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GOP racketeers and their criminal president have taken all of the oxygen out of the country. Many of us are battle weary, even with a few recent wins. Our forward looking focus is that there is plenty about this party to get fired up about.
First, we know that no party or presidential corruption or media doubts have in any way changed the Democratic Party vision.
Democratic Party donors, mainstream and social media need to get this straight: There is no "disarray" or "disorganization" in the Democratic Party.
There is no new place for the Democratic Party to return to.
The Democratic Party never left!
To all donors and media who ask, lets review the Democratic Party vision:
--non-appeasing diplomacy over military action, and no. torture.
--universal health care and single payer healthcare system
--immigration reform and a clear path to citizenship
--electoral, campaign finance reform, & universal voting rights,
--ending political corruption = separation of corporate & state
--stricter gun control, as in a well regulated militia"
--pro-labor union collective bargaining rights, a living wage,
--global business/trade treaties,
--regulated financial sector and American corporations,
--environmental protection laws
--affordable education,
--scientific investment and stem cell research
--women's complete and total equality
--environmentalism
--the Internet as a neutral public utility, not fake "net neutrality"
--marriage equality,
--universal access to reproductive healthcare,
--abortion rights.
--social safety nets for vets, children, elderly, disabled,
--legalized same-sex marriage
The Democratic Party does not mistake party unity for uniformity. Its Big Tent is democracy.
Second,
Plenty of donors can benefit by support of the Democratic Party's vision.
Plenty of Americans can benefit by voting for its vision in 2018 and 2020.
The vision -- Doing the greatest good for the greatest number.
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NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)... that all the folks who are whining things like "boo-hoo-the-Democrats-have-no-message" or "boo-hoo-I-don't-know-what-the-Democrats-stand-for" and "boo-hoo-we-can't-just-be-against-Trump" ... would get with the program and quit trying to trash and smear and denigrate Democrats and the Democratic party.
ancianita
(36,157 posts)vision for this country.
I think they've forgotten what program to get with, so I posted this to keep our vision up front and center.
My intention is to give them a hankie and review what we've always stood for, and that what we still stand for has made their lives better.
msongs
(67,459 posts)ancianita
(36,157 posts)ehrnst
(32,640 posts)mvd
(65,180 posts)I think we strayed from a powerful economic message (from the late 1980s-present) and even some on social issues. But the latest platform was a good step, as are some Presidential contenders supporting the $15 minimum wage and single payer health care. Single payer should be easier since we have Medicare, which we can improve under the plan. But I am open to all ideas that give AFFORDABLE universal health care.