I am not really convinced the effect of trying to manufacture a sister souljah moment with tumblr users has the effect of distancing Dems from tumblr users rather than simply raising the salience of tumblr users
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Previous attempts to crush tumblr users have led to various randos getting national platforms. It's just not a good idea.
aug 26, 2025, 3:25 am • 3 0 • view
I think that’s a legitimate concern, to be fair. Really. Still, I think Dems would be better off today if in response to people saying “defund the police” most Dems wouldn’t said “ARE YOU F*CKING CRAZY! NO. KNOCK THAT SHIT OFF DUMBASSES. FUND THE DAMN POLICE!”
aug 24, 2025, 8:06 pm • 0 0 • view
I'm sorry, that's not a counterfactual, thats what actually happened and police budgets went up under Biden, under democratic governors and under democratic mayors. Maybe they'd have been better off defunding because actual actions and rhetoric didn't change the view of rightwing dipshits at all
aug 26, 2025, 3:44 am • 1 0 • view
Like, stop saying dems would be better off if they did the things they actually do, the problem is the right can convince ppl (including you) of the opposite of reality
aug 26, 2025, 3:46 am • 1 0 • view