Blue Maga: We need to talk about the cult-like turn of the Democratic party | Mehdi Hasan
www.theguardian.com
The calls for Joe Biden to step aside have been met with furious accusations of treason, disloyalty, and betrayal. This is bad for the entire country

The calls for Joe Biden to step aside have been met with furious accusations of treason, disloyalty, and betrayal. This is bad for the entire country

Is the Democratic party, the self-proclaimed party of liberal values and scientific data, morphing into a Maga-like cult in front of our eyes?

Over the past few weeks, the calls for Joe Biden to step aside have been met not with thoughtful critiques or reasoned counter-arguments but with furious accusations of treason, disloyalty, and betrayal.

Whatever happened to the importance of voicing dissent? Of speaking truth to power? Weren’t liberals supposed to be the folks who value open debate and discussion?

especially online; of elected Democrats on Capitol Hill; and of the Democratic president himself, since the CNN debate on 28 June, will have spotted some of those “tell-tale signs”.

Let’s start with the Democratic base – those “hyper-partisans” who “act like members of a cult because they treat their political party like a religious identity”, to quote the political strategist Chris Sosa. I have spent the past few weeks watching the Very Online members of the base embracing an endless stream of “Blue Anon” conspiracy theories, pushed on behalf of the Dear Leader.

  • Suavevillain@lemmy.world
    1110·
    5 months ago

    It has always been this way. Their slogan is Blue No Matter Who. It is moraless and about getting the job no matter what the cost. We’ve seen in real time when Biden throws groups under the bus with the term Bipartisanship slapped in front of it.

    Bring up issues in advance and get shouted down. Then when things like the debate happens and it is unavoidable, It will be acceptable to talk about Biden’s issues. I’ve accepted that it is about maintaining comfort for them, not progress or fixing systematic issues.

    • Dkarma@lemmy.world
      1710·
      5 months ago

      You only have two choices in the general what’s the alternative…? Trump?

      I’ll vote for bidens dead corpse first.

      Stfu with this utter nonsense.

        • Eldritch@lemmy.worldEnglish
          72·
          5 months ago

          If the article is attacking logical informed people. That just solidifies that it’s a bad article.

          • knightly the Sneptaur
            12·
            5 months ago

            Maybe try reading the article, and seriously considering whether or not Biden is really the best candidate for the DNC to nominate.

      • Bakkoda@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        83·
        5 months ago

        So because you don’t agree 100% you have to disagree 100%?

        This is why we are where we are.

        • Baron Von J@lemmy.world
          3·
          5 months ago

          It’s just the uncertainty whether or not the people voicing their disagreement are also going to protest vote (be it third party or just not voting) rather than vote against MAGA 2025.

      • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        5 months ago

        Or voting third party or not voting for president at all.

        Voting Biden is losing to these options and that’s how elections get lost.