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Cori Bush

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Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

We should... not fight one another. We should be who we say we are. So I think that's the first thing. Pick who, pick, like, let's pick who are the Democrats going to be now and then be that so that those folks who feel like, well, then this is not my team can go find their team. Because if progressives aren't wanted in the Democratic Party, then If we're not wanted, then tell us that.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

We should... not fight one another. We should be who we say we are. So I think that's the first thing. Pick who, pick, like, let's pick who are the Democrats going to be now and then be that so that those folks who feel like, well, then this is not my team can go find their team. Because if progressives aren't wanted in the Democratic Party, then If we're not wanted, then tell us that.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

Let that be clear that this we've decided to move this this other way. But if we are this, you know, bigger tent that that, you know, we hear sometimes and I won't say big tent, I'll say bigger tent. If that is the case, then we have to show it. You can't push out the younger generations and say, well, you're not ready yet. It's not your time. We don't need to listen to you.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

Let that be clear that this we've decided to move this this other way. But if we are this, you know, bigger tent that that, you know, we hear sometimes and I won't say big tent, I'll say bigger tent. If that is the case, then we have to show it. You can't push out the younger generations and say, well, you're not ready yet. It's not your time. We don't need to listen to you.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

Let that be clear that this we've decided to move this this other way. But if we are this, you know, bigger tent that that, you know, we hear sometimes and I won't say big tent, I'll say bigger tent. If that is the case, then we have to show it. You can't push out the younger generations and say, well, you're not ready yet. It's not your time. We don't need to listen to you.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

We don't need you in places of leadership. We can't do that and then say, but we want the youth. We want the youth movement. We want the youth vote. We want the youth to feel engaged because you're showing us a different thing. So I think that Democrats, it should not be, yeah, we need to move more to the right because you need to be who you say you are.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

We don't need you in places of leadership. We can't do that and then say, but we want the youth. We want the youth movement. We want the youth vote. We want the youth to feel engaged because you're showing us a different thing. So I think that Democrats, it should not be, yeah, we need to move more to the right because you need to be who you say you are.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

We don't need you in places of leadership. We can't do that and then say, but we want the youth. We want the youth movement. We want the youth vote. We want the youth to feel engaged because you're showing us a different thing. So I think that Democrats, it should not be, yeah, we need to move more to the right because you need to be who you say you are.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

We allow these folks that have no clue what they're talking about to build a narrative and then we go run and we all scatter. Oh my goodness, we got to do something different.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

We allow these folks that have no clue what they're talking about to build a narrative and then we go run and we all scatter. Oh my goodness, we got to do something different.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

We allow these folks that have no clue what they're talking about to build a narrative and then we go run and we all scatter. Oh my goodness, we got to do something different.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

So I think here we are again with we allow these folks that have no clue what they're talking about to build a narrative. And then we go run and we all scatter. Oh, my goodness. We got to do something different. No, speak up and say that is not what identity politics is. So identity politics would say that, hey, we need a black person to do this.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

So I think here we are again with we allow these folks that have no clue what they're talking about to build a narrative. And then we go run and we all scatter. Oh, my goodness. We got to do something different. No, speak up and say that is not what identity politics is. So identity politics would say that, hey, we need a black person to do this.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

So I think here we are again with we allow these folks that have no clue what they're talking about to build a narrative. And then we go run and we all scatter. Oh, my goodness. We got to do something different. No, speak up and say that is not what identity politics is. So identity politics would say that, hey, we need a black person to do this.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

And so let's put let's find a black person to go and do this and let's push them up. Go do this. Work this position. That's not what we're doing. That's not what Democrats have been doing. This is about understanding that. There are people who historically have been excluded from positions of leadership simply because not that they don't have the background, the credentials, the experience.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

And so let's put let's find a black person to go and do this and let's push them up. Go do this. Work this position. That's not what we're doing. That's not what Democrats have been doing. This is about understanding that. There are people who historically have been excluded from positions of leadership simply because not that they don't have the background, the credentials, the experience.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

And so let's put let's find a black person to go and do this and let's push them up. Go do this. Work this position. That's not what we're doing. That's not what Democrats have been doing. This is about understanding that. There are people who historically have been excluded from positions of leadership simply because not that they don't have the background, the credentials, the experience.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

In other ways, oftentimes, it's just that they've been pushed out because our leadership is not being acknowledged. So identity politics was a way of saying, hey, you got to pay attention to the fact that black women don't. You know, we're just as amazing. We're just as brilliant, if not more, you know, than this candidate that you have. And so pay attention to that.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

In other ways, oftentimes, it's just that they've been pushed out because our leadership is not being acknowledged. So identity politics was a way of saying, hey, you got to pay attention to the fact that black women don't. You know, we're just as amazing. We're just as brilliant, if not more, you know, than this candidate that you have. And so pay attention to that.

It's Been a Minute
Is The Squad dead? Cori Bush on the future of progressive politics

In other ways, oftentimes, it's just that they've been pushed out because our leadership is not being acknowledged. So identity politics was a way of saying, hey, you got to pay attention to the fact that black women don't. You know, we're just as amazing. We're just as brilliant, if not more, you know, than this candidate that you have. And so pay attention to that.