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CajunBlazer

(5,648 posts)
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 06:53 PM Mar 2016

About Progressive Ideals and Principles

(I posted this on GD-P)

There has been much talk on the far left about needing to live up "Progressive ideal and principles" if Bernie fails to secure the nomination.

I believe that we can all agree on is that the worst thing that could happen for progressives and the people we seek to protect in this country is for the Republicans to take over the White House, both Houses of Congress and the Supreme Court.

What is clear to me is that the best way to keep the Republicans from taking over and doing harm to the country is for all of us to vote for the Democratic nominee, regardless of who becomes the Democratic nominee. While sitting home or voting third party might not do any harm, it does absolutely no good. And don't give me that loyal test crap, this isn't a call for for a loyalty test - you can vote for whomever the hell your choose - but it is a call to good ole common sense. There is no better way to defeat the Trump or Cruz than to vote for the Democratic nominee. Period, end of story.

If you have progressive ideals and principles you will do everything in your power to keep Trump or Cruz from becoming President. And if you don't do everything possible to prevent that from happening, I would regard you as a selfish coward who convinces him/herself that you are doing the right thing, but are all the while are allowing harm to come to those who can least defend themselves. People who would do that are selfish and have no progressive ideals and principles at all. They are not even honest with themselves.

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About Progressive Ideals and Principles (Original Post) CajunBlazer Mar 2016 OP
strong words! Her Sister Mar 2016 #1
Good job! ladym55 Mar 2016 #2
 

Her Sister

(6,444 posts)
1. strong words!
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 07:28 PM
Mar 2016

Think they know by now! I promise you lots of us will be on this together! and will do everything in our power to keep Trump or Cruz from becoming President.

ladym55

(2,577 posts)
2. Good job!
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 09:52 PM
Mar 2016

We need to keep making this point over and over and over.

Dems need to unite behind our candidate and then bust tail to get ALL Dems elected up and down the ticket.

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