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« The CIA couldn’t do a better job of discrediting the American left », writes Matt Taibbi about the apparent succession of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to the role played to the hilt by that consummate actor and radical left American socialist, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
Sanders has always touched something deep and needy among left-wing radicals. He has always been unapologetic about his belief in the absolute correctness of his cause. That certainty is what the left has always craved, especially today, as Democrats wander to and fro in the wilderness, looking for the path to power.
But Sanders is 82 and ready for retirement. His national speaking tour with Ocasio-Cortez is a clear sign of who he wants to succeed him in being America’s most ridiculous leftist.
America’s children had been trending left in the last few decades until recently. The realities of being a grown-up often disabuse the young of their silly, unrealistic pretensions about socialism.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country has lurched to the right. That’s the voting part of the country, so Donald Trump won in 2024.
The perfect outcome in the future is if « angry » Democrats like AOC ascend to the top rung of the Democratic establishment. It would be a dream come true for Republicans. Unless there’s a massive shift toward the center by Democrats, there’s a real possibility the Democrats will set themselves on fire with their anger and flame out.
