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The establishment Dems are only "allies" on some issues, and cannot be counted on for keeping their stances on those issues or actually doing much about them at all. For the most part, both parties are captured by and depend on corporations and the wealthy. Most politicians have no principles, because the profession attracts and rewards the kind of people who don't. Newsom is obviously being set up to be the next presidential candidate, and it already seems he's beginning to throw trans people under the bus (and is actively hostile to the poor and homeless). I do agree that harm reduction should be practiced; it's necessary, but not sufficient. Getting involved in progressive Democrat candidate campaigns, and voting in primaries is probably the best way forward electorally. It will likely take decades to right the ship though.
It's almost like you read Lucid's message, decided to type up a reply, but then missed the fucking point. These establishment dems are only 'allies on some issues' because we keep fighting amongst ourselves on what the top priority is instead of getting anything useful done.
Yes, we have "dems" that are not solid on issues we/you/I think are important, but the result is that when we don't vote for them, the much worse regressive party wins and makes things shittier for everyone.
I do agree that the solution is to get involved. Start local and engage with your local democratic org. Help support or find people to run for office with your opinions, but - and this is crucial - when someone better than a republican is on the ticket, fucking vote for them, even if they are not your perfect politician.
If you are not involved in local org politics, you can use our favorite mantra: vote blue no matter who. By doing so, you are ceding your opinion to the people who have more at stake or are more invested, but at least you are not letting evil win by default.
I understood the point, but had a particular issue with labeling the Dems as allies. I like to think of it as more as choosing your opposition. They mostly do not align on the issues that I align with, even the glaring social issues of respecting the trans minority, or funding genocides.
Edit: All issues are important. Someone with a consistent moral compass would align with almost everyone on all issues. At the very least they could get behind the poor and homeless, because most of us are just an accident or disease away from being the same. Woman rights are another issues that everyone should be on board with, because half the population are women, and everyone else has a close relationship with at least one woman.