Gaza wasn't the sole issue, but it was a canary in the coal mine about the fundamental issue. Which is that the Democratic consultant class has a fundamentally flawed understanding of the country and the electorate. They are completely captured by the racist, bigoted Liberal mindset when it comes to "junior" members of the Democratic coaltion - be it Arabs and Youth motivated by the genocide, or working class Latino and Black left behind by their neoliberal economics - and are more interested in chasing phantom approval from daddy Reagan Republicans. Gaza is instructive because it showed how callous and arrogant the Democratic elites are when it comes to countering-messaging and responding to people in their coalition who "get out of line". It's a perfect encapsulation of how the Democratic Party doesn't actually stand for anything, which becomes even more apparent when they up the ante by making the election a referendum on fascism. They're a party run by bloodless managerial consultants who are terrified of actual ideology and the power of moral politics, which is why all the aspiring Clyburn staffers in here were completely dismissive about Gaza and completely missed the mark on the racial and class realignment power of Trump are now trying to launder their ignorance and immorality with appeals to inevitability. If the Democratic Party is to become worth a shyt again, it must rediscover basic moral and political principles and become doggedly disciplined in promoting and pursuing them instead of being completely reactionary to whatever evil bullshyt the Republicans are also doing. It automatically gives Republicans the advantage of being the stage setters. People respond to power, and Trump signals power more than the Democrats.
