The left is currently in disrepair. While the specifics of these schisms and ideological divides are worthy of their own post, that isn't what I want to discuss here. What is more important and worthy of discussion is how these conflicts do nothing but inhibit our ability as a political movement to enact meaningful change. The attempt of the Bernie-wing to materialize and take real root in the party is still underway and I don't want to sell it short, but frankly, this ‘revolution’ has seemed over since well before Tom Perez was handed the party.

The failure of the American left is a failure of the American people. This isn't the system’s fault and this isn't the party's fault. At this point, the reason why TRUE progressives have no power, representation or voice in America is that we don’t use our voices much at all. At least not in the most effective ways.

While progressives are trying to decide which members of the left are corporate shills, who are aligned with fascist Nazis and who truly want to carry on the great and noble Sanders legacy, opportunities to make significant changes to the system have come and gone. This only helps the dying establishment that resides in both parties on both sides of the political aisle. It is up to US to fight THEM and not each other.

The only way forward is together, but simply stating that is not enough. Acknowledging the need for unity isn't useful; what needs to happen is a real understanding of the many different ideologies that compose the working class coalition on the left. For example, I unapologetically support Donald Trump. Do I automatically become a conservative because of that? I still want peace, a clean environment and a single-payer health care system; am I a Nazi? You may or may not hate me for this strange position as a Trump-supporting leftist, but the fact is, if we don't work together, we will never topple corporate interests that control the system in its entirety.

Jimmy Dore has been the target of a lot of this leftist infighting. His highly critical opinion of Democrats has many on the left accusing him of being ‘divisive.' His recent videos calling for a ‘revolution of the mind’ hit on something I think is extremely important for the future of (what is left of) the Bernie movement and for U.S. politics in general. Jimmy contends we need to start thinking about politics differently because we are being screwed by a Democratic Party that is in bed with Wall Street. This Democratic Party offers us little while shifting all blame for anything onto Donald Trump.