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In reply to the discussion: we need a democratic tea part movement [View all]hueymahl
(2,449 posts)There was a movie that had this exact premise "Waiting for Superman" as it applied to the problem of poverty and other social ills.
No one person from outside the party is going swoop in and make everything better. It is going to take a movement from inside and outside the party to say enough is enough. We can't continue the way we have and expect success. The Tea Party was just that kind of movement with a healthy dose of racism and xenophobia mixed in for good measure.
I think we can do the same on our side - fight for our core principles unabashedly without all of the political triangulation that our current leaders rely so much on. Energize the grass roots. Make sure that EVERYONE knows what Democrats stand for and not be afraid to back down because some of the "moderates" think it is too severe or might cost us votes in Kansas.