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In reply to the discussion: The Democratic Party is a Big Tent [View all]jazzimov
(1,456 posts)but I think you are assigning too many attributes to "our" party:
"misogynistic or homophobic or anti-repro-choice viewpoint"
I agree with you, and all Democrats agree with you on this point.
"Same for anybody who is anti-Social Security or anti-healthcare for all."
Again, I agree with you. Republicans are anti-Social Security, and Democrats have tried to address their "concerns" to show them how ridiculous they are. Remember, Republicans wanted to get rid of SS altogether so that Corporations would have all that money. I don't agree with making adjustments to SS when we could simply raise or eliminate the Cap, but as a person close to retirement I would accept the Chained-CPI vs getting rid of it entirely. Which is what Republicans want to do.
As for Healthcare, I wanted a single-payer system like Medicare for all. We couldn't even pass a Public Option. I want single-payer, but I'll take what I can get. The ACA isn't single-payer, but it's the best we could do. Once we see how well the ACA does, maybe then we can pass single-payer Medicare for All.
I'm glad that you have brought both - barrels. But you have to ask yourself how effective you were in making real change.
You may have reinforced your position, but did you change anyone else's mind? Or did you just reinforce their position that you're a little crazy, so that they can disregard your thoughts and positions? 'Oh, you mean that crazy guy with the shotgun - well, we can discredit any thoughts he has! If he's for it, then I'm agin it!"