Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

merrily

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41. Bubba had no cult of personality followers? Obama?

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 01:17 AM

Apr 2015

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If Democrats are expected to rationalize away everything negative about every center right Democrat and swoon over all else, you have to have a cult of personality.

After all, who else deserves a unifed Executive?

You have to pretend that criticizing rightist policies is hating, or being a rightist, or a sexist or a racist or some kind of evil, evil thing.

You have to pretend that anything left of center right is the far, far militant left. (Sorry, I always have to laugh at the excess of modifiers. Poor things have to struggle ludicrously to make the left of the Democratic Party sound like Trotskyites. After all, Truman, FDR, JFK and LBJ did not wage the Cold War against the left of their own party. They loved their left because they had to look to it to pass things like the Civil Rights Act.)

Without a cult of personality a New Democrat President is in trouble. Well, that and paid posters and other message control people, the establishment media, esp. MSNBC, strategists, etc.

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I did suscribe to your group after Hillarys announcement... [View all] mylye2222 Apr 2015 OP

So, you joined because of your distrust of Hillary Clinton? leftofcool Apr 2015 #1

I have anothe question. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #2

Dissent is good attacks on any Dem not good! leftofcool Apr 2015 #3

Not in this group. This is the populist reform group for like-minded people, not for dissenters. merrily Apr 2015 #5

I thought she asked about the HRC Group specifically. I may have misunderstood. leftofcool Apr 2015 #8

I thought she was saying, since the HRC group locks people out for even asking a question, how merrily Apr 2015 #10

I was banned for similar. And I also didn't even know I was posting to the Hilllary group. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #14

I got into that group by mistake 3 times because I post from Latest Threads. merrily Apr 2015 #16

I'm with you. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #18

You thought economic policy had something to do with party loyalty and idolizing? merrily Apr 2015 #37

About a year ago I got banned from the HRC group for saying she might not win the primary. jeff47 Apr 2015 #19

And that's fine. That's what groups are for. So you can exhale and say more of what you want without merrily Apr 2015 #20

I like what you're saying. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #47

Thanks! merrily Apr 2015 #49

This is the Populist Reform Group, not the HRC group demwing Apr 2015 #12

Thanks, demwing. Much appreciated. merrily Apr 2015 #21

Would an "attack" on Joe Lieberman be bad? demwing Apr 2015 #25

This group is about supporting Democratic Principles, not any particular candidate and sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #43

HRC Group "Statement of Purpose" lamp_shade Apr 2015 #4

Two things. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #6

The Statement of Purpose of the Hillary Group belongs in this group, why? merrily Apr 2015 #7

I know.... mylye2222 Apr 2015 #9

Strange, they love Sid Dithers (a Canadian) I wonder why his participation is valued Dragonfli Apr 2015 #34

Maybe because he just loves HRC. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #35

If mylee toed the Party line on every issue, I'm sure they'd overlook her status, even if she is, merrily Apr 2015 #38

Good guess. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #48

Please do not derail threads in this group. Look at the topic of the OP, it is not about sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #44

Em, a lot of us will be voting for HRC when it comes down to the actual election - blm Apr 2015 #30

I completly understand and respect your POV. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #31

There is no primary till someone else announces. blm Apr 2015 #32

Hope is still not lost on Sanders. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #33

Please see the upper portion of this thread, esp. Reply 12, by the founder and a host of this merrily Apr 2015 #42

Then you are reading it wrong. Em knows what I'm saying. blm Apr 2015 #52

Merrily, mylye2222 Apr 2015 #53

There is no reason to 'battle' anyone. That is why this group was formed, to get away from the sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #45

I've been personal with Em for years - and is why I defend her blm Apr 2015 #51

You are just be defended back. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #54

Do people have to be able to vote in our elections in order to post on DU? If so we have a few sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #27

They appear to think Sid is fine, strange that /nt Dragonfli Apr 2015 #36

It's interesting, I'll say that. I like to know where people stand on politicians, especially their sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #46

Yzah. mylye2222 Apr 2015 #55

IIRC, TOS say not to advocate not voting. So, don't advocate that. merrily Apr 2015 #50

The HRC Group aspirant Apr 2015 #11

You are most exactly right. That is how she would govern. djean111 Apr 2015 #13

I noticed that 52 voters have been banned from that group already, last time I looked. Wow, way to sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #28

I was banned there, too. earthside Apr 2015 #29

Some of them are her worst enemies. merrily Apr 2015 #39

HRC = "Fuck liberals. What are they going to do... vote Republican?" whereisjustice Apr 2015 #15

To be perfectly fair, merrily Apr 2015 #17

What i this "left of the left" of which you speak? pscot Apr 2015 #23

Umm. "Left of the left" is Rahm's term for the left of the Democratic Party, which is not the merrily Apr 2015 #24

That's been it since the DLC/New Democrats took over the Party. merrily Apr 2015 #22

I can tell you where the left won't go demwing Apr 2015 #26

! merrily Apr 2015 #40

Bubba had no cult of personality followers? Obama? merrily Apr 2015 #41