Democratic Messaging

[Just A Box Of Rain]

61. So the "message" you have for the Democratic Party is to embrace duplicity?

You say that since "8% of the voters that control the outcome of elections don't understand it [it being Democratic Socialism] and never will, so it [an embrace of Democratic Socialism] must remain unspoken."

So politics based on lies and duplicity?

To make matters worse, you go onto falsely claim that Social Security is an example of "Democratic Socialism," which is a both an entirely false-frame and a right-wing talking point. This claim is just as mendacious as the earlier claim that Scandinavian liberal democracies are examples of "Democratic Socialism," when all these nations have advanced capitalist economic systems (and not one is socialist).

Social Security and other social programs are progressive achievements that were put in place by liberal Democrats like FDR, in an effort--in part--to save this nation from the twin evils of populist fascism and populist socialism.

Our party's strength lies in embracing reason, compassion, and hewing to truth in the realm of politics, not stooping to dishonesty and duplicity--as you suggest as a better course.

In sum, you are offering up just about the worst advice for our party's messaging that I've ever read.

People are actually not stupid. They know what an embrace of authoritarian/totalitarian politics looks like.

No thanks.