Reply #49: The post made an honest request for input [View All]

[ShimokitaJer]

regarding how best to focus the energies of a diverse group with varied concerns. He was asking a question pertinent to all of us here at DU, as we all have faced this issue at one time or another.

Rather than offering advice in a manner appropriate to the tone of the original post, the responder instead chose a glib response that was clearly one of his pet issues. As a response to the question, it was something close to "Tell them all to quit whining about those other issues and just vote for the Democrat." Hardly inspired advice for someone attempting to focus the concerns of self proclaimed far-lefties who have reason to doubt just how liberal the Democratic party really is.

I know that you share this pet issue, as I've seen you attacking Greens as traitors on many other posts. For you, the only answer to any question seems to be "Vote for the Democrat." Once they're in office, they'll take care of everything. Doubtless, for you, that seems an entirely appropriate response to the questions many of us see in shades of gray. However, for those of us who have on occasion doubted the sincerity of the Democratic Party in proclaiming itself the guiding light of progress in the darkness of the world, it seems both naive and condescending.

Do you really think the question of whether to focus a protest on the war or to include the issue of Palestine is best answered by "Vote for a Democrat?" If so, then I hereby give up any further hope of convincing you otherwise and will stop trying to do so.