Where is the resistance? The House Democrats can't even symbolically vote for something they know has no chance in the Senate.