Message to the Left-Wing

[RoccoR5955]

50. I couldn't agree with this more.

As someone who has been banned from the Mrs. Clinton group for "criticizing" her stance on certain issues, I believe (no reason was given why I was banned), I see that there are people who cannot take, what I call, "constructive criticism." They just want to have supporters of their candidate in the group, and anyone who says something that is not praising the candidate is felt to be negative, and thus banned.

If one does not have someone of a different view who can steer the candidate in a direction that is more for the general population. Some topics that may seem very important, may not even be on the radar.

I have seen this sort of effect in my local Democratic Party. They don't want to have anyone talk negatively about anything that the Party is doing. If they do, they are ignored as being too mean. They do not want to "fight" with anyone, because they believe that the public will not like it, and will not vote for them. I do not see this as being true. I see it as not being assertive, and not fighting for what is right for everyone, will result in giving the RepubliCONs what they want. It has led to my being ignored here, and will lead to my being not involved locally until either they change, or I leave the area.

In the 45 years that I have been politically active, I have not seen much that has gone the way for WE THE PEOPLE. It is all for the benefits of them, the corporations. Even something like healthcare here in the US. In my opinion, it was a giveaway to the insurance companies, which lobby and fund so many candidates. I have seen even the Democratic party move so far to the right, that it would be unrecognizable from what it was in earlier times. Everything that I have been fighting for has been compromised away to nothingness.

I want to fight for the environment, because we only have one planet. I want to see that there is a real program to eliminate poverty. I want to see that there is universal care for all. I want to see that people who benefit more from taxes, pay more. I want to see that the US is NOT the police of the world, and spends as much on its military, as most other countries. I want to see financing on campaigns cut to ribbons. Yes, there are conditions here, and it seems that the steps that have been taken have been very little, ones, and then taken back by the Right.

I do not feel that I have the ability to fight this fight any more, and am considering leaving the US all together. If things get much worse, I am out of here. I gave it my best, but it was not good enough. Oh well.