How Gov. Spanberger Betrayed Virginia's Workers by Harold Meyerson

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10. The 'you-WILL-doff-the cap' crowd has a big overlap with the 'get rid of as many progressives as is possible' crowd.

More than a few are 3rd way revanchists.

You see the damage that a re-heated Blairite/Clintonian 3rd way stance has done over here in Europe with the shitshow that is Starmer's Labour government in the UK. We have a chance, unfortunately, of a PM Nigel Farage partly because of 'Bairite redux' fecklessness empowering the Reform thugs.

Starmer and his ilk would rather take brickbats to the Labour left than go back to a social democratic overall stance.

Then they whinge and moan when the lefties, BAME, and younger voters, after years of attacks, abuse, and neglect, bail on Labour. I myself have been a Labour member for a decade and a half (started out in Young Labour 15 years ago in 2011, when I was 14yo). I almost voted Green in the local elections nearly 3 weeks ago. My ward in west London is unfortunately solid Blue (the Tories, arrrf) at councillor level.