Reply #5: Here's what I don't understand

[Capitalocracy]

Why is it that people criticizing Obama from the left is considered working for the Republican party? I've seen very few people advocate not voting (although I really do think that in some conservadem districts an organized voter boycott might send a powerful message) and I haven't seen people telling other people to vote third party. Some people have expressed that they are not willing to donate to or work for the Democratic Party because of their disappointment in the direction it's heading, but they're within their rights to not get involved in a political process that shuns them out. And it actively shuns them out. Now, it may not be the best strategy, the best strategy is to vehemently and adamantly stay involved no matter how hard they try to shut us out, but that can't be done without a little criticism, again, from the left, of the administration and Congress.

But what I don't understand is people advocating, 'Don't get involved, just vote and keep your mouth shut. And work for a party that doesn't want you anyway, and would rather appeal to an improbable base of dependents even if it means alienating the actual active base of the party.' Who would do that?

And one other thing I think can't be pointed out enough: The independents aren't especially ideological. Sure, they might respond to accusations of Communism, but the bottom line is, they tend to respect strong leadership and transparency over secrecy, broken promises, and weakness, even if they don't necessarily agree with every policy.