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In reply to the discussion: We need a new Democratic Party, that much is clear [View all]Loge23
(3,922 posts)The accomplishments and achievements of the left are many and represent the most significant advancements for the citizens of this country. Clearly, I do not need to list these in this forum.
So why have we let "lunatics, idiots, and rogues" as Manny well-put it re frame the argument against us?
It's not us that's the racists and elitists, they say, it's them! It's not us that are the fiscally irresponsible ones, it's them! It's not us that are the obstructionists, incapable of governing, it's them! And the electorate - those who show up anyway - buy it!
Meanwhile, after voting, they shuffle off to their Medicare-covered appt. and cash their SS check - two of the many things this would not have if not for the left.
Can anyone name ONE significant accomplishment from republicans since the Eisenhower administration?
Their idol, Reagan, fired the lethal shots on the middle class and unions. The Bush's hubris and incompetence is firmly of historical proportions. In each, their foreign policy, their fiscal policy, and their domestic agenda were virtual train wrecks.
They claim to be the protectors of freedom and liberty and yet actively pursue policies restricting the very same.
They coddle and patronize racists, misogynists, and domestic terrorists.
They have effectively destroyed our national standing in just about every measurable category - we are truly a laughing stock of a country now.
We need a party that will uphold and celebrate the liberties and fairness that the left still believes in - the human side of governing. I argue that our government is a well-functioning one - it's the elected government representatives that are not. I argue that the right is bent on destroying our well-functioning government. We all know what that makes them.
Forget about the old guard Dems - they have lost their credibility. We, the people, must elevate our next leadership and we must finally take a stand supporting our philosophy instead of running from it.
Many on these pages, admittedly including myself, have been critical of the President for not being left enough. Meanwhile we left him defenseless against the unscrupulous and false accusations that the right relentlessly leveled against his administration - from Day 1. Yes, that doesn't absolve him of his own lack of conviction but neither does it absolve us.
We have two years to mobilize. Let's go.