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In reply to the discussion: We need a new Democratic Party, that much is clear [View all]Legalequilibrium78
(103 posts)most as exhibited here, frankly don't have any alternative solutions. Other than whine, and or point out how unliberal the majority of the Democratic politicians who ran and lost and the ones that won. If have the people here worked on making sure that people do get out to vote for Democrats then yeah okay, I can buy the frustrations here. But really now, most of the posts and topics posted on this site are complaints and whining about how Pres.Obama is a sell out and or wrong he is on many if not all the issues the left cares about.
Most of the complaints here does not address the bread and butter issues that affects the lives of most average Americans. Issues where even if the avg. Joe leans conservative he knows that the Democratic party is offering something pertinent to his financial situation - lack thereof i.e. no jobs, poverty wage, etc. Most of the posts truly reflects the demographics of this site; which are mostly white, university educated, high paying jobs. So issues like privacy, NSA, gay marriage, environmental protection, war against ISIS, have a more sophisticated and I am sorry to say this elitist ways on viewing these particular issues. These issues are important but privacy shit are not a primary concern for people with families who are struggling to pay with their bills due to lack of adequate or decent jobs.
These people would rather work, than accept money or hand out from the gov't. they take pride in their ability to rely upon themselves, their hardwork and sweat. These people are not looking to be pampered or be taken care of by the gov't. they simply want a gov't. that is responsive to their needs. I think most of us Democrats have lost sight of this, as we have made ourselves so busy fighting an ideological fight against the Repubs that we let ideology trump pragmatic solutions to complex issues. If the solutions do not fit with the supposed liberal ideology then it must be discarded and be ignored.