Vibecession Forever
@ghazelleberner.bsky.social
If you blame/attack Democrats more than Republicans, you are not on the left.
I think we're learning: -consumerism is an overpowering populist force in American society -the populism expresses itself as a base urge for greater consumption; it is not reactive to conditions on the ground -people are ashamed of this and often try to disguise it as other types of politics
the week after the 2020 Nevada Primary where they were all doing the "I HOPE YOU CRY WHEN YOU'RE FORCED TO VOTE FOR BERNIE" thing was the peak of their political lives and they'll spend the rest of their days chasing that high
I like how Twitter and BlueSky sometimes meet in the middle on discourse.
huck mason@tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 8h agofor reasons that only make sense if you're insane, a TPUSA kid complaining about burrito costs on xitter has the GOP's biggest divas going for each other's throats.
It’s fun how they immediately start sneering “you said blue no matter who, so you have to vote for him.” Yes, we know, we never suggested we wouldn’t. They want us to act owned so badly. It’s like the whole point of this for them. So when we don’t, they just pretend we did and high five each other
Part of me wonders if a rare positive from the whole Platner debacle is exposing what an actual unacceptable candidate looks like, both to expose the true moral vacuums on the left and to remind libs that there are many worse things than an AES type
you've got to be ruthlessly practical in elections. once you start thinking "will voting for this candidate Morally Taint Me" you've completely lost the plot
We cannot let this happen. If it does, we WILL lose. My hope is that the far left sees that the Democratic Base will fall in line behind whoever wins the primary and we can lower the toxicity levels in 2028. If it’s like this one was, we will lose. Full stop.
Amanda Litman@amandalitman.bsky.social · 8h agoGlad it’s over, thrilled by the results, and, I regret to inform you: The MI Senate primary (much like the TX one) is pretty good foreshadowing for what the 2028 Democratic presidential primary is going to feel like.
i think the discourse would be healthier if people felt less guilt about earning money and buying things that make them happy
Democrats have supported Universal Healthcare for 30 years. I don’t speak for all Democrats, but I think most of us would just prefer not to be lied about at this point honestly.
It is precisely because I believe my faction of the party is better than the DSA faction that I don’t really have a lot of time for people acting like it’s acceptable not to vote for the Democrat in the general. If you live in Michigan, you gotta vote - and convince others to vote - for El-Sayed.
Schumer/Gillibrand on @abdulelsayed.bsky.social's nomination: "Democrats are united by a common purpose: putting a check on Donald Trump by defeating his Republican enablers and taking back the Senate. We look forward to working with Abdul and Democrats across Michigan to win this seat in November."
not breaking new ground with this observation but its so exceedingly clear for a lot of the online left that they just fundamentally do not see Republicans winning elections as a deal breaker
I meant to post this last night but if you’re mad about any of the primary results you got 24 hours to bleed, try not to say anything you’ll regret in 48, and then it’s Blue No Matter Who.
This is actually a good test for him. The way his campaign has talked about her and radicalized his supporters against her, he needs to figure out how to share a stage with her without the crowd booing. The far left hasn’t figured out how to do this yet. Will be an interesting 2028 test.
Aaron van Dorn@aaronvandorn.bsky.social · 9h agoCongratulations to El-Sayed and I look forward to seeing Stevens' endorsement in the near future.
I go the other way in this. It tells you a lot about the future of the party: neither side can go it alone. The bend the knee talk has to end.
Matthew Gertz@mattgertz.bsky.social · 9h agoMy ice-cold boring take that will definitely not go viral is that a primary result with a margin of victory of roughly 1 percent tells you precisely nothing about The Future Of The Party.
The market is reading everyone’s post-Michigan hot takes which is why SMH is hitting all time highs.
Tom Hearden@followtheh.bsky.social · 9h ago$SMH straight up
Just remember that all those "old" dems people rail against for being against change, progress, etc.....when they came to power, they were saying the same things about the people they beat. Pelosi being the best example
Hey if you believe this shit, you suck and should opt out of politics and polite society. And if you’re silent on other people in your coalition saying this shit, everyone sees it.
Obi-J Kenobi@highpeakwarrior.bsky.social · 11h agoKeep coping that your AIPAC whore lost
I feel like this is going to strike some people as naive, but politics is about coalition building, not about proving your ideology more ‘correct.’
Vibecession Forever@ghazelleberner.bsky.social · 19h agoI don’t think there’s enough vote for Stevens left but this will be a close result. My hope is that the El-Sayed/DSA/far left contingent don’t get despondent but realize that both factions need each other. It’s time to cut the shit and fight MAGA, not Democrats.
I think the main thing I don’t understand about ACA/Public Option debate revisionism is that you all got what you wanted. The moderates were purged from the party. They were mostly replaced by Republicans and now we can’t sniff a 60-seat majority. But this was explicitly what you wanted!
I hope it’s a tie. Everyone deserves to be happy!
It would be nice if the assholes decided to do some self-reflection, but we’re on year 10 of them responding to every single poetical inflection point by doubling down on being a bad faith asshole. I’m not sure why I thought this one might be different!
We Need Each Other clear takeaway already regardless of winner
Vibecession Forever@ghazelleberner.bsky.social · 19h agoI don’t think there’s enough vote for Stevens left but this will be a close result. My hope is that the El-Sayed/DSA/far left contingent don’t get despondent but realize that both factions need each other. It’s time to cut the shit and fight MAGA, not Democrats.
Yeah for all my jokes, I actually think this has a chance to be a pretty good outcome for the party overall. A more conciliatory AES and a party establishment which doesn’t feel doomed may actually be pretty good for focusing on the GOP
Vibecession Forever@ghazelleberner.bsky.social · 19h agoI don’t think there’s enough vote for Stevens left but this will be a close result. My hope is that the El-Sayed/DSA/far left contingent don’t get despondent but realize that both factions need each other. It’s time to cut the shit and fight MAGA, not Democrats.
I don’t think there’s enough vote for Stevens left but this will be a close result. My hope is that the El-Sayed/DSA/far left contingent don’t get despondent but realize that both factions need each other. It’s time to cut the shit and fight MAGA, not Democrats.
I think what the evidence actually points to is that the Democratic Party is a big tent with people who disagree about basic policy issues. What unites them is opposition to the conservative view of the world. And they only win when the people in the tent all realize that.
Michael Caley@michaelcaley.bsky.social · 20h agoI have no idea if this is what's going on or not but the results tonight are all consistent with my broad belief that Democratic primary voters are scared to death of losing again and as much as they like left/progressive ideas they are fucking terrified of losing again
The thing about having these politics is that we all know we’re like 5% of the country. But goddamnit we love our dorky wonks.
Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 20h agoElizabeth Warren, Martin O'Malley, Mallory McMorrow walk into a bar
