The devil, as they say, is in the details. Biden is who he is, not evil, not a firebrand, a career politician who thrives on compromise and civility.Perhaps the very worst thing one might conjecture is that time has passed him by. Nevertheless, as we all know, he is going to be our president for the next four years, so the question is yet unanswered; how do we move this man , and his party, leftward?
The unthinking response would be immediately, we cannot. Unlike many, my crystal ball is unavailable so, prior to the attempt I refuse to say never. Certainly there are democrats, and a slowly increasing number, like AOC and her âposseâ, there is Senator Sanders , who may very well wind up in this administration, voices all primed to push for progressive policies and solutions.
But, if we do nothing, we will be a self fulfilling prophesy, and have no one to blame but ourselves. (though of course, most complainers never seem to get that insight).
Some here , myself included, think working towards multiple party representation may provide the ultimate solution to what ails democracy. Others, more I am certain, than admit it, remain democrats and they must shoulder a large burden indeed. As Ernesto Guevara once said ( a simile); I envy the people of the United States, as they live in the belly of the beast, they have he hardest , and most important job of allâŚ
So envy the democratic loyalists and do not denigrate. I have never understood why some think an endless stream of negativity and hopelessness is of any benefit to the struggle.
We can make progress, we cannot make it as fast as some would have us do, but we can achieve goals, all that is required is participation, is voting intelligently, in building third parties, in demanding more of our legislators. Trump is ousted, that, I might remind everyone, is progress.