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In reply to the discussion: Beware of People Pretending to Be on Our Side [View all]Beastly Boy
(9,328 posts)Most progressive icons today, including Bernie, The Squad, Ro Khana, etc., are now convinced that progress is not revolution, and that incrementalism in a representative democracy is a more effective tool to achieve progress than revolution. This is how we got the Presidency, the majority in the House and the Senate, and this is the reason why all progressive lawmakers are firmly behind the Biden agenda. This is why we can enjoy the privilege of fuming about the biggest expansion of the progressive agenda in decades as being not enough. But think of the alternative to being in control of both houses and the Presidency: we would have been fuming about more corporate tax breaks, a far more conservative judiciary and more institutionalized voter suppression instead. If I were to chose the subject for my discontent, I would certainly prefer the former.
Some revolutionaries will naturally disagree and reject incrementalism. But that is the distinction between a revolutionary and a progressive, and I would remind the revolutionaries, their conviction and sincerity notwithstanding, that their record of accomplishment sucks.