return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoThe Real California Lesson: The Democratic Party Has No Actual Leadersnewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down15
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minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·2 months 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.