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#418 — A Future for Democrats

2025/6/2
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Ritchie Torres: 我认为民主党在2024年大选后向左翼摇摆幅度过大，导致了特朗普的崛起。极左派用诸如Latinx、从河流到海洋的自由巴勒斯坦或取消警察经费等荒谬言论疏远了越来越多的美国人。我们失败的原因很简单，就是因为通货膨胀和移民问题。拜登政府未能优先处理南部边境的移民危机，这是一个明显的政治失误，因为他迎合了极左派，而极左派对民主党的政策制定和信息传递具有过大的影响力，导致我们与大多数美国人，特别是工人阶级脱节。民主党内部需要进行根本性的重组，回归理性中心，但特朗普的激进可能会引发过度反应，我担心歇斯底里的过度反应会阻碍民主党内部的重组和温和化。我担心党内仍然有人认为我们左倾得不够，应该想办法疏远美国所有偏右的人。极左和极右之间存在共生关系，特朗普会引发极左派的反应，而极左派在拜登执政时期远不如现在重要。因为我的背景，我几乎是极左派的克星，因为我拥有尽可能多的交叉身份。政治已经变成了没有宗教的宗教，极右和极左都认为自己掌握了绝对真理，任何不同意他们的人不仅是错误的，而且是邪恶的。这种极端主义与政治是不相容的，政治应该是冲突的替代方案，是一种务实的尝试。

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Congressman Ritchie Torres shares his inspiring life story, from growing up in poverty in the Bronx to becoming one of the youngest elected officials in America. His experiences in public housing fueled his passion for tenant advocacy and ultimately led to his career in politics.
  • Ritchie Torres's childhood in poverty and public housing in the Bronx.
  • His experience as a tenant organizer.
  • His election as an official at age 25.
  • Overcoming depression and a suicide attempt.

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Sam Harris speaks with Congressman Ritchie Torres about the future of American politics. They discuss how growing up in public housing inspired Ritchie to pursue a career in politics, how the Biden administration became ideologically captured by the far-Left, how Democratic politicians are resisting Trump, why the Democrats should focus on governance rather than messaging, the war in Gaza, antisemitism on the Right and the Left, free speech on college campuses, Gen Z and hatred for America, social media, the importance of patriotism, the affordability crisis, AI and the future of work, potential Democratic candidates for the 2028 presidential election, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe).