return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 20 days agoThe Real California Lesson: The Democratic Party Has No Actual Leadersnewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up1163arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·20 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!
minus-squareQueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 days agoNow’s really not the time to demand perfection, we have a MAGA to fight.
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!
Now’s really not the time to demand perfection, we have a MAGA to fight.