re: How/why did the Democratic Party allow the radical 10% to utterly destroy them?

It absolutely is the voters, too.

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How/why did the Democratic Party allow the radical 10% to utterly destroy them?

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let people shoplift under $1000.

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And they don’t learn. The people of CA just voted to make the penalties for this kind of thing strong. A law newsome came out against. What’s he do in response to Trump winning?!??…he triples down with coming out saying he is going to fight against Trump to keep their lefty policies. Smfh.

Happens a lot. Look at Twitter before Musk. Maybe about 3-5% would start up cancel campaigns online.
It's the whole tyranny of the minority effect.Taleb has a whole YouTube video on it. Think of a classroom where 1 kid has a peanut allergy.

Sadly it is more like 25% now and growing.

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Maybe someone can offer a better theory than me.

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It’s literally Critical Race Theory. It’s bananas, but they believe it.

The left is organized around the principle of radical change. Going back 250 years:

- Get rid of kings and let citizens vote
- Make slavery illegal
- Let women vote
- Make homosexuality legal
- Make gay marriage legal

At some point they ran out of legitimate causes, but they still had the hell raising machine, and it had to be fed. So they invented a system of oppression to explain black underperformance, instead of blaming the addictive welfare system that trapped them; then they moved on to increasingly deviant sexuality.

They could have found other causes that were sane, but they were wedded to the savior causes, in which a clear, weak and pathetic victim needs their heroic help. So traditional left wing causes, like fighting evil big businesses (Pharma, Food, Tech), and helping out the working stiffs, are now championed by the Right.

Sure, they want to help the workers who are being displaced by immigrants, but they don’t want to do it in a fashion that allows the workers to help themselves - that would draw the satisfaction from the savior role. Instead, they want to rescue the worker by addicting him to daddy government. In that way, he is always there, eager for his government handout, and to the most cynical, available at election time to vote for his benefactors.

Useless frickers!

As usual, they project their wrongs on conservatives to hide their ways . . . You have now seen what “Project 2021” was all about.

Installed true believers in the bureaucracy

Took over education, law and the media.

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At some point they ran out of legitimate causes

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This is spot on..

The old guard (Pelosi, Schmucky, etc) were drowned out by the talking heads of their own media. They soon felt like they had to ride the tiger they created before it turned on them.

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It is shocking how much influence the lunatics on the left have over Blue. Do they really outnumber moderate Dems that badly?

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It is shocking. The whole party is so deeply enveloped in a sea of BS that moderates cannot even find the surface. Here's a taste ....

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THE NEW REPUBLIC

We Already Know One Big Loser in This Election: The Mainstream Media
by Parker Molloy
November 4, 2024

... For years, major news outlets have twisted themselves into knots trying to appease critics on the right. In the process, they’ve alienated not just the left but anyone who cares about honest, fearless journalism. This isn’t just about bad optics or bruised egos; it’s about the very foundation of our democracy and the essential role a free press plays within it.

It’s no secret that the right has long harbored disdain for mainstream media, branding it with terms like “fake news” and “enemy of the people.” But what’s new—and frankly alarming—is the mounting frustration from the center and left. These are readers who once defended these institutions, subscribed, donated, and championed the importance of a free press. Now they’re canceling subscriptions and voicing their disillusionment.

Jeff Jarvis captured this sentiment in his recent piece for the Columbia Journalism Review. He noted, “What is new and striking is the current wave of grievances regarding political coverage coming from once-devoted liberal readers as well as experienced journalists.” When your most loyal supporters start questioning your integrity, that’s not just a red flag—it’s a siren blaring in the newsroom.

By bending over backward to appease right-wing critics—who, let’s be honest, are unlikely to ever be satisfied—mainstream outlets risk alienating their core audience. These are the readers who’ve stuck with them through thick and thin, defended them against accusations of bias, and financially supported them in an era when journalism is under economic strain.

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