Gray at currentaffairs: Having principles is not an indulgence.
"when you set the bar low, you tend to attract things that slither and crawl. "
"the urgent desire to beat Trump—an urgency I share—has given rise to an approach to politics that refuses to admit error, concede flaw, or consider improvement."
"The Republican establishment ultimately coalesced around Trump because they believed he would protect the most fundamental conservative economic interests. "
"The problem is that corporate Democrats serve the same masters, but must operate under a veil of pretense."
" The difference between Republicans and Democrats is that Republican messaging aligns straightforwardly with their economic goals ... Democrats attempt to disguise that they’re offering versions of the same wrapped in rainbow flags and kente cloth ... For Republican corporate donors to be happy, Republicans must win, and they do. For Democratic corporate donors to be happy, Democrats must lose. And they do. "
“The orange man is bad, and you have nowhere else to go. Now, would you like a hug? No free healthcare but we offer free hugs here.”
" Biden declines to support popular progressive policies because, frankly, he, and the people who run his campaign, are paid not to. "
"The front of the line is always filled with people whose pockets are filled."
"If we all “vote blue no matter who,” what incentive does Biden have to listen to anyone not holding the checkbook?"
"Voting blue may be necessary, but that doesn’t mean the vote can’t be contingent upon adoption of popular, progressive policies. "
" the moral onus for a Trump win is being framed in a way that puts the full burden of a Trump win on voters. Don’t criticize Biden, we’re told, and vote for him no matter what because Trump is much worse and he cannot be allowed to win."
" it could be framed differently. For example one could argue: “Biden will be more electable, draw stronger contrasts with Trump, and encourage more voter participation if he moves left. And until he does, I withhold my vote. If he loses, it will be because of his choice to put donors over voters. He alone will be responsible.”"
"If the presidency is important, it matters that Biden isn’t just a relatively “better” president, but a good one. "
"many can’t forget the feeling, cultivated by Sanders’ movement, that a better world was possible and that yes, they deserved it. And frankly, they shouldn’t ever forget. "
" each time a corporate Democrat attempts to disavow us of our principles by smearing our values as unreasonable “litmus tests”—each time they tell us that a policy implemented the world over is “pie in the sky,” that demanding healthcare as a human right is akin to whining for “a pony,” that women’s rights are conditional on who the woman is and how powerful the man is that she’s crossed—we lose our ethical moorings."
"“Vote blue no matter who” lowers the floor of what Democrats stand for to a hair’s breadth above Trump’s scalp."
"Donald Trump presents a unique and grevious threat to this country. But it’s also true that every four years we’re told the same. "
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/07/in-defense-of-litmus-testssidd
