Don't buy the propoganda coming from the DLC lately

[Savannahmann]

49. I don't know where to begin

I couldn't agree more, and I would even deign to take it further. One moment it's how wonderful everything is going under President Obama. The next day, it's how awful things are because of the Rethugs. If politically astute and active people wonder why the average citizen isn't interested in politics or voting, the perpetually changing propaganda is a big part of it.

Unemployment dropping is awesome and all because of President Obama and the Democrats. Let's jump and cheer. Then the Republicans refusal to extend unemployment benefits past 99 weeks shows how little they care about people who have been hurting for a long time.

The greatest economic recovery in the history of history as demonstrated by record Dow Jones Industrial numbers is all because of President Obama and the Democrats.

The income inequality where rich fat cat Wall Street types get billions while the workers get pennies is all because of the Republicans.

I could go on, and on, and on. We get tons of fluff pieces about how the nation is moving left, and then we get told that we are going to nominate Hillary because she's more moderate and will win the election against any Rethug challenger. If the country is moving left, why aren't we nominating an actually lefty instead of a moderate.

As I said, I can go on and on and on. I honestly wonder about every article I read. I can't trust any of it to tell me the truth. As an example, this thread talks about polling that clearly shows the nation moving left. One of the questions is support for unions. Yet, every time the unions are put to a vote, the actual voters say no, see Volkswagen a couple months ago. We don't want to deal with the reality, that we have to work to convert people and convince people. Instead we pat each other on the back and talk about how we're winning when the actual votes come in, we lose. See Florida special election where Alex Sink lost. How many threads here are bemoaning the Democratic Party not funding Wendy Davis who is trailing by 15 points? Realistically that campaign is not lost, but it will be by this time tomorrow.

I believe in the liberal idealism and principles, and it distresses me greatly that people are wrapping things into those principles to make it look like something it isn't. The difference between the RW and the LW is simple. The RW is always talking to the people and staying on message and using the phrases that work. We bounce back and forth between how awesome we are and how successful to how awful things are because of the Rethugs. I would say at least ten percent of the posts on this board are some little picture or graphic with some pithy saying that is supposed to really wake people up so they see the truth. It is usually followed by a number or rec and a whole bunch of cheering and clapping smilies as people rush to post it to facebook where it will be viewed and approved of by more liberals. They don't need convincing, the liberals are already convinced.

I'm watching the election approaching and I feel we will be exceedingly lucky to hold the Senate by a vote or two. Instead of a national approach, we are spending most of our time as Democrats trying to find the most conservative candidates we can, because you know, the country is moving left. So the country is getting more Liberal, and we're going to respond by nominating a Moderate.

By this time next week, we'll see all sorts of articles about how Charlie Crist the former Republican Governor who was a loyal Republican until they failed to nominate him for the Senate is really going to kick the crap out of Scott the current Republican, who will probably be welcomed into the Democratic Party with open arms in a year or so.