i can’t even guess as to why they went quiet. not one guess at all. we will never know.

edit: well they’re not quiet now once they get called out

  • wes7ley@real.lemmy.fanEnglish
    17·
    9 days ago

    I completely disagree and I think you’re missing the big picture. Progressivism collapsed under its own weight this year. You need to go back a few months earlier. Progressive candidates for down ballot races got absolutely decimated in their primaries.

    Yes, economic hardship absolutely was the leading factor. Whether you wish to believe it or not, voters were blaming far-left/progressive policies for the economic mess. That’s the messaging Trump ran on, and that’s the messaging that won. Plain and simple.

    Things were so bad for progressives that they had nothing left to champion other than justice for Palestine. The outrage against student loan forgiveness was absolutely brutal. Treating homelessness became an unmanageable and very noticeable problem. Hospitals are literally failing and there wasn’t a peep about Medicare for all. Hell, not once did progressives talk about increasing minimum wage this year.

    I believe progressives are misinterpreting the voter alignment on defunding Israel. It’s absolutely wild progressives don’t talk to actual voters. The overall sentiment is isolationism. In other words, complete apathy towards genocide as long as it doesn’t cost me my wallet.

    • jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      53·
      9 days ago

      Yes, it was the non-existent progressive policies on the ballot this year and not the fact harris tried to go balls deep into republicanism and got absolutely destroyed for it except for the voters who apparently are fine committing genocide.

      • wes7ley@real.lemmy.fanEnglish
        12·
        8 days ago

        Your comment perfectly encapsulates why progressives always lose. Will critique everything about the Presidential race but hard pressed to make a single comment about down ballot races.

        I don’t care if you voted in the Presidential election or not. Get out there in every damn off-cycle election and make your voice heard and get your progressive candidates elected. School board, city council, congressman, whatever. Otherwise you’re just another idealist blowing smoke on the Internet.