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In reply to the discussion: The imminent backlash of the Democratic Left. [View all]Feral Child
(2,086 posts)are entirely subjective. You dismiss my prose, yet you provide no alternate discussion of any of the points I posited.
Your second post moves from being dismissive to derision. I'm not offended by that, but I am disappointed. I posted thoughtfully, in the hopes of discussion. Actually, I'd like to be dissuaded from my stance, but you offer nothing.
As to "after the harvest", I don't expect to be alive for the climax to this drama. As I mentioned, I'm 65. The dismantling of our rights has been tectonic rather than glacial during my lifetime. I don't believe that the American Empire will collapse nearly as quickly as the Russian version did. That was accelerated by a one-party system. Our dissolution is mediated by a two-party system but those parties are becoming indistinguishable and, unless progressives "rant and rave and make demands", the differences between the parties will become a complete illusion.
Just for the record, in the event someone decides to MIRT my butt for being insufficiently "patriotic", I do not suggest abandoning our party. I merely hope for an awareness to bloom and for our rank and file to require our party to become, once again, responsive to the people instead of the corporations that finance the "reality show" our elections have become.
I do not advocate voting for any republican candidate. Ever. I do suggest we begin with-holding our votes and donations of money and labor from candidates that neglect and deny us.
In my case that means little, as you say. Georgia is so brightly encarmined that it appears downright bloody. Denying my paltry support to a puppet candidate will make as much noise as a Limbaugh fart.
If the party fronts an actual progressive candidate, he or she will have my absolute support but I doubt that's a possibility at this point and I refuse to hold my nose and punch a chad for a slightly-less-conservative candidate.
I've put considerable thought and effort into these two posts and I'm pretty much done here, unless you care to back up your derision with some real discussion.
Again, I'm not offended nor do I wish to offend. Have a great New Year and I'll see you around the block.