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In reply to the discussion: An independent progressive movement? [View all]lovemydog
(11,833 posts)Thanks for your excellent posts too. We see eye to eye on this. We need more fighters like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders and Maxine Waters and Allen Grayson and Al Franken. That's a great video. Thanks for sharing it.
The time is right for fighting democrats. Really tap in to the anger and hatred that average people have toward Wall Street, toward cronyism, toward shitty big corporate bullshit policies that don't do a goddamn thing to help main street. Personally, I'd like to see people like Tom Hayden and Angela Davis in their 20's and 30s arise and run for office and get elected at local levels. Say no to developers, to Wal-Mart, to every bs thing that promises jobs when what they really mean is shitty part-time jobs. Raise the living wage in every town across America that will elect those people. One town at a time.
We need a youth movement that has the energy, desire and determination to fight for their future! Run for office, say fuck you to wall street, share the wealth. Offer five point plans for legislation, like doubling the marginal taxation rate on those in the top 2%, cutting the military budget in half, free health care for all. We have the wealth. It must be shared.