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It’ll be fun to watch AOC join Jagmeet Singh for some online gaming.
But how about the NDP emulate her democratic eco-socialist politics, not just her style?
Let me share a disappointing story about how closed off the NDP establishment is to that idea... https://twitter.com/theJagmeetSingh/status/1332385111174688770
But how about the NDP emulate her democratic eco-socialist politics, not just her style?
Let me share a disappointing story about how closed off the NDP establishment is to that idea... https://twitter.com/theJagmeetSingh/status/1332385111174688770
A year ago, an offer was made to top party brass that one of AOC’s advisors give NDP MPs a briefing on the Green New Deal.
It’s the heart of her agenda, weaving together working class interests, climate action & racial justice. It's what makes her her.
What was their response?
It’s the heart of her agenda, weaving together working class interests, climate action & racial justice. It's what makes her her.
What was their response?
They said no.
"MPs are already prone to forget they need to focus on bread and butter issues," was the brass's response.
Huh?
The Green New Deal...IS the bread and butter issue of our time, an epic program to radically improve peoples lives while staving off climate breakdown.
"MPs are already prone to forget they need to focus on bread and butter issues," was the brass's response.
Huh?
The Green New Deal...IS the bread and butter issue of our time, an epic program to radically improve peoples lives while staving off climate breakdown.
That the NDP brass see the Green New Deal as a liability, and so woefully misunderstand it, tells you a lot: afraid of connecting the dots, insulated from movements, they remain stuck in incrementalism while our economic and ecological realities scream for boldness and bravery.
