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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
12. This. The 2016 electoral disaster and what came since are the legacy
Fri May 20, 2022, 05:45 PM
May 2022

of the faux-progressive, actually LW anti-establishment populists lead by Sanders, counterpart to the RW anti-establishment populists lead by tRump. Plus what is still to come.

I'm genuinely grateful that, subsequently threatened with grave, immediate danger of RW revolution, he mostly withdrew the leadership LW anti-establishment insurgents rallied to. They're still what they are and still attacking of course, but significantly handicapped by a previous charismatic strongman leader stepping back to more of a figurehead role and no replacement.

And we wait to see what the legacy we all will leave those who come will be.

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