Reply #94: coalitions can be useful, although often fractious

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

During the anti-war protests, I thought it looked a little schizoid due to some of the factions that participated. I remember yelling at the TV - the Issue is WAR---- stay focused!!!

The only problem with trying to unify a lot of NGOs around common themes is that I think rivalries/power struggles would erupt - just the nature of man. I'm kind of hoping that a larger more cohesive movement comes along. It has happened before when circumstances warrented it. The Tea Baggers are a symptom of an eruption on the right - we need a good strong counter-insurgency on the left. When I say "left" - I am really referring to what used to be the stands of the old Democratic Party that we could just take for granted - labor, civil rights, living wages, social safety nets (Medicare/SS), social justice, etc. that they have abandoned in favor of their new "Republican Lite/DLC/New Democrat/Third Way" model.


This was my suggestion -- "The W2 Movement" based on economic justice for the little guy/Main Street

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Phoebe%20Loosinhouse/14

The NGOs that I have the most respect for right now are Move On and PNHP. I think Howard Dean could get some mojo going if he felt up to it.