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In reply to the discussion: Is it possible for Democrats to coalesce and defeat the radical right? [View all]IndieRick
(53 posts)I do not see this as a issue of defeating the radical right, not at all. Yes, the publicity over the emergence of White Supremacists, haters of all stripes, all due to the election of a fellow hater and bigot to the highest office in the land, makes it seem as if these disparate groups are larger than they truly are, and are the key to wresting control of our governance from those who encourage these sheet wearing pathetic little folks.
But the key to an election is, and has been, the 93 million people who chose not to exercise their privilege and refrained from voting. That rather large number is a symptom of what ails this nation, alienation from a process that increasingly is seen as directed at the wealthiest and not at the majority.
As my sobriquet indicates I am not a democrat, instead I choose to work for the addition of third party entities into our legislative process, party or parties pledged to avoid corporate funding, thus avoiding corporate control.
But, if asked about my opinion of the democrats I would be forced to see them as in disarray, the few progressives among them besmirched and silenced by the DNC, with no clear leader , no charisma and little chance to make the changes necessary to return them to power.
I apologize for my harsh opinion, and would only add that the best chance for the democrats to gain in the midterms lies with Trump, McConnell, Ryan and company actually. These clowns are doing the work the democrats seem unable to, alienating the electorate and turning the tide against extremism from the right.