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When I look at my party these days I have to shake my head, pinch myself, wonder who are these Democrats who insult the poor and parrot the equivalent of Ronald Reagan's welfare queen myth? Who are these Democrats who can curse unions and blame workers for their plight, who can deny that the plight of workers and middle class families is dire after 30 years of trickle down, supply side economics? When did it become a Democratic principle to argue that an evil industry which has destroyed our health care system and imperiled our workers and our sick deserves their profits? How is it I see Senators of the Democratic party supporting legislation which would have been to the right of many Republicans just a few years ago? I reread the platform of my party, the party to which I have belonged for 36 years. Certainly, I don't agree with all of it but most of the core principles were there. And yet, I find many Democrats now who not only seem to oppose the party platform but they fight those who do. Where did they come from and why are they here? How were we overun with those who stand in direct opposition to the principles we have stood for since FDR?
More importantly, why would they want to be here in a party which does not, at least on paper, believe as they believe? Then light finally dawns. It has been known for some time that the population growth among traditional Democratic constituencies was increasing at rates which assured a Democratic majority would arise among the electorate. There is some dispute as to when it would reach critical mass but there has been no doubt it would happen. Traditional constituencies of the Republicans are shrinking and, eventually, they will be a permanent minority party. There have been attempts to bring some of our usual constituent over but they have, in large part, failed. So, what is a corporatist to do? The party of the working class and the poor would, one day, without a doubt have the votes to put their candidates in office and keep them there for generations to come. Their survival depended on co-opting the Democratic party. I know many of us have been aware, for many years, that the campaign contributions are handed out to both parties as a kind of hedging of the bets. But this is beyond that. They needed those who agreed with their principles in the party which would gain power at some point and hold it into perpetuity. The ruling class would be going down in flames. Obviously, they were not going to sit idly by while Democracy dictated a more worker friendly world which worked to end poverty and huge wealth disparity. Obviously, the only option for saving themselves was to insert their pawns and candidates into the party in a hedge against the day they could no longer stop the vote counts from overwhelming their tricks at the voting machines.
Guess I'm not as quick as I once was. I realized the desperate need the Republicans had to steal the election in 2000 was directly related to the need to grab power and resources while they could still get within striking distance of winning, close enough to cover up the theft and to do it before time ran out. How stupid was I to overlook the obvious solution to their plight was to move to the party who would be overtaking the electorate in the near future and bring their corporate friendly, soul destroying, agenda with them.
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