Reply #16: appeasement? [View All]

[expatriot]

For one, some DLCers probably sincerely believe in a middle of the road ideology for example, on public education:

Progressives believe that one of the foundations of a free society is the public education system and that any snakeoil scheme to create an alternative to it is just another scheme to undermine the public school system and the entire public sector.

The DLC, on its position papers, says that they support some of the basic ideas behind school choice, even private charter schools, etc. but that it needs to be well-regulated by the government AND they knock Bush extensively on not funding his educational goals (i.e. NCLB).

Now, is it not possible for someone to hold the second belief sincerely? And should these people be disenfranchised from the Democratic Party? Would you rather they joined the Republicans? Their political ideology would not fit that of the Republican base either.

I have to go now. Respond later.