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In reply to the discussion: I'm not laying off shit! [View all]cr8tvlde
(1,185 posts)They carried it to us. We just got to demand that our representatives understand that. In fairness, they have to get re-elected and need to KNOW how we feel. Many of our Democratic politicians, aka Blue Democrats and Moderate Democrats have had to move to the right for lack of Liberal Fortitude. I believe it is because the Left is afraid to "come out of the Liberal Closet".
True, mano-a-mano is not our preferred course and beneath a true Liberal, but the old saying is that when a thief comes into your house, and to coin a Tamron Hall (my latest heroine) phrase, This is My House. You can't insult me. Done. Next?.
We can start with saying to people...I am a Liberal. No, my heart doesn't bleed. I affirm The Good News. I believe in rights for all, even though Stephen Colbert handily informed us Jesus had nothing to say about gays. I believe in a social support network, not because people are lazy but because shit happens. I believe we should all pay our fair share, based on what God has seen fit to provide to us, through our labor. We are equal, but different. I am a Liberal and proud and pay my taxes for the above purpose. Bombing sand castles and brown people in countries most didn't know existed does not apply.
So therefore my "fight" will be to bring our "fighters home to their families and work on arranging or providing jobs, respect and a society created on helping re-establish America as a Great Experiment that Will Not Fail or Fall into Greed and Disgrace!
And lastly, I thank DU for providing a forum and community with folks who are or are beginning to evolve out of the Stone Age.