General Discussion

NotMyFuhrer

(58 posts)

38. Words matter, self labels mater. It is not just semantics!

Wed Aug 2, 2017, 09:43 AM

Aug 2017

Words matter, self labels mater. It is not just semantics!

Calling yourself a "Socialist" opens you up to be called a Communist by the right! So avoid it!!

WHY NOT JUST FOCUS ON ISSUES like:

- The taking care of the young (and old).
- The firm belief in separation of Church and State
- Shoring up “education” by going back to the teaching of Civics, instituting early pre-kindergarten, offering relief on student debt.
- Fighting corporate greed and corporate welfare
- Closing tax loopholes (like the 1000 tax lawyers GE has, that allow them to pay NO taxes and keep profits off shore!)
- Universal Medicaid for all (taking out the insurance industry profit motive out of health care)
- Eliminating the creeping oligopoly phenomenon where mega firms are allowed to gobble up other mega firms (thereby sty-felling competition, rigging prices, and influencing government in self serving ways)
- etc.

WE NEED TO BETER ARTICULATE.

WE NEED simple slogans that reflect our values! For example:

Make America America Again!

#

Click here to purchase valentine hearts!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

41 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

How progressives can ( and probably will ) blow the next election [View all] stevebreeze Jul 2017 OP

IOW, progressives aren't the ones who are going to blow it, it's the DCCC Warpy Jul 2017 #1

You got it! rainy Jul 2017 #2

the DCCC is just going to do what they do. stevebreeze Jul 2017 #4

'WEak Slate Of Values' Me. Jul 2017 #3

Words matter, self labels mater. It is not just semantics! NotMyFuhrer Aug 2017 #38

Make America America Again! Me. Aug 2017 #41

Let me correct your scenario just a bit GulfCoast66 Jul 2017 #5

Nailed it- thank you. bettyellen Aug 2017 #7

+1 (LOL this is perfect) betsuni Aug 2017 #9

You did nail it, murielm99 Aug 2017 #11

" not at all comfortable with the socialist label.." Doremus Aug 2017 #13

I don't know... GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #14

In my experience, the only people who call progressives "socialists" Doremus Aug 2017 #25

That is not my experience. GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #26

Hmmmm....where else have I heard that Socialism is evil, progressives are elitist, Doremus Aug 2017 #33

Yeah dude, seriously GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #35

Answers my question. Thanks for clarifying. Doremus Aug 2017 #36

Have a great day GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #39

Perfect--the shallowness of it all is very evident. nt R B Garr Aug 2017 #21

Sad but true. NurseJackie Aug 2017 #23

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2017 #31

+1 n/t FSogol Aug 2017 #34

From the broad-brush nature of your claims BainsBane Aug 2017 #6

+1 betsuni Aug 2017 #10

Yep +++ JHan Aug 2017 #16

Bravo! NastyRiffraff Aug 2017 #17

+1 BannonsLiver Aug 2017 #18

The hard truth is a lot of progressives are just as easily manipulated as the deplorables Egnever Aug 2017 #27

+1 (Thank you.) NurseJackie Aug 2017 #24

While some of those arguments (e.g., abandoning civil rights) are absurd... Garrett78 Aug 2017 #30

If the goal is to not start from a place of compromise BainsBane Aug 2017 #32

More tiresome attacks on the Democratic Party Expecting Rain Aug 2017 #8

How about this? Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2017 #12

Apparently, it is... Wounded Bear Aug 2017 #15

Yes, apparently it is. BannonsLiver Aug 2017 #20

Here's how .. ananda Aug 2017 #19

Thankfully the real world isn't wrapped up into these neat and tidy little boxes. Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #22

Would it be possible to set up a separate "we doomed!" discussion group? brooklynite Aug 2017 #28

It's the fault of everyone I don't like Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #29

... LexVegas Aug 2017 #37

Well, the nation isn't very progressive. Orsino Aug 2017 #40