VIDEO: How the Democrats used diversity and identity to destroy the Left . . . .

Clip from our recent episode about Graham Platner and the Democratic establishment trying to destroy anyone challenging them from the left.

For decades the Democratic establishment (today exemplified by Schumer, Jeffries, Pelosi, Clyburn, Newsom and others like that) have demanded that “moderates” be their nominees, that “the left” was unelectable and would destroy the party. At the same time, those “moderates” lost election after election and the Democrats grew worse off than ever, becoming a doppelganger of the GOP.

They also championed a diverse slate of candidates, often featuring women and people of color as their candidates for the highest seats. In the early days of the Civil Rights era this idea brought progressive representatives who left great legacies like Shirley Chisolm, Ron Dellums, Augustus Hawkins, Julian Bond, Ella Grasso, and others . . . .

But over time, as the Democratic Party become more corporate and more right-wing, the Democrats moved away from progressive women and Blacks and emphasized diversity, but not ideology or political positions . . . . so their old commitment to unions, labor, wages, healthcare issues, and other material issues was abandoned and they chose women and non-white candidates who toed the corporate line–such as Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Hailey Stevens in Michigan, Janet Mills in Maine, Wesley Bell, Ritchie Torres, and so many others. And when black or female candidates who took progressive positions, especially on Israel, like Cori Bush or Jamal Bowman, won their contests the Democratic establishment primaried and defeated them.

Right now, they’re again showing their hatred of “the left”– particularly with their attack on Graham Platner in Maine, where they discuss his “character” to camouflage their anger at his positions on Israel and the wealthy. The Establishment Dems are also strongly opposing popular Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan.

Diversity is crucial to a functioning democracy, and politicians like Rashida Tlaib, Ilham Omar, Summer Lee, and of course Zohran Mamdani are the shining lights of the Democratic Party . . . even if the party leaders themselves don’t appreciate them.