RE: What does it mean to be a "democrat"?
November 14, 2016 at 1:42 pm
(This post was last modified: November 14, 2016 at 1:49 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Just what is it about a constant rightward drift that's supposed to be progressive?
IMO, the dems get alot of underved credit from progressives, and for being progressive. Remember Hillary;s stance on gay marriage? It only turned when the tide of public opinion turned and became overwhelming. The same could be said of many dems and most democratic party platform statements. -They- aren't progressives, it's just that progressives have no one else to vote for, so they get to be the coat-tail riding party to a progressive population.
Used to be you put a lame horse down. If it didn't pull the plow behind it, you put it in front of the damned thing.
IMO, the dems get alot of underved credit from progressives, and for being progressive. Remember Hillary;s stance on gay marriage? It only turned when the tide of public opinion turned and became overwhelming. The same could be said of many dems and most democratic party platform statements. -They- aren't progressives, it's just that progressives have no one else to vote for, so they get to be the coat-tail riding party to a progressive population.
Used to be you put a lame horse down. If it didn't pull the plow behind it, you put it in front of the damned thing.
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