My own third party

[Flabbergasted]

Is it not the freedom to express your own political beliefs, especially a minority, that makes democracy what it is?

What is it when a majority seeks to oppress a minority?

Have we become mere pawns to the wishes of the corporatist?

Is it possible to allow others to be courageous?

Is it permissible to speak for a minority?

[MadHound]

1. Yes, you are correct.

Sadly though, some people, perhaps even the majority, believe that if you are on the left, you have to march in lockstep, no matter how much the corporatist leaders of our party don't represent your viewpoint. It is the arrogance of this assumption, that all of the left owes all of their votes to the Democratic party that is especially galling. At one time our politicians had to *earn* peoples' votes. Now we're supposed to hand them over, whether we want to or not. I'm with you, I find that attitude abhorent and unsettling. Down that path lies the way to fascism.

[Flabbergasted]

2. How bout a rec? nt

[AnOhioan]

3. You got it....

I thank DK for doing his best to pull the Democratic Party back to the left, where it needs to be.

[LoZoccolo]

4. IN B4 Z LOCK!!!!!!!!!1111 n/t

[Flabbergasted]

9. Sorry but what did I say that was patently against democratic values? nt

[Catchawave]

5. Um, start a new community :)

I appreciate your sentiments, but DU's crazy enough just supporting Democrats!

:toast:

[Flabbergasted]

8. We will support the best candidate not the best corporate party.

[MasonJar]

Hey, y'all, you are on Democratic Underground. Our mission here,

as I understand it, is to elect democrats to every office we can in order to save the country and possibly the planet. So if you are going to diss democrats in general or even our candidates in particular, please start your own site.

[Flabbergasted]

7. If you truly believe this you are incredibly naive.

[MasonJar]

6. Hey, y'all, you are on Democratic Underground. Our mission here,

as I understand it, is to elect democrats to every office we can in order to save the country and possibly the planet. So if you are going to diss democrats in general or even our candidates in particular, please start your own site.

[Flabbergasted]

10. is to stifle any and all descent.

[cmd]

11. What MasonJar said. n/t

[Catchawave]

12. See #5 :))) n/t

[Flabbergasted]

13. and take your seat at the back of the bus. nt

[Moderator]

14. Locking

From the rules:

"You are not permitted to use this message board to work for the defeat of the Democratic Party nominee for any political office. If you wish to work for the defeat of any Democratic candidate in any General Election, then you are welcome to use someone else's bandwidth on some other website."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/forums/rules_detailed.html