I'm not sure why the usual suspects are peeing their pants over "muh horrible messaging".
Why would this answer upset anyone who isn't a right-wing reactionary?
Because reactionary right-wingers continue to have sole domination of the narrative because Democrats are spineless cowards
Until they start fighting back, they need to be extremely careful about every word that comes out of their mouth in public
This is an example of fighting back. I'm not really sure what you want from them. You say "stop letting Republicans control the narrative", and then you complain when they push back against that narrative.
I get that you're one of the people for whom Democrats will always be making the wrong decision no matter what that decision is, but come on.
For most people in the US, "world order" is a term most often associated with neo-Nazis and their like
I do not agree with this either.
Simply saying things that fit with what Republicans say about them is literally the opposite of "fighting back". Politics is marketing, and Democrats are terrible at it. Simply speaking the truth does not work, because people don't care about the truth--they have to sell their policies. Giving this sort of vague, lazy, poorly worded response to a valid question is not controlling the narrative or selling their message.
Republicans gained control of the narrative by going on a nonstop, sustained campaign against Democrats, and (often through lies, such is politics) convincing Americans why the other side is horrible and will ruin their lives or is a threat to their way of life. Democrats need to start with the same, and expand from there. Saying things that mean nothing to the direct lives of most Americans--no matter how true they may be--isn't going to sell anything to voters.
I get that you're one of the people for whom Democrats will always be making the wrong decision no matter what that decision is
They ARE always making the wrong decision, because they are too lazy to be in campaign mode 24/7. When they stop doing or saying things that can easily be spun against them and go hard on the offensive, then and only then will they have made the correct decision.
For instance, Biden made the right decision in calling out the oil companies over the gas prices (something I think he needs to highlight more in order to establish the narrative, but it's certainly a good starting point for Democrats to campaign on)
It's a sad truth, but successful campaigning can only start by completely destroying the public's view of the other side.
