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In reply to the discussion: To Survive, the Democratic Party Needs to Stand Up to Wall Street and Global Corporations [View all]RowdieTurtle
(37 posts)"If all we needed was an anti wall street message to win election , then the Green Party would be running this nation. That message falls flat, honestly because the messenger is usually a supercilious condescending person who puts fighting walls street above all else."
Come on, the Green Party is a fringe party. No parties in the modern age ever have a chance but the Dems and Repubs. The message wasnt the issue.
If you havent realized by now that Wall Street (symbolic and representative of Big Money) and its influence on both our elections and our elected officials is the very and only root of our current problems across the board, you havent been paying attention.
This is the ONE issue. The rest wont get fixed without it.
You use big words, but they dont mean what you think they mean apparently. Ive never heard Bernie described this way and certainly never pictured him this way. Hes passionate. Theres a difference.
"Some peopke on the left are never as happy as when we lose. They get to beat us up and make demands that only a small portion of our base puts front and foremost politically."
Wow. I know alot of the people i believe your speaking of and not one of them is happy we lost. How condescending. A small portion wants a livable minimum wage? A small portion wants single payer health care? A small portion wants free college? A small portion wants money out of politics? A small portion wants responsible policies regarding energy development and fracking? Really?
"We are not going to kowtow to a small part of the left and handcuff ourselves by not being able to fundraise as well as republicans."
Again, condescending. I think you might be suprised. What your alternative to "handcuffing" ourselves? Selling out for those contributor dollars? Thats how we got here. Purity and truth go further than you apparently think. Somehow Bernie managed without taking those dirty dollars and sparked a movement in the bargain. The DNC is drooling over his list and trying to get it right now.
Lets hope the leaders of our party dont think like this. Otherwise its going to be a long 8 years.