So, of course, defenders of the status quo politics that voters are so aggressively rejecting have turned to the oldest of all arguments: the claim that while socialists—along with progressive populists who are open to a bolder politics—may be appealing to a small segment of the public, they aren’t “electable” outside of, say, New York City. And, well, Denver, and Washington, and Philadelphia, and Los Angeles, and Tempe, Arizona, and the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania, and all the other places where they have won during the current primary season.
The demsocs are offering a vision for a better America. Whether or not they will actually be able to create that better America I don’t know, but they’re giving the people something. Some kind of hope, some kind of solutions. Centrist Democrats are offering nothing, except more of the same, more of what we know isn’t working for large numbers of people.
Centrist Democrats only ever tell us what won’t work, but never what will. They’re adamant that democratic socialism will fail, but when asked what will work their only answer is more neoliberal capitalism. More of the same, more of what millions of Americans know doesn’t work because of their lived experiences. If centrist Democrats can’t figure out why that’s a losing strategy, then they’re dumber than Trump.
There it is. The rot at the core of liberalism. They didn’t want to be subjects of a king, because they wanted to be kings themselves, of their own private kingdoms with their own subjects. They owned large amounts of land, possessed incredible wealth and they owned slaves who labored for them. You know, like a king.
This mentality is still very much alive today in liberalism. Many corporations are like the private kingdoms of men with the ambition of creating a personal empire, with all the power, control, and domination that goes along with it. And liberals don’t just tolerate this, they celebrate it. Because these wanna-be god emperors are “innovators” and “job creators,” in the minds of liberals.