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In reply to the discussion: DU was for change, not progressivism... [View all]phleshdef
(11,936 posts)I believe you are stating your position in a reasonable way that doesn't make me want to head butt my computer screen until either I break it or my skull.
I agree with some of what you are saying. I believe that a huge chunk of Democratic politicians at the national level, are progressives at heart, but they play it safe because of the electorate they are dealing with. Its kind of a catch 22 and it would require a lot of people falling on their swords and losing to Republicans in order to finally change the narrative and create a more informed electorate. I truly believe that's the only way the politicians themselves could swing that. Honestly, I believe it really should be the job of the media to give an unbiased, informative, completely fact based story to the electorate. The media use to operate more along those lines and I blame the shift from political news to political entertainment as maybe the biggest culprit for having such a poorly, politically educated electorate now.