Reply #127: I know you don't care which is why your candidates don't win. [View All]

[AtomicKitten]

There is strength in numbers, and that is a hard cold fact. And you can't please all the people all the time, but compromise isn't part of your agenda. (I'm speaking as an overview, not a personal indictment BTW).

I met and worked for Dennis Kucinich in Santa Cruz, CA, but I knew he didn't have a chance. That's the difference, you did. And you still don't understand why.

And as an observation and I beg to differ, but I've seen more parroting of Mike Malloy here on DU than any other oft-repeated mantra. IMO that isn't thinking for oneself. Many people that identify themselves as progressive indies are generally po'd and tend to glom onto others that exhibit the same nonspecific rage, and the sad part is they direct it at the Democrat Party rather than the infinitely more egregious Republicans.

People are great in that they have different opinions. The beauty of politics is finding a common denominator that binds them together as a cohesive voting block and, as much as you don't care about that, that's important. That wins election. It's compromise. It's hard work. It's patience and perseverance. It's discussing issues with someone without calling them names.

My deal-breaker? Abortion. I have no tolerance for Dems that support anti-choice measures. I believe all people should enjoy the same freedom, including gay marriage. I believe we should all have national health care insurance. I believe corporations should be extracted from their influence on politics and that they should not be allowed to base offshore to avoid paying taxes. I believe no measure is too radical with regard to environmental protection.

That's off the top of my head.

What we need are better choices in the primaries. I fully support challenges to the big dogs in the Democratic party (I was more reticent before DU but am thankful to the polite and thoughtful indies that schooled me on that issue!).

I just wish people like you would stop blaming people like me for your anger and dissatisfaction. We really are in this together. I am just a logical person that doesn't react with emotional ire (well, except where Al Gore is concerned) when things don't go the way I think they should.

On edit: FTR, my gut feeling is that I don't want any of the knuckleheads that acquiesced to Bush's immoral war scheme as the Democratic candidate. But that's me.