Not only did Democrats regain control of both chambers of Congress in the mid-term election, they did also by jamming a radical spear into the heart of the GOP elephant, a spear wielded by the Democratic Socialists of America. The DSA found itself high-stepping over the elephant corpse on its sought-after goal of smashing capitalism by a “long march through existing institutions.”

That expression from the New Left in the late ’60s perfectly captures what radicals can achieve by keeping their powder dry, toning down the talk of violent revolution and achieving whatever they are after “by any means necessary.” Instead, better pretending to be a deeply concerned reform-type Democrat in mainstream politics, especially elections.

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