Ciara Spence

'those who don't believe in magic will never find it'

She/her

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

All the takes are correct and yet they also miss the point.

Yes, it was insane for the Democrats to think they could win by running a soulless candidate, without a shred of progressive policy vision, pursuing endorsements from neocon war-hawks everybody hates, while arming and funding a genocide, and belittling and crushing those who have enough morality to protest it.  It is enraging that the Democrats are so smug and blind to this.

But these are all just symptoms.  The deeper reality is that liberalism has failed, liberalism is dead, and people urgently need to wake up to this fact and respond accordingly. It is a defunct ideology that cannot offer any meaningful solutions to our social and ecological crises and it must be abandoned.

Democrats have proven over and over again that they cannot accept even *basic* steps like public healthcare, affordable housing, and a public job guarantee - things that would dramatically improve the material, social and political conditions of the working classes. And they cannot accept a public finance strategy that would steer production away from fossil fuels and toward green transition to give us a shot at a liveable future.

Why? Because these things run against the objectives of capital accumulation. And for liberals capital is sacrosanct. They will do whatever it takes to ensure elite accumulation, it is their only consistent commitment.  At home, they suppress and demonize progressive and socialist tendencies. Abroad, they engage in endless wars and violence to suppress input prices in the global South and prevent any possibility of sovereign economic development.

The Democrats have done all this purposefully and knowingly, for my whole life, not as some kind of "mistake" but in full consciousness that it is in the interests of capital.

And because liberalism cannot address our crises, and because it crushes socialist alternatives, it inevitably paves the way for right-wing populism.  They know this pattern, and yet they risk it every time - this election being only the most recent example. They did it in 2016, when they actively crushed the Sanders campaign and sent Trump to the White House. They do it because ultimately they (and I mean the liberal ruling class here) don't really mind if fascists take power, so long as the latter too ensure the conditions for capital accumulation. They 100% prefer this to the possibility of a socialist alternative.

So, progressives have to face reality. The dream of "converting" the Democratic party is dead. This is now a fact and it must be accepted. The only option is to build a mass-based movement that can reclaim the working classes and mobilize a political vehicle that can integrate disparate progressive struggles into a unified and formidable political force and achieve substantive transformation. This will take real work, actual organizing, but it must be done and that process must begin now.

[Ciara Spence @Ciara_93]

Forgot my noise cancelling headphones for my train journey. A modern horror story.

[Ciara Spence @Ciara_93]

What is the point of bands setting ticket prices if Ticketmaster can just gouge ‘due to high demand’ which is obviously going to happen at pretty much every gig?

[Ciara Spence @Ciara_93]

Intrigued to see how this will transition into RHCP, what a mental closing ceremony

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

It wasn’t to be… but more importantly, if you are a victim of domestic abuse tonight, call the following number:

0808 2000 247

[Ciara Spence @Ciara_93]

I just can’t do this again. Agony is such a familiar taste.

[TechnicallyRon (On all the platforms) @TechnicallyRon]

Jacob Rees Mogg can now return to his other job, as a night paralysis demon at an all boys boarding school.

[Ciara Spence @Ciara_93]

Now begins the real work. Hold this government accountable, it won’t be a quick fix, there’s too much to do. But we need to see real commitment to making normal people’s lives better. Otherwise expect to see the Tories back in 5 years time.
This country can be better than this.

[Ciara Spence @Ciara_93]

Who gave Luke Combs permission?

[Ciara Spence @Ciara_93]

Found a clothing brand with a style I adore, everything contains synthetic fibres. Crushing 😫

[Ciara Spence @Ciara_93]

@Calijuan94 Amazing, thank you, truly incredible

[Ciara Spence @Ciara_93]

@Calijuan94 Uh oh. Also…was that a steel drum version of P.I.M.P by 50 Cent for these people to walk up to 😂

[Ciara Spence @Ciara_93]

@Calijuan94 I haven’t seen enough to give my opinion but I love yours so much as always. I vow to you to watch more films this year, Oscar night is reminding me how much I’m missing out

[Ciara Spence @Ciara_93]

I love film so much

[Ciara Spence @Ciara_93]

This International Women’s Day I’m treating myself to nurturing an impossible, unrequited crush that can only bring sadness and self loathing, to celebrate the feminine urge to destroy your life with longing and anguish.

[Ciara Spence @Ciara_93]

Breathtaking.

https://t.co/PakmfC0Yks

[Ciara Spence @Ciara_93]

I swear most of the workout comes from getting my sports bra on and off

[Ciara Spence @Ciara_93]

Just caught my reflection in the back of my spoon and it’s ruined my entire week

[Ciara Spence @Ciara_93]

I don’t know why you would, but if you fancy watching someone who’s not very good at a game but jumps a lot so you can laugh at them, come and say hi on my stream https://t.co/tLR1osBi1B 👋🏼

[Ciara Spence @Ciara_93]

Jensen Ackles is so beautiful in Supernatural it’s almost incomprehensible