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(9,090 posts)how 'progressive'
last time i told some #@$#$#@$ what i thought of kind of that selfish unicorn herding stupidity they deleted my comment
we can argue about how much of a democracy this really is but in a real democracy our representatives are supposed to be sensitive to their constituents. if we call, write, fax, and protest we would like them to hear us and pay attention. we appeal to them. we try to intimidate them by threatening to withdraw our support. we use our activism to push our representatives to the left or to at least do the right thing. We vote for the people who will minimize that effort, so we dont have to work 60 hrs a week to raise a family. so we dont have to keep a gun under our beds. so were not always protesting or thinking about it, or spending all our spare time worried about fascism and terrorism and environmental suicide.
so why the fuck do we allow a few blowhards with huge megaphones yell over us and pretend they represent a majority of Americans just because theyre louder? why do we allow 1200 coordinated radio stations to constantly attack our candidates before and after we elect them?
if we ignore that massive megaphone why should we complain if they feel like they should move right?
if we want good people to run for office we cant expect all of them to be as principled and honest and brave as Bernie or Elizabeth Warren. Or Paul; Wellstone. it would be nice, but unfair and unrealistic. there are better things for people to do.
and if they do run is it fair and realistic to expect them to maintain their principles and bravery if we let 1200 coordinated radio stations attack them without challenge?