2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Tens of thousands to leave Democratic party the day after their primaries in protest [View all]Zorra
(27,670 posts)It's sad, how completely the Dem party has become a tool of wealthy private interests.
The propaganda from these wealthy business interests has created a large Dem voting bloc that has been brainwashed into consistently voting against their own best interests, and against the interests of the rest of us who are not wealthy, and/or socially advantaged. Now, we have two parties, and a government, completely controlled by wealthy private interests, and both of these parties have millions of media brainwashed voters who are doing their bidding, beyond all reason, logic, common sense, and compassion for others.
This is no longer the party of the People that I so proudly joined almost a half century ago. I'm tired of banging my head against the wall year after year, competing against this bloc of *New Democrats* within my own party, that cannot even give me a valid, logical, coherent reason for why they vote to nominate candidates whose primary function is to serve only the wealthiest among us.
A house divided against itself will not stand, and progressive Democrats are not at fault here.