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I agree 100%. It can’t just be a messaging overhaul. For it to be effective and persuasive, it must be a wholesale change in the way they do politics. And I highly doubt their top-down, donor-focused, seniority-driven mindset can change as much as it will need to.
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True re: Stein’s positions, but we all know the shameful media exposure + cash advantage that the two main parties enjoy. Stein’s message and policy platform were not heard by the vast majority of Americans.
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Well said. The deflection that you reference is key to understand. And our media and political establishment plays right along: https://medium.com/@millerlc3/outrage-at-words-silence-on-bombs-our-moral-bankruptcy-exposed-4e4ad4216f36 The real crisis is not the language used by those protesting genocide. The real crisis is that genocide is happening, and our governments are funding it.
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DNC Chair Ken Martin claims there’s a “divide in our party on this issue.” (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/us/politics/dnc-israel-gaza-war-resolution.html?smid=url-share) The only divide is between the leaders and their voters. Over 90% of Democratic voters are clear on their stance: https://news.gallup.com/poll/692948/u.s.-back-israel-military-action-gaza-new-low.aspx.