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In reply to the discussion: In case you were wondering, I AM NOT A FREEPER. [View all]cui bono
(19,926 posts)We need to break the cycle of putting up with whatever TPTB want, taking what they allow us to have. You can't keep playing not to lose because then you never win.
Koch brothers spent very heavily to win against Sen Sanders and guess what? They lost it all. Because Bernie is a man of the people. He speaks to them every day. He goes out and actually meets them. And he walks the walk when he is voting and speaking on the floor of the Senate.
Until we stop playing to lose we are just playing TPTB's game. This is NOT a team sport. Just because Dems win does NOT mean the people win. Not any more.
This defeatist attitude on places like DU is exactly what got us into this mess. I do not accept that we HAVE to go with Hillary. We most absolutely do not. We need to give the people what they want.
Perhaps we need another R presidency to get to that point where the pragmatic centrists/Third Wayers understand that we are not getting real Dems any more to lead this party. A corporate Dem is just Republican lite, and that's not good enough to keep the people afloat. We've seen that is the case already with the last two Dem presidencies.