The democratic socialist Melat Kiros unseated the long-serving US representative Diana DeGette in Colorado’s primary elections held on Tuesday, the latest in a string of high-profile victories for the party’s insurgent left.
The Associated Press reported that Kiros had defeated DeGette for the Democratic nomination in the deep-blue first congressional district centered on Denver. Kiros’s triumph came a week after New York voters unseated two Democratic congressional incumbents and replaced a third who was retiring with candidates who had campaigned on standing up to Israel amid accusations that it was carrying out a genocide in Gaza.
Insurgent left lol. What’s next? “Leftist are using BLITZKRIEG tactics to win votes”
Remember when Jan 6th happened and all you would hear on the news is insurgency this and insurgency that? This is how they devalue the meaning of the words used against them. Now everything we don’t like is an insurgency and what happened on Jan 6th was a nothingburger.
That was a literal armed uprising attempting to overthrow the government. “Insurgency” is a perfectly valid term. What else do you call it when a mob of people engages in open rebellion?
Their point was that, by using the term for far less severe things, the media are devaluing it. The term is valid for the violent mob, but not for the swing in votes they’re using it for.
Tbh pretty accurate to the definition of the word. They’re winning in opposition to DNC authority despite all efforts to suppress them.
Yea, honestly I think ‘insurgent’ is complementary in this context
In a fascist government, insurgency is necessary. What are you complaining about?
Oh gee, I dunno. This term is being applied to a political party running a legal campaign. I can tell you without a doubt, they are referring to the more extreme definition of insurgency. Not just a rebellious group of people but an armed group of people who wish to accomplish their goals through violence. They are swapping out the term radical for terrorist, which is a common gop tactic.
I live here. There’s more guns than people. They are already on path to justify killing people for holding political opinion. Don’t be fuckin’ daft. You realize what you’re playing devil’s advocate for, right?
Not only that, but there’s already a term for that wing of the party: progressives. “Insurgent Left” is clearly a manufactured term concocted with the sole purpose of portraying progressives as dangerous, lawless extremists.
At least they didn’t use “insurgent” in the headline, I suppose.
Just give them some time. It will get much worse.
Hey the Ellison News Corp knows where you live!
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