People that believe only socialism is pure. Everyone else is corrupt and wrong and should never be compromised with.
They are the same people that were the uncommitted movement against Kamala but now thing the same dems they shot on should unite behind their candidate.
Those are not leftists.
Those are self interested corporatists.
Left only means things with respect to the center and the right.
Leftist politics is often associated with communism and socialism.
They are not the same things.
A true "leftist" is interested in government by and for the people, and promote things like socialized health care (meaning EVERYBODY gets it), full employment opportunities, and the elimination of discrimination.
I don't understand what you mean by the belief that only socialism is pure.
Most of Western Europe practices democratic socialism, democracy (actually, democratic republics) tempered by socialist ideals, such as free college education, health care for all citizens, and equality of all citizens. That is why you hardly ever see anybody from Belgium or Norway trying to become U.S. citizens.
That is NOT what the people you describe are. Corporate democrats (the ones that count on big cash to win elections (Obama, Clinton), as opposed to appealing to the people (Bernie), are the reason the democratic party is a raging dumpster fire.
Nobody elected George Clooney, but he and a small group of powerful so-called liberals and their donors decided the old white guy who won the last time couldn't win again for some reason.
Kamala was a compromise. In order to get TRUE democrats (like the ones you might see in a movie from the 60s-90s) to accept the hijacking of the candidacy for president (we the people voted for BIDEN, that is why he won) AGAIN (they knee capped Bernie as well), they ran a Black female candidate.
In short, I argue this:
The problem is white Americans.
White Americans are the nazis currently running things.
White liberal Americans appeal to us as the "good cop", with an unspoken but oft practiced caveat: at the end of the day, WHITE people make the ultimate decision with respect to the party's direction.
Left, right or anything in between in this country, things are ultimately run by white people, and ultimately for their benefit and according to their whims.
I recall a line from a movie..can't remember which one: "does it matter if you are raped in prison by a black man or a white man?"
Does matter if you are screwed by a republican or a democrat pretending to be acting in your best interest?
Please share your thoughts.