That’s because democrats run losing campaigns that don’t bring out voters and that’s what allows the fascists to win. Then when there’s popular momentum behind someone like Mamdani, they refuse to support them. You need to be critical of your own side so that they do better.

My high school math teacher went on a similar tangent about the word “up.” The class spent most of the period thinking of different uses instead of doing geometry. Best math class ever.

Great piece! I really liked this sentence, “We got this by a stroke of luck, and to luck it might return.”