Whose Democratic Party Is It?

[Bluenorthwest]

13. Could you be specific as to what promises were made to you and what issues you felt cheated on?

Every single area of politics and social justice that are of special interest to me have progressed greatly during my lifetime, particularly in States that vote Democratic. You speak in catch phrases and vague generalities that make it difficult to understand your complains. Apparently LGBT rights and marijuana reform mean nothing to you, nor the vast expansion of Medicaid which gave so many people I know health care for the first time ever. The fact that when I was a kid the idea of a black President was unthinkable, now it is reality has some heft, I watched them hosing protesters and sicking dogs on people trying to eat lunch. I watched smug straight people, including most of 'the left' 'the right' and 'the center' keep their distance from AIDS protests, no organizations, no leadership from outside our own community was offered, so we did it all on our own. But we did it.

So what was the thing you were unable to accomplish, I ask as a person who can get married while legally smoking a big fat joint.