Disposable Heroes

Why the Left abandons its own:

The American Left doesn’t elevate people. It uses them. And once those individuals stop serving the message, they’re quietly replaced with newer, shinier props. It’s not that they change their beliefs. It’s that the movement changes what it needs from them. Ask Briahna Joy Gray, Bernie Sanders’ former press secretary, who was fired from The Hill for rolling her eyes during an interview. Ask Ana Kasparian, who dared to question progressive identity politics and became persona non grata. They’re Not Just Forgotten. They’re Deleted. In politics, obscurity can be worse than opposition. These people weren’t just removed from the headlines. They were airbrushed from the progressive history books. It’s Orwellian. It’s planned. And it’s effective. You’d think the movement of compassion and inclusion would treat its champions better. But compassion isn’t the point. Obedience is. So What’s the Lesson? If the Left is embracing you, be warned. You’re not being lifted. You’re being leveraged. And the moment you show agency, the moment you question or falter, the crowd will leave you behind with the microphone still warm in your hand. This is what happens when people become products. They’ll give you a hashtag and a spotlight. But they won’t give you grace because grace requires loyalty beyond usefulness. And that’s one commodity the Left has never had in stock.

Tools are only useful until they get worn out...