I don’t want to be like Luigi, but only because it wouldn’t play to my strengths. Him going to prison is the trade he made, but not really because it’s what should happen. The law is so opposed to what should happen at this point, that the mob is more likely to make the right decision.
I have no animosity for Bernie, or even AOC, as they’ve normalized democratic socialism for the younger generations. This is a contribution that cannot be understated, as it held back the American left since the dawn of our labor movement. At the same time, Biden is uniquely responsible for Trump winning, while the rest of the Democrats are a barrel of mostly rotten apples. They need to be abandoned ASAP, at least in national politics.
Luigi is more of a hero than almost all Democrats, with fewer bad points and more personal sacrifice. Idolizing him also expands his act of terror against the rich, who have no winning move against it:
- Act defensive and crack down on the left? Alienate the working class from Democrats.
- Do nothing? Best option, but the leftist message faces little opposition.
- Ally with Trump? He’ll gladly accept, but they’ll have less of a voice than with Democrats.
Liberal democracy was done for the moment Biden refused to step back after the midterms. It might’ve been done the moment he won the primary. Democrats refused to save it because of their corruption, and now class war is the best option forward. The alternative is a race war that starts with Latinos; an expansion of the culture war to its inevitable conclusion. The rich are responsible, so we must bring them down with the rest of us.
They stopped being able to achieve my political stances. That’s why I’m done with them. I am a strong advocate of harm reduction, but the Democrats failed when Trump won. At a local level, it still matters, but at a national level, they’re all irrelevant now.
I just recognize that the rules changed; you’re still living in the past.