I know this goes against the popular narrative about Kamala Harris, especially after the recently concluded Democratic National Convention (DNC). But I think she is headed for a loss, and that we may well see a repeat of 2016. I thought of adding “probably” to the title, but matters are pretty stark right now. I […]
I agree, you have virtually no representation in our federal govt, your numbers are just too small. The closest would be Bernie, and he’s not even a member of the dem party. He still supports capitalism too, just with stronger regulation and a robust social safety net, paid for by taxes.
You’re to the left of mainstream American progressives, basically. Which should make sense when Marx argued for revolution, not reform.
Yes, so I am skeptical when I hear you say Harris is “progressive” when she is running on even harsher border control and “the most lethal military in the world.”
Like I said, I do not believe in listening to rhetoric. Words are cheap. Actions are meaningful. I don’t care what she runs on, she could run on launching all our nukes at Florida and I still would not listen very much.
I agree, but based on her voting record she is a tepid liberal, and based on her words she will continue to be so.
She is certainly a liberal, no question about it. Most progressives are, though.
Again, Marx did not argue for reforming the government, that’s not seizing the means of production. Progressives are reformist, not revolutionary though. Progressives will usually fight against the use of violence to change the system.
You can’t just claim all of progressivism for communism just because you’re a communist and see it as progress, that’s not fair for the rest of us that want change, but not communism.
Is “progressive” just a vibe?
I already told you I’m a Communist, I’d rather you not talk down to me and explain my position for me.
Kamala isn’t changing the system, nor does she seem to want to. So, is she no longer a progressive in your eyes?
Good thing I didn’t claim that. She isn’t even trying to reform, she’s maintaining the current system with minor tweaks.
I already said, progressives seek to reform the system. That means joining it, and fixing it steadily from within. You can see the differences between this and a communist revolution, yes? It is not a complete change to an entirely different system, it is evolution of the system.
You may see these tweaks as too minor, and that’s fine. But that just means you are not a progressive. Which makes complete sense since you’ve said you’re a communist. If all progressives were communists, we wouldn’t need two separate words, right? But we have two words, for the two different things.
She’s not evolving the system, this isn’t reform, this is continued liberalism.
You do not need to switch to a completely different system in order to qualify for the words “evolve” or “reform”. That’s just not what those words mean in the English language. Words that would apply better would be “overhaul” “replacement” or “revolution”.
If someone wants to abandon all liberalism instead of changing the type of liberalism while keeping liberalism, they are not progressive.