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121. Define "far left". I hear this phrase used so often here; it seems to me a way of dismissing
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 11:09 PM
Apr 2015

Democrats who aren't down with the establishment/corporate Party agenda, the agenda of the big money. Dismissing those folks by in effect, claiming there's something wrong with them, that they're tainted somehow and thus not worthy of attention.

Message to the Left-Wing [View all] H2O Man Apr 2015 OP
Thanks for the thoughtful OP, but I'm confused about this piece 99th_Monkey Apr 2015 #1
The Democratic Left H2O Man Apr 2015 #3
OK. Thanks for that clarification. nt 99th_Monkey Apr 2015 #7
Thank you. H2O Man Apr 2015 #14
agree G_j Apr 2015 #41
The Moral Monday H2O Man Apr 2015 #44
Just want to say that I agree with you regarding the Left building a power base within the Party. sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #76
Thank you! H2O Man Apr 2015 #78
'Sticks and stones' but names, well I've been called just about everything since I first began sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #82
If you & yours H2O Man Apr 2015 #85
Lol! I don't know where this saying came from, but I think it was Dionne 'there is nothing so sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #90
Had it been my H2O Man Apr 2015 #94
Lol, that cracked me up. sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #96
Oh, it was strange. H2O Man Apr 2015 #98
All I can say is you are lucky he wasn't the 'shoot first ask questions later' type. sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #100
I sent you a PM. nt msanthrope Apr 2015 #125
+1. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #19
The establishment hates the left RobertEarl Apr 2015 #11
I have to say H2O Man Apr 2015 #16
That was a nice thing to say RobertEarl Apr 2015 #108
True, that. H2O Man Apr 2015 #109
You know, Sherman A1 Apr 2015 #2
That is true. H2O Man Apr 2015 #5
How dare you bring a reasoned and rational analysis to DU:GD?! JaneyVee Apr 2015 #4
Thanks! H2O Man Apr 2015 #8
The reasoned?? boston bean Apr 2015 #9
The other side isn't organized. It's more of a shotgun sorta deal. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #126
H20Man, this passage confuses me: tblue37 Apr 2015 #6
Sure -- glad to try H2O Man Apr 2015 #12
Thanks. nt tblue37 Apr 2015 #24
Thank you, tblue37 ! H2O Man Apr 2015 #25
I will suggest that the tensions and reality of our current situation mmonk Apr 2015 #10
As I was writing H2O Man Apr 2015 #13
Are you trying to make me blush online? mmonk Apr 2015 #15
Ha! H2O Man Apr 2015 #17
And me of you, of course. mmonk Apr 2015 #18
In this post and the one following it you both express my beliefs but what you are suggesting takes jwirr Apr 2015 #49
I'm with you completely. I'm fighting on a lower level at the time. mmonk Apr 2015 #56
Thank you. I am located in MN and on the local level we are still pretty union and FDR Dems. So jwirr Apr 2015 #60
I'm both. Join the club. mmonk Apr 2015 #92
Nothing really matters. The 1% have already won. You all just don't know it yet or won't believe it. L0oniX Apr 2015 #20
Oh, I believe it. I have no doubt that a 1% candidate will win the Presidency, but they will do it liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #21
Agree & respectfully disagree. H2O Man Apr 2015 #23
I do too".... AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #29
Thanks, AuntPatsy! H2O Man Apr 2015 #58
from your lips to god's ears. i'm increasingly discouraged; i hope you're right. ND-Dem Apr 2015 #35
Thank you. H2O Man Apr 2015 #62
yep, never throw down your weapon and run heaven05 Apr 2015 #43
If 6 were 9 .... H2O Man Apr 2015 #22
+1 mmonk Apr 2015 #30
+100. Speaking for myself alone, anything but vapid cheerleaderism seems often met ND-Dem Apr 2015 #34
I couldn't agree with this more. RoccoR5955 Apr 2015 #50
In 2008, I had to remind myself, off and on, that candidates are not nevessarily a reflection of Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #127
+ 1000 !!! orpupilofnature57 Apr 2015 #26
Nice OP! sadoldgirl Apr 2015 #27
I think this ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #28
That sounds too rational, and it does not sadoldgirl Apr 2015 #31
It's hard. H2O Man Apr 2015 #40
Indeed.....the Left needs to show up at the meetings. nt msanthrope Apr 2015 #33
Right. H2O Man Apr 2015 #45
I'm sure that you H2O Man Apr 2015 #37
Yes I do ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #39
Great points. H2O Man Apr 2015 #42
Absolutely! ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #53
I did a lot of volunteer work when my kids were still minors, mostly with the schools Fumesucker Apr 2015 #61
My experience differs ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #64
It's a class thing.. Fumesucker Apr 2015 #65
You're kidding right? ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #73
Americans like to think they are egalitarian when they are almost anything but that Fumesucker Apr 2015 #84
Is it possible that ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #103
The point I'm making is that the thoughts and concerns of the lower class were never even heard... Fumesucker Apr 2015 #111
This .. 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #117
Are you incapable of grasping sarcasm? Fumesucker Apr 2015 #122
my experience mirrors yours. the schmoozers put in a minimal amount of actual work & ND-Dem Apr 2015 #119
