I believe I'm as liberal as anyone on DU, but I'm concerned. [View all]

[mountain grammy]

We are proud members of the Democratic party. But we have to understand, as liberals, we are a minority and have been for many years. We were stomped in 1968 and again in 1972 by a Republican and, even though he resigned in disgrace, we barely won the next election. Then 1980 came along and the rest is history. Republicans, even worse, conservatives, captured America, winning local and national elections. If there's one thing about Conservatives we all agree with, it's their ability to find ways to hold on to power once they have it.
After the 1980, 1990 and 2000 censuses, Republicans reshaped (gerrymandered) congressional districts to their advantage. Conservative judges were appointed at every level of the justice system. The Fairness Doctrine was declared over and right wing radio was born. Liberals were bashed mercilessly, even as Republicans ran up huge deficits and exploded the national debt. The ills of the country were blamed on unions and welfare queens and Americans bought it hook line and sinker.
Our current president is, much like our last Democratic president and many of our Democratic representatives, a lot less liberal than we are. They have to be to get elected in America. Democrats are slowly gaining ground, but real liberals like you and me have further to go. Call the current Democratic party third way or moderate, I don't care, but we have to come to terms with it, and, like it or not we have to stand behind this president because the alternative is unthinkable.
We will never all agree on everything, but we are Democrats and we should be proud. We hold the best answers to America's problems, and I honestly believe that. We just have to keep fighting to bring our party and our country back to the left. It really is the only chance democracy has.