Posted on 07/19/2026 9:55:47 AM PDT by Libloather
Longtime CNN political commentator and Democrat Van Jones rebuked far-left activists Saturday, warning that their positions on Hamas, prisons and immigration are regressive and threatened to steer the Democratic Party in the wrong direction as socialist-backed candidates celebrated recent primary victories.
"Yes, we want our Democratic Party to be a big tent. But we don’t need 'party poopers. So STOP pooping in the punch bowl — and telling us the turds are ice cubes," Jones said on X, in reference to his Substack post.
Jones accused some Democratic Socialist of America (DSA) activists of promoting positions involving Hamas, policing, prisons and immigration that he considered outside the progressive movement.
"But some people in groups like the DSA are pushing an agenda FAR outside those ideals. Supporting Hamas is not progressive. 'No police, no prisons, no borders' is not progressive. Celebrating the murder of Israeli civilians is not progressive. These ideas are REGRESSIVE," Jones said.
Jones, a self-proclaimed progressive Democrat, outlined the policies he considered central to that political identity.
"I’m a strong Democrat, with a winning bipartisan track record. I’m rooted in progressive ideals and policies: criminal justice reform, Green New Deal, Medicare for All, free education, clean air and water. These are ideas I have fought for my entire adult life," Jones said.
The ex-administration advisor to former President Barack Obama also rejected the argument that the far-left was merely advocating the type of social democracy practiced in Nordic countries.
"Some defend the far left by claiming they only want Nordic-style social democracy. If that were true, I might applaud them," Jones said. "I want those policies, too! But what does universal healthcare have to do with Hamas? With abolishing all law enforcement? With erasing all borders? With treating every wealthy person as a villain? Ideas matter...
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so says the commie ...
The newcomers could be uber-commies. How do I copyright that?
This is hilarious. Jones’ “Color of Change” group was 100% dyed-in-the-wool communist.
-Shoot her before him, but make sure he sees it.
-Oh, and this one, kill him, take him to his church and dump him in the pulpit.
-The rest I leave up to you.
HOW tf is the crazy stuff he wants any better than a what the crazies he is complaining about want?
Nordic countries are capitalist.
Yes they have generous welfare programs.
The Left in the US is not proposing that. They are in favor of the government confiscating all personal wealth in this country
They are in favor of the government confiscating all personal wealth in this country
And sending you to the Gulags they will build in the Southwestern part of the country.
Nordic countries are capitalist.
They are economically nationalist. As all countries should be.
Use free-markets where they are good to use, have regulation in others. As long as the government doesn’t try to micro-manage them.
I liked how AOC said “behind” in Memphis. A real Steel Magnolia actress.
“Oo-tay oon-say!!!” —Van Jones
Exactly.
el-way ed-say!
Far left democrat denounces far left agenda
Correct translation!
I wish everyone would get on board calling it The Democrat Party - there’s nothing democratic about it.
And don’t talk to me about official names or parts of speech.
It’s easy - just say Democrat instead of Democratic. That’s what Ronald Reagan did, that’s what President Trump does, that’s what Rush Limbaugh did.
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