we need a democratic tea part movement

[Caliman73]

83. Well Said!

The idea of a Tea Party is understandable in a conservative movement. They have a central theme of preserving some kind of nostalgic "golden time" where things were better. They are always looking for an authority that will make that so, that will make things make sense again. They will never find it because it never existed. It was always a product of being a child, being naive, and seeing the world in binary terms like an immature person does.

To Liberals/Progressives, there is no such thing as Purity anyway. Liberals/Progressives are by nature always challenging, always changing, and changing at different paces. We seek to grow and create a better society. This is something that we need to remind ourselves BETTER NOT PERFECT. There is no perfect and will never be one. There will always be tension within our party from people who "have it figured out" and others who want to "wait and see".

As you said crazycatlady, the younger, more active people who want to engage in public service are already starting to break into politics. All are welcome to put their names into the hat and run for office to make the change they want to make.

Just know that we seek to improve, not to perfect.