Progressive Politics

3085 readers

856 users here now

Welcome to Progressive Politics! A place for news updates and political discussion from a left perspective. Conservatives and centrists are welcome just try and keep it civil :)

(Sidebar still a work in progress post recommendations if you have them such as reading lists)

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

TokenBoomer@lemmy.world

317

CIA Pete explains why Zohran Mamdani is popular (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

143 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Yeah, if the rest of the DNC was half as smart as Pete Buttigieg, we'd be in a much better place as a country. Sadly, you have to play the hand you're dealt.

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I didn't like Buttigieg in 2020, but I have to admit that he's very gifted rhetorically. It was really satisfying seeing him in some Fox interviews and just… being able to make an actual point without the hosts being able to turning it around against him.

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I would never claim any politician is perfect, and he certainly isn't. But he does seem very authentically intelligent (as in, he is both authentic and intelligent) and he manages to "not suffer fools" while remaining courteous in a very Midwestern way. Buttigieg/Walz would be an interesting ticket.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Can we please not have another consultant in higher office???

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think Pete is quite at the level of "consultant," but I'm also not saying he's our best option. Just that, in a field of "anyone would be better than what the racist oligarchs are fielding" he seems like an actively-good candidate rather than a neutral or bad one.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

He was a McKinsey guy so very much a consultant.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Sadly, you have to play the hand you’re dealt.

We can play a different game. Enjoy your hand full of jokers.

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Some people could choose to. Hopefully my children will be able to. But for most Americans, there's only the one.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

We can play a different game.

WHAT GAME IS THAT?!?!?!?!

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

What do you mean? The rest of the DNC is exactly as smart as Pete. All platitudes, no ideology.