return2ozma@lemmy.worldcake to politics @lemmy.world · 22 days agoThe Real California Lesson: The Democratic Party Has No Actual Leadersnewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down15cross-posted to: progressivepolitics@lemmy.world
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minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days agoI always tell people to look at Frederick Douglas and Bayard Rustin. Douglas backed Lincoln over a full on abolition candidate because Douglas knew Lincoln had the better chance. Rustin was a gay man who never once pushed MLK to talk about gay rights. But we must have perfection right now! copy paste because you aren’t worth the effort of anything else.
I always tell people to look at Frederick Douglas and Bayard Rustin.
Douglas backed Lincoln over a full on abolition candidate because Douglas knew Lincoln had the better chance.
Rustin was a gay man who never once pushed MLK to talk about gay rights.
But we must have perfection right now!
copy paste because you aren’t worth the effort of anything else.