The Professional Left Is Handing Republicans Precisely What They Want

[patrice]

50. So, you'll throw the defeat of DOMA under the bus, alternative energy development, the right to

organize, women's autonomy over their own bodies . . .

And don't tell me those non-budget issues don't count, because all of us know that defeat on the budget weakens the political positions on ALL other issues across the board.

I'm not saying people can't disagree and stand up for themselves, but you need to be smart about it and what is going on on this board IS NOT SMART. It WILL contribute to defeat on the very issue, preventing CPI that is the putative motive here. Doesn't it bother you at all that so many people around here are so eager to BROADCAST THEIR HAND????????? Are they stupid? Or is there a hidden agenda here that doesn't have that much to do with stopping the CPI? a bait-and-switch seems probable to me, because I simply can't explain why anyone thinks all of this bragging about not voting and turning against real Democrats will get anyone what they say they want, so what the HELL else is going on here?

Don't you wonder WHY someone would cut their own nose off (contribute to the success of CPI) to spite someone else's face?

This isn't a neighborhood brawl where threats will get you compliance. Threats get the opposite of what you want in politics. Only solidarity and concrete work increase the success of your issue.