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In reply to the discussion: Corporate Democrats pretend, ludicrously, that Republican obstructionism is the main problem. [View all]TrollBuster9090
(6,128 posts)122. Corporations own both parties. But there's one key difference:
If you POINT OUT examples of where Senators or Congressmen have voted for corporate interests over public interests...
Republicans are PROUD of it
Democrats are EMBARRASSED by it.
Fact: One of the key differences between Democrats and Republicans is that Republicans think what's good for Corporations IS good for their constituents. ALWAYS. NO EXCEPTIONS. Make things sweet for corporations, and things will BECOME sweet for the people as well. It's part of their dogmatic faith in the free market.
Democrats, on the other hand, realized that corporate and public interests SOMETIMES coincide, but not always. And when corporate interests and public interests are in conflict, IT IS THEIR DUTY to side with the interests of the public. If they DON'T do that, they're betraying their constituents. And THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN USE to FORCE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMEN TO BEHAVE!
You can't get somebody to stop doing something that they're proud of by drawing attention to it.
But you CAN get somebody to stop doing something they're EMBARRASSED over by drawing attention to it.
IF YOU CALL OUT Democratic Party Congressmen every time they betray public interests in favor of corporate interests...THEY'LL STOP DOING IT!
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO PAPER TRAIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. DO IT! You can't get mad at a dog that's never been paper trained for pissing on your carpet. You have only yourself to blame. Likewise, we can only be mad at ourselves for our failure to paper train our own party.
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Corporate Democrats pretend, ludicrously, that Republican obstructionism is the main problem. [View all]
woo me with science
May 2013
OP
That will not do ANY GOOD! We put different people in the same matrix and expect a different
Dustlawyer
May 2013
#35
Yes, GOTV. And let's stop making excuses for people like the OP while we're at it, shall we? n/t
AverageJoe90
May 2013
#124
If you're going to give up, at least do so quietly so others aren't dragged down.
randome
May 2013
#145
I never thought he was a liberal. Never! I supported Kucinich in the primary, then Edwards, sadly.
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#105
Is that better or worse than being a poo-flinging monkey? Or a poo, flinging monkey?? n/t
winter is coming
May 2013
#67
I didn't see that in the OP, can you point it out please? And what is the DU obsession with
sabrina 1
May 2013
#131
The fact that you have nothing but that absurd response, proves the point of the OP.
rhett o rick
May 2013
#133
I'm a neo-Liberal because I think Mitch McConnell and John the tan Boner are major obstructionists?
trumad
May 2013
#6
This list is full of major betrayals that have nothing to do with Republican obstructionism. nt
woo me with science
May 2013
#7
Because I vote for Democrats, I have a right to demand they keep their promises
BrotherIvan
May 2013
#32
We all agree with you that the Republicans are obstructionists. But I believe that some if not many
rhett o rick
May 2013
#134
Posting the administration's record is important, when it is repeatedly being mischaracterized.
woo me with science
May 2013
#17
You talked about "military drones in our skies' which is Ron Paul-style bullshit.
geek tragedy
May 2013
#28
Yep-- and it's this kind of thing that makes the cries of "Republicans made us do it" so
Marr
May 2013
#24
Using the U.S. Coast Guard and FAA no-fly-zones to limit reporter access to major oil spill sites.
GoneFishin
May 2013
#41
If anyone wants a working model for it, try "Manufacturing Consent" by Noam Chomsky
Fuddnik
May 2013
#119
Does that include the cost of the wars? During the Bush administration,
winter is coming
May 2013
#82
Add expanding H-1B quotas to this list, which is being pushed by them through Immigration Bill..
cascadiance
May 2013
#76
+10000 The visas, and the looming Trans-Pacific free trade agreement,
woo me with science
May 2013
#81
Yes...it's a farce...and Dance with the Devil...on both sides...and the Deception. n/t
KoKo
May 2013
#112
Theres only so long the rubes will keep believing the GOP is the sole obstructor of the Peoples Will
blkmusclmachine
May 2013
#139