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In reply to the discussion: Protesters marching, breaking windows in downtown Oakland [View all]patrice
(47,992 posts)hates Obama for what they perceive as his many betrayals of what we are supposed to believe are their issues, so why would a Democratic mayor mitigate any of that? S/he wouldn't, in fact, s/he would be a good surrogate for the President.
BTW, I suppose I should explain that I don't think what is calling itself "the Left" is necessarily the authentic Left; this election year has created some unusual bed-fellows, many of whom seem quite willing to hurt the disadvantaged and the poorest in the name of a perceived chance at political advantage, not a characteristic I would say of anyone really interested in economic and social justice. Not that those at the bottom cannot become part of the struggle, just that they need to choose their own sacrifices, not have them forced upon them by those with political ambitions.