On the Democratic Party's "moderates" and "pragmatists"

[Ardent15]

I have talked to so many people-countless people-who are Democratic or former Democratic voters, and they are very angry with the Democratic Party. Many of them are here on DU. They feel that the party has abandoned them, the liberals and progressives and the left in general, in favor of "moderates" and "pragmatists" who are attracted to the Democratic Party because the party is increasingly friendly to Wall Street, or to their personal bigotry on social issues, or to anything else that we used to associate with the Republican Party.

Why are so many "moderates" and "pragmatists" attracted to the Democrats? Simple: because the Dems are acting like traditional Republicans. These people, these moderates and pragmatists, only care about themselves. They do not really believe in the bullshit that they spew, about "reforming" education, or health care, or "social justice", or protecting the rights of workers, etc.

It is because of the "moderates" and "pragmatists" that the Democratic Party has lost the left. You see, people don't like it when you abandon them and then PRETEND to represent them. It's insulting, condescending, hypocritical, and just asshole-ish in general.

So, the Democratic Party has only itself to blame when they get voted out of office. But don't worry, moderates and pragmatists, another corporate right-wing party-the traditional one-is willing to take your place.