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F.Gordon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-14-04 01:47 PM
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15. "How can we build a constituency for a real Progressive agenda?"
You can't.

You admit that you abandoned the Democratic Party (and Kerry) over NAFTA. But then you go on listing all your "progressive ideals". Your Grocery List of things you'd like to see happen. You'll use one progressive ideal to compromise all your others.

The Democratic Party doesn't "stand in the way" of progressive change. You don't allow it to make any changes.

Only real change will come about when the Party is focused and consistent from the bottom - up. The "progressive movement" crumbles into 100 different pieces at the bottom and never gets anywhere.

You can hate the DLC....say what you want...but they are implementing the correct strategy. They are consistent from the bottom - up, and they identify Democrats in office that promote their ideals and back them.
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  -DO DEMOCRATS STAND IN THE WAY OF PROGRESSIVE CHANGE? ulTRAX  Dec-14-04 12:08 PM   #0 
  - Yes, absolutely...  IrateCitizen   Dec-14-04 12:12 PM   #1 
  - A strong 3rd party on the left would help alot  justinsb   Dec-14-04 12:15 PM   #2 
  - You guys have a parlamentary system don't you? Not a winner take all. (nt)  w4rma   Dec-14-04 12:17 PM   #3 
  - Yes but  justinsb   Dec-14-04 12:22 PM   #4 
  - One big difference, though...  Telly Savalas   Dec-14-04 12:58 PM   #10 
     - In many areas it's not though...  justinsb   Dec-14-04 01:08 PM   #11 
     - These are the places though  Telly Savalas   Dec-14-04 03:07 PM   #16 
     - true but  ulTRAX   Dec-16-04 08:41 PM   #44 
  - single district plurality voting  ulTRAX   Dec-14-04 12:37 PM   #6 
     - Here the NDP wins  justinsb   Dec-14-04 12:43 PM   #8 
  - No it wouldn't.  LoZoccolo   Dec-14-04 12:34 PM   #5 
     - so did Kerry  ulTRAX   Dec-14-04 12:43 PM   #7 
        - My point is that not many people want a left-wing third party.  LoZoccolo   Dec-14-04 12:53 PM   #9 
           - maybe you are making my point  ulTRAX   Dec-14-04 01:13 PM   #12 
           - Kucinich  ulTRAX   Dec-14-04 01:25 PM   #13 
              - Then you really can't say anything about the Democrats...  LoZoccolo   Dec-14-04 01:31 PM   #14 
                 - if true then  ulTRAX   Dec-14-04 05:29 PM   #17 
                    - You said that kind of thing when the Kerry message board edited your post.  LoZoccolo   Dec-14-04 05:41 PM   #18 
                       - are you suggesting.....  ulTRAX   Dec-14-04 09:49 PM   #19 
                          - No.  LoZoccolo   Dec-14-04 11:18 PM   #21 
                             - your approach goes nowhere  ulTRAX   Dec-15-04 01:55 PM   #22 
  - "How can we build a constituency for a real Progressive agenda?"  F.Gordon   Dec-14-04 01:47 PM   #15 
  - I'm not responsible for the failures of the Dems  ulTRAX   Dec-15-04 02:11 PM   #24 
     - You personally? No.  F.Gordon   Dec-15-04 02:35 PM   #26 
        - is 50 years too long? depends  ulTRAX   Dec-15-04 04:30 PM   #29 
           - Ahhh...I see  F.Gordon   Dec-15-04 08:16 PM   #30 
              - if Democrats.....  ulTRAX   Dec-15-04 09:21 PM   #31 
  - Good luck with that.  Redleg   Dec-14-04 10:41 PM   #20 
  - good luck with what?  ulTRAX   Dec-15-04 02:21 PM   #25 
     - Good luck with the third party thing. If it works perhaps I'll join.  Redleg   Dec-15-04 02:40 PM   #27 
        - you misunderstand  ulTRAX   Dec-15-04 04:21 PM   #28 
           - I think you may be right but I think a lot of Dems do realize reform  Redleg   Dec-15-04 09:57 PM   #32 
              - When I see the Democrats take a firm stand.......  ulTRAX   Dec-15-04 10:26 PM   #34 
                 - Yes, but the party is people.  Redleg   Dec-16-04 12:40 PM   #39 
                    - Democrats are at war with their Progressives  ulTRAX   Dec-16-04 01:40 PM   #41 
  - Yes. By offering a themselves as a false "opposition" party.  Tierra_y_Libertad   Dec-15-04 02:04 PM   #23 
  - touche. nt  UpsideDownFlag   Dec-15-04 11:45 PM   #36 
  - much of this is because...  ulTRAX   Dec-16-04 09:45 AM   #37 
  - I find the Democratic Party to be fairly welcoming to progressives.  Endangered Specie   Dec-15-04 10:06 PM   #33 
  - you may be right... but.......  ulTRAX   Dec-15-04 10:30 PM   #35 
  - yet DLC says it will not let *their* party be hijacked by progressives  rman   Dec-16-04 10:58 AM   #38 
     - Arrogance of many Dems  ulTRAX   Dec-16-04 01:30 PM   #40 
  - no, culture jihadists are who stand in the way  President Jesus   Dec-16-04 02:39 PM   #42 
  - you miss the point  ulTRAX   Dec-16-04 04:11 PM   #43 
  - Yes...and the opposite is true.  Krupskaya   Dec-16-04 08:54 PM   #45 
  - explain  ulTRAX   Dec-16-04 10:17 PM   #46 
  - We don't need to become republicallite  aloneinva   Dec-16-04 10:22 PM   #47 
 

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