And that is what many on the Left are doing now, across the country. It is exciting actually sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #91
KR ND-Dem Apr 2015 #32
I have no doubt "the Left" knows how to do grassroots organizing ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #47
Based on your own definition of what "the left" is as well, & your own perceptions. ND-Dem Apr 2015 #115
What? Well ... okay. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #118
With all due respect, you are not "the Left". You said in a post to me days ago that the left cui bono Apr 2015 #123
No. I'm pretty certain I said "progressives ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #131
Okay, sorry for the delay. As I mentioned, back at work. Also recovering from strep throat! cui bono Apr 2015 #141
Think you ... but you do not get to define whatis or is not left "enough." 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #142
Thanks. cui bono Apr 2015 #143
HRC has defined nothing ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #145
And she is not a liberal nor a progressive based on the actions of other Dems in history. n/t cui bono Apr 2015 #146
Not true ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #147
No response to my response (#131)? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #139
I will... I'm back at work and just peeking in on tiny breaks... n/t cui bono Apr 2015 #140
Thanks! H2O Man Apr 2015 #52
There's also the whole "diversity of tactics" issue daredtowork Apr 2015 #102
K&R DeSwiss Apr 2015 #36
Thanks! H2O Man Apr 2015 #68
Thanks. Politics is one vote, one voter at a time. JDPriestly Apr 2015 #38
Right! H2O Man Apr 2015 #69
Let me add a little view from the streets nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #46
Thank you. H2O Man Apr 2015 #70
You welcome, I am hitting my head against the wall though nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #71
In all fairness to your observation....I see things a bit differently KoKo Apr 2015 #48
Thank you! H2O Man Apr 2015 #72
How do YOU feel about the Issues I posted as you are a Dem/Dem? KoKo Apr 2015 #89
As long as you are leaving out the evisceration of social services daredtowork Apr 2015 #106
+100 ND-Dem Apr 2015 #120
These are my thoughts as well H2O Man. lovemydog Apr 2015 #51
Great post! Thanks! H2O Man Apr 2015 #75
Artists & musicians provide healing balm for our souls. lovemydog Apr 2015 #77
Have a great time! H2O Man Apr 2015 #79
Thanks H2O Man! lovemydog Apr 2015 #80
You are absolutely right about it being a life long task. The Labor Movement did not happen liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #86
Yes, suffering economically and all the setbacks are extremely painful. lovemydog Apr 2015 #112
One of my first thoughts after Citozens United was passed in the SC, the GOP probably thought Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #54
Yeah. H2O Man Apr 2015 #81
Coalition building is a two-way street, and I mostly see PBass Apr 2015 #55
I concur. longship Apr 2015 #57
Interesting. H2O Man Apr 2015 #83
I have to admit, I am pretty much done with the whole thing. I am no longer a Democrat. That does liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #99
I respect that. H2O Man Apr 2015 #101
See, why the insults? I just don't get it. Did the Labor Movement want unicorns and rainbows? liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #107
Define "far left". I hear this phrase used so often here; it seems to me a way of dismissing ND-Dem Apr 2015 #121
Your mindset is that 'all the world is like a boxing match' so of course you see and thrive on Bluenorthwest Apr 2015 #59
I think that you H2O Man Apr 2015 #67
And there is the dismissive stuff with no mention of the points made. Bluenorthwest Apr 2015 #95
It's a curious sport. H2O Man Apr 2015 #105
You will never start off by yourself to build up enough support to overturn gerrymandering Rex Apr 2015 #63
Gerrymandering of Congressional Districts State by State is a Huge Problem KoKo Apr 2015 #74
Huge problem. H2O Man Apr 2015 #88
The difference between yesterday and today? Corporate run government. whereisjustice Apr 2015 #66
You are absolutely right! H2O Man Apr 2015 #97
You are welcome and thank you for the thought provoking essay. whereisjustice Apr 2015 #104
We live in a county of very ignorant people. A country where people will not vote. YOHABLO Apr 2015 #87
Yes, you are right, H2O Man Apr 2015 #93
The last thing I want to do is venture into politics in real life, I've had more than enough of that Fumesucker Apr 2015 #114
And people that do vote but against their own interests due to unchallenged propaganda. mmonk Apr 2015 #110
Wonderful articulate OP, thank you. Jefferson23 Apr 2015 #113
Thank you. H2O Man Apr 2015 #128
As always burrowowl Apr 2015 #116
Thank you! H2O Man Apr 2015 #129
I live in a heavily Democratic state legislative district eridani Apr 2015 #124
Right. H2O Man Apr 2015 #130
I'm getting tired of telling you how much I like your mind. malthaussen Apr 2015 #132
Talk about timing! H2O Man Apr 2015 #133
I know that attitude well. malthaussen Apr 2015 #138
"Divine authority behind govt"?? Scalia describes kings. Beartracks Apr 2015 #134
Right. H2O Man Apr 2015 #135
Great quote from Malcolm X 100% JonLP24 Apr 2015 #136
Right. H2O Man Apr 2015 #137
If I may, for multiple reasons nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #144
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