THIS is who they want to put in the Whitehouse? Really?!?

[johnlucas]

291. If the Democratic Party can't put up decent opposition to the Republican Party, it needs an overhaul

I feel what you're saying.
You guys have put in so much with this political organization.
You see changes as obliteration.

It's something I have come to appreciate since being on this forum.
The DEMOCRATIC vs. The UNDERGROUND.
I say it time & time again on this board.
There's a difference between the types of people under the Democratic Party banner.
And I use the title name of this forum to signify that difference.
Both need each other to win & both have their strengths & weaknesses.
Let me explain.

The ones I call The DEMOCRATIC are Rah-Rah Cheerleaders who have the sheer numbers & the teamwork that operate a political body.
These are the folks who are Team Democrat Do Or Die & build the Democratic Party with their ability to stack-up & work together for the team effort.
You'll see them go "hooray!" at pics of the First Family & feel good about Democratic Party icons.
You NEED these type of people to build a political machine.
The Cheerleaders are important.

BUT the weakness of the DEMOCRATIC ones is that they don't question the machine.
They don't question the Party because they're too consumed with the team effort.
When the Party IS questioned or criticized, the DEMOCRATIC Cheerleaders boo, hiss, shout down, & shut down all criticism.
If you're not committed to the team effort, the Cheerleaders want you to get off the team.
This will lead them to going off a cliff if the Democratic Party machine is driving the wrong way.

The ones I call The UNDERGROUND are Lone Wolf Idealists who keep the principles & core tenets a political body needs to fuel its cause.
These are the folks who hold Principle Over Party & remind you what the whole reason the Democratic Party was built for in the first place.
You'll see them call out shortcomings, inconsistencies, failings of the Party Members/Structure & make criticism on how the Democratic Party can be better for the future.
You NEED these type of people to keep the political machine from going off track.
The Lone Wolves are important.

BUT the weakness of the UNDERGROUND ones is that they are TOO individualistic & contrary to team efforts.
They can break down one by one each futilely trying to achieve their unique vision of the same goal.
When they splinter up, the UNDERGROUND Lone Wolves will botch the entire goal doggedly looking for 100% Purity or nothing.
If you're not perfectly in line with each particular vision, the Lone Wolves will growl because you can't see what they see.
This will lead them to howling at the moon into irrelevance as the Democratic Party machine is grounded in its tracks.

I would call you one of the DEMOCRATIC.
I am one of the UNDERGROUND.
And all of my life I have seen a WEAK WEAK WEAK Democratic Party.
The framing of issues is ALWAYS done in a Republican point of view.
Most of the country actually wants Progressive/Liberal legislation passed.
But half of the country refuses to associate with the Democratic Party which supposedly champions this type of legislation.

The Republican Party has been putting up a clown show for I don't know HOW many elections.
The Republican Party should be extinct right now seeing the kind of insanity they put out.
But somehow they still have a major portion of the country following them.
It really shouldn't be that hard to defeat that incompetent political faction...
...unless the Democratic Party doesn't have the bite necessary to run that opposition into the graveyard.

The Republican Party & the "Conservative" Movement they house is PISSWATER.
They're not formidable opponents. They're assclowns. They're pushovers.
All we have to do is push those clowns over. It's not hard.
But the Democrats have been running scared for so long they really don't know how to fight anymore.

There's no fire in the Democratic Party as a whole.
Bernie Sanders will restore that fire.
A bully won't know what to do when you punch him in the face.
The Democratic Party has been bullied by the Republican Party for decades now.
Punch that sucker BACK! And rub it in his face when you do it.

You can STILL be a Democrat after Bernie revives the power of this party.
That Lone Wolf will growl & howl until that machine jumps back on track.
And then the Cheerleaders will have something worth teaming up for.

If you want a Democratic Party who takes no guff & will push the Progressive/Liberal plans through the opposition, you need Bernie Sanders as your nominee.
His election will strengthen the state races & local races.
Soon you will have a new narrative that the entire country will speak from.
And it will be a Progressive one not a Regressive one.

Don't weep for the changing of this party.
It's a renovation not a store closing.
John Lucas