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In reply to the discussion: Yup...the schism on DU is deepening [View all]stupidicus
(2,570 posts)as a fearmongering tactic in pursuit of silencing dissent and to insure compliance would be smart enough to do the math.
Voter disenchantment played a major role in that disaster, so to be so dismissive of the idea that it can't or won't have a role in the next election -- that they are only compounding by villianizing those who are complaining while trying to hold onto some "enchantment" -- is just plain stupid and an embracing of and a working towards their own demise -- again.
All the BS in support of the "Third Way" presumably rooted in pragmatism, the politically possible, fear of rightwingnuttery, etc, etc, etc, while understandable, remain unconvincing to many, and more each day as things like the NSA thingy, social programs on the chopping block, etc accumulate. WHat can and will increase the pervasiveness of the disenchantment and increase the likelihood of it having a real world and negative impact, is the intolerance for it and the means by which it is expressed by that crew. The "Third Way crew around here is being told that they are part of the problem with the party, whereas they're telling us we aren't even a part of it as "Paulites".
Encouraging people to leave is about the best way to get them to do so, no?
You're correct. As an OWS preemie, I'd say that the schism is over two decades old now. Even if the soldiers here haven't been able to get a handle on the big picture, I'm sure that the leaders in the DLC cult are fully aware of the types and severity of the erosions to the ties that once kept us a bit more together than we currently are, and what issues can onoly serve to drive us apart.
That's why I've thought and argued from the beginning of the NSA disclosures that it is an issue that could well serve -- along with some others -- to repair some of the damage done in the last couple of decades, and enhance the 2014 chances for victory. Telling us to sit down and shut up sure as hell ain't gonna get that done.