Fetterman: I’ll Never Understand Progressives Who Won’t Support Biden
Sen. John Fetterman has a message for the progressive wing of the Democratic Party: get in line behind President Joe Biden.
“Get behind Joe Biden’s policies, or you’re gonna get behind Trump’s policies,” said the Pennsylvania Democrat.
Fetterman made the remarks during a sit-down with reporters in his Senate office on Tuesday, answering questions with the help of a tablet that displays an instant transcript of reporters’ spoken questions. He continues to recover from an auditory processing disorder caused by a stroke that happened during the 2022 campaign.
To illustrate his point, Fetterman hearkened back to his own support for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign as the mayor of Braddock, even after he had supported Sen. Bernie Sanders during the primary.
“In 2016, you know, I was a surrogate for Senator Clinton. And it’s just like, you have a choice,” said Fetterman. “And if you don’t get behind Senator Clinton, you know, you are voting for Trump. And that’s exactly what happened in Pennsylvania, and it’s devastating.”
RES reminded me that the redditor who posted it, TheExtremistModerate, is a fan of the Iron Front.
The Iron Front (German: Eiserne Front) was a German paramilitary organization in the Weimar Republic which consisted of social democrats, trade unionists, and democratic socialists. Its main goal was to defend social liberalism and democracy and freedom against totalitarian ideologies on the far-right and far-left.
TheExtremistModerate, is a fan of the Iron Front
It was a trending meme back when /r/Communism and the other leftist subs weren’t entirely de-moderated and neutered/banned by admins. Not shocked to see he got in on the party.
But the whole “Which side would you Stan in 1930s Germany?” was already horribly cringe and gross. Just a bunch of armchair dweebs fantasizing of a time and place when hunting your neighbors for support was socially acceptable.
totalitarianism/authoritarianism ww2 both-sidesing really matured into the ideology we see today in the post-war years… i wonder how exactly they presented it then? the idea that communists took marching orders from moscow is prewar but i don’t think ‘totalitarian’ and horseshoe theory was there yet. i mean the spanish & french did red-liberal united fronts contemporaneous with Three Arrows
that’s okay John, I don’t see how a progressive can support Israel like you do so we can call it even.
Can anybody confirm if the /r/politics circlejerks are even real people? For a good 4 years I never met anyone who fit the /r/politics vibe outside of that subreddit.
Like I’m trying to emphasize that for 4 years, no notable user in a niche subreddit, nobody on Discord, nobody on other forums, no real life colleague or family member ever actively engaged with that subreddit. The place was always weird.
i have, i met them playing bar trivia. they always wanted me on their team because the host always asked super niche music and sports questions that i knew the answers to but they also would always try to pick fights with me in between rounds about politics. it didn’t bother me much bc i would just get drunk and lightly bully them over it.
Can anybody confirm if the /r/politics circlejerks are even real people?
Real DNC flaks. Reddit has been controlled opposition since the '00s.
I still remember when they posted some airforce base as one of the most reddit addicted cities in 2013. Here’s an archive of that in fact!
It’s regional.
I think some locations, like NYC, DC, and significant portions of the west coast are where you’ll find /r/politics enlightened centrists. The lattermost I can confirm for myself.
New England is half Raytheon Libs and half MAGA Chuds
Honestly think they prop up a solid quarter of all American flags sold worldwide
The outer periphery of the Bay Area, especially if you nudge toward its east side away from the coast, is like half bazinga tech liberals that commute to the city up to an hour or two because it’s that unaffordable to live there, even for them. The other half is full blown MAGA chuds with Thin Blue Line flags and huge child crushing trucks.
Somehow this is the second best person in the Senate.
The word “progressive” in the US is like the word “middle class” - it hardly means anything.
