Why the sudden urge to move the party right?

[loyalsister]

60. Exactly

The 90s strategy was to accommodate republicans on economic injustice and focus on social issues. Many of us were hit hard and are still feeling it. Sweeping under the rug the disastrous impact of welfare reform and mass incarceration on the lives of women hardly represents a position of consistent advocacy for human rights.

2008 really exposed the damage of bankruptcy "reform" implemented during the same period. Especially for those continuously struggling with student loan debt after a downturn that required bankruptcy.

It seems that trying to have the discussion is considered a betrayal, and pointing to specific policies that exacerbated economic injustice leads to the defensiveness that perpetuates a belief in a false dichotomy.

Economic justice and social justice are only mutually exclusive if one deliberately desires to completely give in on one or the other.

We do need a more inclusive model that could require a shift that may reduce corporate funding. Yeah, it's a discomforting thought given citizen's united, but we really do need to energize Democrats so that they will volunteer and get excited about candidates and possiblities.