Before I post this I'll preface it by saying, "Yes, I'm voting for Biden!" Even though I strongly backed Sanders in the primary, I'm voting for Biden!
Assuming Democrats win the election, there will be two ways of thinking about how to go forward. One will be for Democrats to take the political center, and in so doing marginalize the Republican party as a fringe group, thus becoming the party of the majority.
The alternative will be to combat the radical right-wing agenda of the modern Republicans with an alternative vision, one that actively seeks to heal the deep inequities in American society through activist policies.
On the surface the first vision seems logical, but upon further scrutiny it falls apart altogether. The election of Trump itself is an indication of how profoundly disaffected Americans are with the status quo! If the Democrats become, by placing themselves in the center, apologists for the way things are, they will face swift political annihilation.
Our situation is very similar to that which Roosevelt faced in 1932. We should take his actions as the perfect model for how we face the current situation. Democrats must do nothing less then completely reverse the prevailing attitudes of the last 40 years. Only if Americans see a significant change in their personal fortunes, and the conditions of their communities, will Democrats prevail, even in the short run. If Democrats don't prevail we will likely face some new form of fascism.
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