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[Half-Century Man]

129. My base beliefs on politics and community haven't changed since I found DU

However, I have become more adept at expressing them, and I have been able to better understand where I stand.
I am deep left, liberal, progressive, and a democrat.
As a responsible Democrat, I will stand with the party.
As a deep lefty, I will try to be an anchor to keep the Democratic party representing the collective whole, not the selected some.
As a liberal, I will use words rather than force.
As a progressive, I will try to be educated, flexible, and inquisitive rather than dogmatic.

Speaking in a very broad terms.
In Europe there are a greater number of political parties; here we have split ourselves more broadly. Instead of coalitions with in government, our basic two party system is a de facto pre-governmental level coalition.
One of the strengths of the right is the ability to recognize they are a coalition and act together. This unification wields greater power than the sum of their parts.
Bust each other chops over the minor differences, we fail to act as a coalition and wield less influence than our number should be capable of.


Why don't we work to come together?