Two Different Mindsets at DU

[cui bono]

204. No. Both groups are not interested in policy.

If that were true then the "team" group wouldn't change their stance on policy. Unless they are interested in policy without caring which policy is enacted, without caring if they need to abandon their principles in order to be a team player. There are many issues that were unacceptable under BushCo that are now defended under Obama by the "team" players.

You are right about not bashing other Dems, IF they are not politicians. We shouldn't really bash Republican voters either if we want to bring them over to our side.

You are wrong about "one of these sides" which you "won't mention" (wink wink). You single out this side as if the "team" group doesn't attack . The "team" group does attack and not based on policy, they attack ad hominem. They "go hook and claw into the very people who might best help, eventually, to achieve those goals. It's definitely a sticks approach, when carrots are what is needed." They are attacking the very people who are adamantly fighting for democracy and a better country. And by doing that and supporting whatever the party does, even when it's an extension of BushCo policies, they are ensuring the movement of the Dem Party even farther to the right on the political spectrum.

This is how the Third Way has gotten a hold of the party and has moved it rightward. Some of us don't want more corporate power in the US.

All Dems should work to empower those who will stick to Democratic values and should criticize those who don't do so. We should be discussing policy and not name calling. We should stand for something, not someone.