A Short Note On The Democratic Party And The Progressive Left....

[ljm2002]

128. "First, it has to be acknowledged"...

..."that left and progressive people really do not have solid ground to proclaim they and only they are true Democrats, or are the real base of the Democratic Party, and that people who are left of center or center-left or even centerists are not really Democrats."

Conversely, centrist people really cannot proclaim they and only they are true Democrats, or are the real base of the Democratic Party, and that people who are definitely leftists are not really Democrats.

"Second, left and progressive people need to consider whether the tactic of attacking people who are perhaps a bit to the right of them, though generally well to the left of a national average, or of the average in the locale where they reside, as rightists who do not belong in the Democratic Party, is likely to expand and increase their influence in the Democratic Party, and advance the prospects of actually getting laws and regulations they would like to see adopted come to pass."

Conversely, centrist people need to consider whether attacking people to the left of them as leftists or radicals who do not belong in the Democratic Party; and they need to consider whether compromising with the rabid right wing will really advance the prospects of getting laws passed that will actually help the 99%.

See, your arguments would have some merit IF it were only the left who attacks the so-called center (that is really what the right was just 20, 30 years ago). But we see attacks here EVERY SINGLE DAY that are from the so-called centrists against those here who are more to the left. We are mocked, told we want a pony, told we are Obama-haters, et-fucking-cetera. So excuse me if I don't share your take on the situation.