“The left” (whatever that means in a given instance) is the Democratic party’s actual enemy. The grandees know it, their friends in the media know it, their wonks know it, their supporters and most importantly their funders know it. I see the framing as a signal to everyone in the circle about who they plan to fight. Where the calls to end genocide actually come from is not crucial—the fact that it can be used as another excuse to punch left, is.
Given that Nancy Pelosi has joined the chorus of voices calling for an arms embargo, there is no way anyone can legitimately say it’s only “the left” calling for the genocide to end.
I’ve got to get down there!
“The left” (whatever that means in a given instance) is the Democratic party’s actual enemy. The grandees know it, their friends in the media know it, their wonks know it, their supporters and most importantly their funders know it. I see the framing as a signal to everyone in the circle about who they plan to fight. Where the calls to end genocide actually come from is not crucial—the fact that it can be used as another excuse to punch left, is.
The Democratic party has repeatedly proven it prefers punching to the left rather than to the right.
Given that Nancy Pelosi has joined the chorus of voices calling for an arms embargo, there is no way anyone can legitimately say it’s only “the left” calling for the genocide to end.