I've been an old-fashioned, dyed-in-the-wool, DFL-style Democrat for 50 years, but recently I've found.....

[FadedMullet]

…….myself getting peeved with my party and I think I can blame some of the fine folks here at the underground. There has been enough complaining here, about Dem leadership in particular, that it has started to give me a somewhat jaundiced viewpoint when I consider my parties recent actions and positions. This is from someone who has complained in the past about the DU “purity police” and their insistence on toeing the party line..
Don’t get me wrong, I’ve complained about Chuck Schumer in the past, but now I feel like I’ve got to step away from DU for a bit and get my head straight.

[ms liberty]

1. We all have to take a break sometimes, no fault in that!

[FadedMullet]

3. Thanks, it's nice of you to say so.

[Irish_Dem]

2. I myself like hearing all sides of a story.

So I am fine with reading other people opinions.

But we all need a break from time to time these days.
Our current situation is brutal.

[FadedMullet]

6. You've identified a large part of my problem with and complaint about the current posts here on DU. There has....

…..been little to no push-back against these complaints about Dems. So mostly hearing one side of a story, instead of the both sides we both would prefer.

[gab13by13]

4. Take a break and read Donna Brazile's book,

about the Bernie/Hillary primary. She was the DNC chairperson.

[MustLoveBeagles]

5. Everyone needs a break sometimes

Come back when you feel up to it. We'll still be here

[FadedMullet]

8. Thanks, that's nice of you to say. But, seriously, I'm all talk and I'm probably won't go anywhere.

[MustLoveBeagles]

9. Okay

You get a hug anyway.

[leftstreet]

7. It's potentially an exciting time for the party

Trump and the GOP have decimated their own party. GOPer officials are divided and practically incoherent on a common platform. MAGA is so mocked and reviled, it may never be able to come back.

Democrats all over the country are throwing their hats in the ring and running in an unprecedented wave, from state to federal seats. And they're winning. Candidates are tossing away centrism and running to the left, for the first time since the Clinton Administration.

And AIPAC is finally FINALLY no longer a taboo subject.

Things look pretty good to me

[FadedMullet]

10. Jeez, that's more like it !! Thank you. When I complain about "no push-back" it's posts like yours that I want.....

……to see more of. Godloveyou, fellow true believer. I’m going to think of you as I make (another) donation to one of the important 2026 races that we hang our hopes on.

Leftstreet with 40K posts, how is it that I don’t know you? Thanks again.

[leftstreet]

11. Thanks for starting this OP!

[FadedMullet]

12. Now you have really made my day.

[Loisita123]

13. I agree with Leftstreet

I think things are going pretty well too, as long as I don't think about the war and its associated casualties and higher prices.

I've been interested in the accelerationists views and the book The Great Leveller so I'm pretty happy about the latest news.

[calimary]

14. Well, if you feel the need to take a break, you should do it.

These are totally nutsy times. I can’t even think of another way to describe them at the moment. And taking a break often sounds tempting to me. But I’m just afraid that I might miss something.

[usonian]

15. Be like a stock trader and follow the action.

Freakin Mamdani is mayor of New York.

Idiot magas thought that they were part of a "revolution" against all the ills that Fux News cooked up. They STILL don't realize that the revolution was against everything that benefited them. My usual {insert pic here}



They never will. But The Democratic Party CAN, WILL, AND MUST be revolutionary.

The Progressives are leading the way. They're moving what's called an "Overton Window" of acceptability for GOOD OLD DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES of helping the working slob. And pointing out the real problem, the insane concentration of wealth. Bernie is raising hell about the oligarchs trying to gain complete control of power, water, investment capital, computer parts and THOUGHT with AI megaplants.

PEOPLE AGREE.

But if we kow-tow to the same old billionaires, we ARE the problem, not the solution.

AI Is a Threat to Everything the American People Hold Dear - Bernie Sanders WSJ op-ed
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016426387

Bernie's speech at No Kings. St. Paul
https://www.democraticunderground.com/13244484

And my two cents' worth:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1016&pid=420478

Bored with all the bickering?

JOIN ME.

I WANT WINNERS



I WANT WINNERS

Even Coach Mike



HE WANTS WINNERS

If you love her, then you must send her
Somewhere where she's never been before.
Worn out phrases and longing gazes
Won't get you where you want to go.
Words of love, soft and tender,
Won't win her anymore, anymore.

[betsuni]

16. What "recent actions and positions"?