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In reply to the discussion: So can we get rid of the stupid "progressive vs establishment" false dichotomy now? [View all]JCanete
(5,272 posts)Democrats are simply the good guys in the equation. Again, our Democrats represent us and are as good as we make them, are as good as we demand of them. This is a matter of who we support in the primaries. This is a matter of who we elect and what we demand from them when they're in office. The best of our democrats have been the ones to make the argument for why we should demand something. They've driven our public desire. They've helped to shape our ethos. Our worst historic examples are when we've seen no reason to make a stink about somethign that would be inconvenient.
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That's Clintons' platform you are citing, and I'm glad it was there. That doesn't speak for the democratic party at large. There are exceptions today. Plaudits to the Florida Democratic party for THIS YEAR! voting to no longer take private prison money, for which there are internal emails pushing back on that measure because it could mean the state party could not accept DCCC funding. Well...maybe the DCCC should catch up.
I don't think you can put private prison funding and payday loans in a question of purity tests. I think these two things should kind of be beyond the pale.