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In reply to the discussion: Democrats should counter the "Socialism" scare by committing to Social-Democracy. [View all]ancianita
(36,148 posts)Liberal Democrats
AND Progressive Democrats
AND Social Democrats
AND Just Plain Old Democrats
ALL have much more in common than not.
Don't be bothered by Americans Democrats of European background.
Democrats also have the background of every genetic haplo group on the planet.
Democrats are more representative of America and the world's people than any other political group. There's no reason to throw out any labeled baby with any bath water.
Media try to make us scary -- weak, divided, untrustworthy, control freaks, boogeymen -- they make us into a "problem" -- every thing THEY fear; every sliver of divisive label they apply to everyone else.
Don't fall for it. We're not.
Don't buy divide/conquer labels Dems don't HAVE to be about uniformity. Dems are about unity.
We LIVE WITH difference. We show Americans how to do that.
Everybody in, nobody out.