It often seems like insincere virtue signaling.

  • Florencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    29·
    6 months ago

    “News article titled A New Democratic Think Tank Wants to Curb the Influence of Liberal Groups, published September 17, 2025, in The New York Times by Reid J. Epstein. The article explains that the Searchlight Institute, led by Adam Jentleson, aims to persuade Democrats to play down issues like climate change and LGBTQ rights to appeal to more voters. A color photo beneath shows five people standing outdoors: Cam Thompson, Charlotte Swasey, Adam Jentleson (center), Tré Easton, and Danielle Deiseroth.”

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      20·
      6 months ago

      “The folks who are most to blame about Trump are the ones who pushed Democrats to take indefensible positions,” Mr. Jentleson said in an interview Tuesday, citing a series of positions Kamala Harris took in 2019 before walking back many of them once she became the Democratic presidential nominee in 2024.

      It’s almost impressive how exactly wrong he manages to be for money. He’s like the Chris Rufo of Neoliberalism 🤬

      • njm1314@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        6 months ago

        Describing equality and science as indefensible positions is the most neoliberal thing I’ve ever heard in my life

        • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          6 months ago

          Particularly after an election in which it was made clear that the party was unwilling to abandon genocide support.

          That’s what an indefensible position looks like.

      • Revan343@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        The folks who are most to blame about Trump are the ones who pushed Democrats to take indefensible positions

        So the pro-Israel lobby