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In reply to the discussion: America's Fed Up: Obama Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low, Poll Shows [View all]whereisjustice
(2,941 posts)and my real work load is now almost double what it was 6 years ago, while my colleagues are dropping like flies as their jobs go to India.
Now, as I am working my ass off for less money and fewer benefits and civil rights, my only hope is that there is a political process that agrees with the principals I have no longer have any time to fight for. A few of these are as follows:
- torture is wrong and should be punished to send a strong message that abuse will not be tolerated in future.
- wall street crime is wrong and should be punished to send a strong message that abuse will not be tolerated in future.
- H1Bs and trade agreements are killing the US workforce, replacing American workers with compliant, low wage labor without workplace protections.
- 100% reliance on corporate influence for legislative polices
- etc, etc, etc
But for me to say I am a Democrat, it means I have to give up these principals and am not permitted to express horror at the direction of the party as it moves further and further away from these principals because... let me be clear
BECAUSE IF I DO EXPRESS HORROR AT THE SHIT POLICIES OF THE CORPORATE DEMOCRATICS, SOME HALL MONITOR FROM THE SAFETY PATROL CALLS ME A TROLL BECAUSE REAL DEMOCRATS CANNOT POSSIBLY HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AS IT EXISTS TODAY WHICH IS SOOOOO MUCH BETTER FOR AMERICA THAN THAT OLD SHITTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF FDR.
So, you see, I am paying attention. A lot of us are paying attention. We are watching winning an election become more important than challenging our corporate masters and improving the quality of life for the other 99%.
So being a Democrat means I have to support torture, spying, accept that rich corporations and corrupt institutions will never be held accountable for criminal activity.
But on abortion and gay rights, Democrats are still on the right side of things. So, as a Democrat I am expected to fight for those things. Meanwhile, the cost of raising a family is to the point where only the rich can really afford it.
Yes, I am paying attention, watching the Democratic Party move farther and farther away from the middle class and below.