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Electoralist arguments are usually phrased as "well we can't do anything if the Republicans are in charge". And while it's not false I think we ought to consider the converse: progressives can't do anything if there's not constant pressure on the state from belowPermalink On twitter.com
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I see Richard Medhurst and Jimmy Dore screaming at AOC and Ilhan Omar, calling them liars and sell-outs, and while they're not wrong we have to as leftists recognize that they don't have a choice to be anything but sell-outs. They'd be forced out of office otherwisePermalink On twitter.com
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If the state isn't passing stimulus checks or M4A it's not because AOC isn't fighting hard enough but because the state simply doesn't have to listen to her or us. So it's either she falls in line or she loses her job. Y'know, the first job that ever gave her healthcarePermalink On twitter.com
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Coming next year I want to do a big resource guide on how my introduction to direct action has been and how you can get started too. I feel like people say "join an org" off handedly without seriously considering what that meansOn twitter.com