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There’s No Hope for a Party That Hates Its Own Base (jacobin.com)

submitted 1 day ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The party that hates its own base just won an election. That's because its own base consists primarily of assorted fucking idiots

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The GOP loves their base of assorted fucking idiots, though. Hell, some of the fucking idiots made it to federal office.

[–] formulaBonk@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nah im pretty sure most of them except for trump are scared of the base cause it’s a bumcha loonies with guns that don’t believe in objective reality

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

I mean yeah what's not to love about that? MAGAts are the ideal voter base for a bunch of fascist. The sane wing of the party probably isn't thrilled, but those aren't the heart of the party anymore.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

It sounds like Mr. Carville is happy enough ruling over a burnt-out husk, so long as he doesn't have to do anything about it.