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In reply to the discussion: Yes, We DO Think You ARE Stupid [View all]daft yank
(1 post)I like and agree with most every word of this post, but it must be said that the left/Dems of this country have been a little dim witted as well over the past 25 + years. We became the "party of inclusion" for two reasons 1) because of our belief that all are created equal and entitled to not being discriminated against 2) to get elected (Hispanic, gay, African American voter blocks),but down the road we failed to keep the core voter block, the working/middle class. This movement/party evolved out of the need to put an end to back door politics between corporate America/wealthy Americans having unfair influence (money to get their candidates elected) over government policy. Some how we forgot our core constituency and Fox news picked them up and pickled their brains with false news. Some of it can be blamed on religion because if your a christian first and a democrat second and your faith directs you to believe homosexuality is wrong your gonna find a different party to affiliate with. Now I'm not an outright atheist, in that I do not deny the existence of god, I just have a hard time believing that the bible is the actual word of god, But for many it is. Sp Dems needed to walk a fine line in courting the gay vote. Then bigotry is also a factor, but who wants racists as a voting block anyway. Republicans have been very successful with very little ammunition. Abortion has worked very well for them and when the economy is not so good deregulation has been a good subject to throw in the mix, but this is one that proves the theme of the original post, because deregulation only helps corporate America and the wealthy. Sure it creates jobs but unemployment has not always been the problem the problem has been stagnant wages. I also think that the left have given away too much in an attempt to globalize and thus bring the rest of the world out of poverty(a noble gesture indeed|. They failed too see that technology would slowly devastate the working class here at home, you can only help the rest of the world if you can keep your own head above water while doing so.
sorry for rambling