Why Does the Liberal, Democratic Establishment Hate Progressives? Seriously

[haele]

143. Wherefore do you speak? There is no "Democratic Establishment" It's a Coalition of Establishments.

There is no single Democratic Agenda; it's a coalition of Established agendas, ranging across Economic, Environmental, Legal, and Social issues that fall within a diverse mixture of organizations representing Federal, State, Local, and demographics (i.e., social groupings, security interests, and business interests).

And therein lies the rub.
As in all coalitions, if your particular "establishment" not willing to work together with all the others - "democratically" or the leadership of that establishment is playing personal power games or wants to "shake things up" in lieu of operating within an agreed upon operating format, your establishment is not going to be respected by the others. Within all Human efforts, the cooperative hierarchy is what progresses every organization - the old saying "You have to work within the System to change the System" is true.

Unless everyone is within the close proximity on a course of action, it doesn't get done. And "burning down the house" to rebuild it means that only the select organizations are going to be able to be part of the rebuild; human nature is such that any group that doesn't agree for the most part with the groups that destroy the organization to fix it are not going to be invited to come back and participate again.

We have Democratic Coalitions that are not only interested in what's happening now, but what the various futures are possible several steps in advance of what is going on now based on evidence and causality.
There is not a Democratic "Establishment". Our leadership has to be able to multi-task between Economic, Environmental, and Social issues; in effect, to walk, chew gum, and still monitor late breaking issues. Even as interest groups with serious money are constantly attempting to direct the party resources and attention into specific focus areas above other critical issues that other interest groups are focused on.
"Hate" - a rather child-like way of referring to what is typically just normal point of view conflict - only occurs when one group within the coalition is not willing to negotiate or play with others.

If you want an Establishment, play with the Greens or the Republicans. One of those political groups that actually does march lockstep and has clear, narrowly defined short term Party goals to get to one.

Haele