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(32,640 posts)Why are some people so afraid of progressive organizations like the Democratic Party?
It really seems to scare people. People here.
It's a political party, guys. One progressive old party. One old party who fights for some rights even for people that aren't working class white straight men from the government. Who fights trickle down economics. Who likes the social safety net.
It's going to be ok - The DNC isn't going to come short sheet your beds, or emasculate you when you aren't looking.
The Democrats are a great asset, ally, and friend to the best parts of the Progessive policies.
Enjoy being a Democrat. We're fighting to make your lives better, too. Even if you think that economic and justice issues that are specific to people of color or LGBTQs are just "identity politics" and a "social issue."
You can smear the party all you want, but it is their actual history of ACCOMPLISHMENTS among the large group of loosely connected coalitions that are popular, and you can't change that by trying to throw out weird accusations of the DNC "roughing him up a the convention" or with purity tests that make what you think about an amendment he tacked onto a bill "big Pharma" more relevant to "progressive" cred than one's support of a woman's access to contraception and abortion.
Relax already.