Progressives
choose an increasingly defensive stance against the establishment
pressure
Last
month, right after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez' unprecedented victory,
we immediately identified typical
operations by the establishment machine to make
Bernie's progressives comply with the US political status quo.
It seems
that the progressives are choosing an increasingly defensive stance
against the establishment pressure, obviously because they fear that
the smearing campaigns against them will be multiplied towards 2020
presidential election.
Their
further 'slippery' towards the establishment lines was really
deafening, if we look at two tweets by Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie
Sanders, concerning John McCain:
John McCain’s legacy represents an unparalleled example of human decency and American service.— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) August 26, 2018
As an intern, I learned a lot about the power of humanity in government through his deep friendship with Sen. Kennedy.
He meant so much, to so many. My prayers are with his family. https://t.co/iu28V3snDm
John McCain was an American hero, a man of decency and honor and a friend of mine. He will be missed not just in the U.S. Senate but by all Americans who respect integrity and independence. Jane and I send our deepest condolences to his family.— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) August 26, 2018
Yet,
hundreds of angry responses against these tweets were equally
deafening. People openly expressed their rage for the fact that a
warmonger was praised in such a manner that actually resembles the
establishment pro-McCain 'litanies'.
Whitney
Kimball even pointed, through an article,
the flood of hundreds of angry responses against Cortez' tweet. It
couldn't go unnoticed.
It seems
that both Sanders and Cortez didn't even bother to check the
reactions
against another tweet by a key element of the military-industrial
complex. In a really unusual case, Lockheed Martin - a private arms
company, has openly chosen to tweet a heartfelt eulogy to John
McCain. The flood of responses was equally brutal by angry tweeter
users.
It's not
safe to draw conclusions from the behavior of the people in social
media. Yet, this is a case where all these responses leave little
doubt. People are sick and tired of the establishment narratives
concerning various matters. So, why the most famous progressives
choose to adopt these narratives? Why do they keep retreating to what
the establishment dictates?
The
whole story shows that the strategy of 'compromise with the
establishment' is not the right way. The progressives will end up
doing what the establishment wants and will be 'swallowed' by the
corporate Democrats. It seems that the process of 'metamorphosis' of
the young Cortez has already started.
It is
clear that the progressives have taken the wrong path. Unless they
choose to confront directly and defy openly the establishment, they
will soon lose the trust and the support of the people.
Bernie
should have known already. He saw the response of the audience when
he chosen to endorse Hillary Clinton:
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