Dean

[Hosnon]

Posted in the main forum:

It was quite disappointing. No I'm not a registered Democrat and never will register for a party. However I lean more towards the Left and went hoping to be inspired. I was not. It seemed Dean stressed that the Democratic party was all about empathy and compassion. I guess I feel I belong more on the 'fighting side' of the Left and it felt he was talking past me.

There is a wing of the Left that is just as cut-throat as the Republicans...but the ends are different. I want to support the necessary unemployed in our system but don't want to do it out of compassion...call me cynical but I don't think I am - I think it is the Just (Equitable) thing to do.

I was disappointed but one man is not an idea.

[Sinistrous]

1. OK. You fight because it is the just/equitable thing to do,

others will fight out of a sense of compassion. When we win, we will all be celebrating at the same party.

[Hosnon]

3. Agree absolutely...however, it's not that I have compassion for

individuals that need help...I feel we are a society that, in equity, should help them out. My view is more general - not specific to an individual.

[NEOBuckeye]

2. Dean shouldn't be our Final Answer. But he is a very positive step forward

He's the best thing to happen to the Democratic Party in years.

That said, I agree with you that much, much more is needed. Only a "fighting Left" will truly be able to counter and topple the Right and carry us forward to where we truly need to be.

The good news is, those days are not far away.

[Hosnon]

4. I agree with you also. I was an independent, aka voted for Nader...

but have seen the bigger political picture and I am one that agrees with the Ends of the Democratic party but believe the Means could be a bit more pragmatic - yes love solves problems in movies and songs, but in most cases, more is needed.