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  • Honestly, I think most of Eggers’ flims are probably still fantastic without dialogue. The atmosphere and visuals he creates tell the story all on their own most of the time.

    Hell, I couldn’t even tell you what the hell they’re saying in The Witch without subtitles and it’s still one of the best horror movies released in the last decade.




  • They’re going to tank the progressive candidate regardless of whether or not they run as a Democrat. You have to take away power here, not just try to beat it. Winning primaries, and also actual party positions, both makes them weaker and us stronger. That’s way easier than trying to take both the Democratic Party and the GOP in a general.

    I think we just need to outwork those fuckers and 20% turnout in the primaries just isn’t going to cut it. The number of people who support progressive policies dwarfs the number of people who vote in the primaries. Until that changes, a 3rd party isn’t going to do shit.









  • they just said “Oh well,” and dropped the subject, rather than fight for another way. They felt they had been lied to for their vote, and when they were told they couldn’t have loan forgiveness just before the 2024 election

    I don’t totally disagree with your premise, but the fact is that they didn’t just say oh well and drop the subject. They proceeded to use other statutory authority and forgave a shitload of loans, even after the incredibly stupid scotus ruling. They tried the big thing, got shot down, and then tried a bunch of little things that worked for a lot of people. Bidens biggest mistake there was respecting a SCOTUS decision, which shouldnt hold any weight until we remove the traitors currently sitting on the court.






  • “Bernie didn’t win so primaries aren’t useful” is a pretty weak ass argument.

    I like Bernie. I voted for him, I door knocked for him, I phone banked for him, I’ve been to his rallies. Bernie. Did. Not. Get. Enough. Votes. End of story. If you can’t win the Democratic primary (even with DNC bullshit), I’m skeptical you’ll win the general. We didn’t turn out in high enough numbers in both the 2016 and 2020 primaries. That’s what happened.

    You won’t force the party to change by playing by its rules.

    And you won’t beat the 2 party system without capturing one of the parties or burning the entire thing to the ground.