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greatlaurel

(2,004 posts)
Fri May 6, 2016, 10:24 PM May 2016

"A Conscience of Convenience", very good article at The People's View

This article does a good job explaining why not voting for the whoever is the Democratic Party candidate for POTUS this year is an act of extreme selfishness.

http://www.thepeoplesview.net/main/2016/5/6/a-conscience-of-convenience

"I am distressed hearing many of Sanders' allies say, "I survived Bush for 8 years. I can survive Trump." I’m asking you to consider who didn't survive Bush. Thousands of poor without health care, 9/11 and Katrina victims, young American men and women serving in the Middle East along with thousands upon thousands of Iraqi and Afghanistan citizens, and victims of gun violence. Yes, some progressives could probably survive Trump from the safety of their white privileged lives, but many of their fellow Americans will not.

The Supreme Court won't survive nor will the right to vote. The Dream Act will never be born. The middle class will be extinguished along with the dreams of millions of young people hoping for a college education or even college debt relief.

Women's rights will be further eroded as the unfettered Republicans legislate away our rights to control our bodies, redefine rape, prevent fair pay and gender equality. The misogyny and sexism on display now will grow increasingly more intense."

It is time for the Democratic Party to unit and stop failing for the right wing tactic of dividing and conquering the Democratic Party. Since Hubert Humphrey every Democratic Party candidate for President has been attacked from the left for not being liberal enough. It is seems that this may actually be a highly effective strategy from the right wing dirty tricksters to discourage Democratic voters and harming all Democratic candidates up and down the ballot.

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"A Conscience of Convenience", very good article at The People's View (Original Post) greatlaurel May 2016 OP
Link Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #1
Thanks! Sorry about that. greatlaurel May 2016 #2
Thanks. pnwmom May 2016 #3
A Conscience of Convenience sheshe2 May 2016 #4
Thank you for that quote. That is really the most important message from the article. greatlaurel May 2016 #5
Hey you. sheshe2 May 2016 #8
Wish I could sing this from the rooftops. Sparkly May 2016 #6
Yes! ismnotwasm May 2016 #7
Great article! eom Quayblue May 2016 #9
Thank you, greatlaurel! Cha May 2016 #10

sheshe2

(83,333 posts)
4. A Conscience of Convenience
Fri May 6, 2016, 11:10 PM
May 2016
http://static1.squarespace.com/static/530becede4b093256168fba5/t/572cdd0c1d07c03927652fa6/1462557975073/?format=1500w

We progressives and liberals have so much in common. We all want a political party that reflects our values. We want our elected officials to be accountable to us and not outside interests. We want outside money eliminated from elections. But I would hope that our greatest concern is for the welfare of our fellow human beings and all that entails, and while we may see different paths to a better country, we share that same goal.


Thank you greatlaurel.

Sparkly

(24,141 posts)
6. Wish I could sing this from the rooftops.
Fri May 6, 2016, 11:59 PM
May 2016

Exactly right, and goes right to the disparity in demographics of her voters vs. his.

(PS -- I argued the same for Gore and Kerry.... and the stakes have risen since then.)

ismnotwasm

(41,919 posts)
7. Yes!
Fri May 6, 2016, 11:59 PM
May 2016
Here’s what I suggest. If you don’t like the primary process in your state, become involved in state politics. Don’t allow someone else to make decisions for you. Get in there and fight for what you believe is a fairer method of nominating a candidate. The rules that govern your state’s primary election rules were not made in a vacuum. Find out the history from which those rules were created. Who knows! You may discover you agree with them after all.

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