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In reply to the discussion: This site was started to fight those in power [View all]politicman
(710 posts)We on here are all against Republican policies and we continue to fight to educate people about how those policies will destroy not only America, but the whole world eventually.
BUT before doing that, we need to get our own house in order and stop our own party/leaders accepting and continuing some Conservative policies.
Obama (who I think has more good in him than bad) has been one of the worst offenders, he has continued numerous Bush policies and left or appointed many Conservatives into high level positions.
How can we as progressives, fight future Conservative government policies that will surely greatly expand drone strikes throughout the world, if we now support drone strikes simply because it is a democratic president in Obama carrying them out?
How can we as progressives, fight future Conservative governments that will surely grant more intrusive powers to the CIA, if we now support CIA illegal actions simply because a democratic president in Obama is authorizing them?
How can we as progressives, support whistle blowers against future Conservative governments secretive illegal actions, if we now condemn Snowden simply because he blew the whistle on a democratic president?
The point is that we cannot excuse the few bad actions of Obama just because we like him, as it will make us look hypocritical and gives us no leg to stand on when Conservatives take the reins of power back one day and expand on the bad actions that Obama has allowed.
Its disappointing already how many progressives on the site who were staunch opponents of Bush policies have suddenly put away their moral compasses simply because it is Obama that is carrying out some Bush policies.
Lets be consistent people, fight for our ideals and not compromise them just because we have our guy in power.