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wyldwolf

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30. isn't idealism that's made it successful. It's an astroturf movement financed by rich benefactors.

Reply to IVoteDFL (Reply #15)

Sun Nov 16, 2014, 12:09 PM

Nov 2014

With enough money, simon-pure progressives could also make a splash.

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Ideological Purity is Never a Good Idea, be it Right OR Left [View all] Old Nick Nov 2014 OP

Our D's lost many elections but our DEMOCRATIC POPULIST/PROGRESSIVE down ballot ideals won. nc4bo Nov 2014 #1

And also doesn't exist. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #2

True "purity"? Easily defined! Old Nick Nov 2014 #5

You're defining "purity" as "engaging in wholesale slaughter"? MannyGoldstein Nov 2014 #6

Apparently the new sales pitch is "only Stalin wouldn't want corporate Democrats Marr Nov 2014 #7

PURGE the heretics! wyldwolf Nov 2014 #19

+1 LWolf Nov 2014 #17

This is the best response to the purity comment I've ever read. CrispyQ Nov 2014 #24

How would you define ideological purity? Vattel Nov 2014 #3

Standards do not equal purity as some folks seem to so feverishly work to conflate. TheKentuckian Nov 2014 #4

Purity's been used to make people with passion and beliefs sound bad. madfloridian Nov 2014 #8

Want to know what I think of the word "purity" applied to liberals? madfloridian Nov 2014 #9

That's why I will just stick with my pick. No matter the consequence to party. I'm done playing.nt silvershadow Nov 2014 #10

I have to agree, mostly. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #11

It's a strawman AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #12

Do you agree that "the left" has moved to the right, Quantess Nov 2014 #13

No, and we're not in Europe. wyldwolf Nov 2014 #20

No, the left hasn't moved ever so gradually to the right? Quantess Nov 2014 #22

No, the left hasn't moved ever so gradually to the right wyldwolf Nov 2014 #23

Fair enough, we are mostly talking about the US. Quantess Nov 2014 #25

True, ideological purity does not exist in reality, not in a democracy. wyldwolf Nov 2014 #26

Yeah well those few individuals shouldn't expect to get their way. Quantess Nov 2014 #28

they do exaggerate their numbers, yes. But they actually believe it. wyldwolf Nov 2014 #29

+1 ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #31

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2014 #14

Idealism has been winning elections for tea party Republicans IVoteDFL Nov 2014 #15

isn't idealism that's made it successful. It's an astroturf movement financed by rich benefactors. wyldwolf Nov 2014 #30

I find Republican economic policies damaging. mmonk Nov 2014 #16

I think we should all accept 'traditional Democratic' ideals wyldwolf Nov 2014 #18

Agreed Boom Sound 416 Nov 2014 #21

Same goes for unprincipled politicking as well - my friend! -- n/t mazzarro Nov 2014 #27

Hope you're enjoying those election losses. WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2014 #32

It's kind of hard to know what is "purity" any more. WinkyDink Nov 2014 #33

I agree in part. onecaliberal Nov 2014 #34

Or, party purity. As in, My Party, Right or Wrong. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2014 #35

Kick Old Nick Nov 2014 #36

First it was a purge, then it is purity. Rex Nov 2014 #37