Reply #103: The flipside of making an offer are the consequences of withholding it [View All]

[RevolutionToday]

Is Obama scared that if he loses progressive support then he can't run the government well, can't win reelection? Are Obama supporters organized enough to make demands with real weight behind our actions? I'm not talking about kids protesting to no avail either. Can we get progressives, even at an intern level, in the white house and help us get a foothold in there while we build a progressive movement so strong on the outside that it crashes into the doors of power with thunderous might? If we can't do that, why would Obama listen to us? Politics is all about power, even the poorest people fighting for their rights don't get them out of a sense of compassion from a benevolent leader, they fight for them and gain political power. We have the skills and the tools, don't expect Obama to directly give us any more than that. A few pieces of legislation Obama passes that we like is likewise not us gaining a voice, it is us begging for scraps and some trickle down every once in a while.