Uppity Liberals... Mannygoldstein

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Uppity Liberals


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For several decades now, most Liberals have been afraid of our own shadow. Hell, most of us have even been afraid of the word Liberal. A new word had to be substituted, Progressive, so some of us wouldn't have to say Liberal in polite company.

And our country has rocketed into the sewer.

And Americans are figgerin' out that Republican/Third Way economics are a disaster for the 99%, that we're getting reamed. Things are starting to change; Bernie Sanders is surging in the polls, and suddenly everyone's a Lefty. Even the DLC Doyenne now claims she's the most progressive Progressive in all Progessivedom.

This is all amusing and it is good.

But what's not amusing nor good is the belief held by the Third Way crowd that Sanders supporters pointing out Third Way garbage is somehow attacking or bashing Democrats. Saying that a dung beetle eats crap is not bashing dung beetles, it's stating a fact. Likewise, pointing out the clever ways in which Third Wayers steal our stuff is simply stating facts. It may discomfort that crowd to use simple phrases like "putting people in poverty", "children going hungry", or "impoverished elderly people freezing to death" instead of whatever assinine euphamism Larry Summers uses, but we uppity Liberals really don't give a @#$& anymore.

We will call it like it is. We will fight like hell for Bernie, and against lies. And we will take the Party of the 99% back for the 99%.

Deal with it.

UPDATE: Sorry, I @#$&ed up, got a post hidden, and am now locked out of this thread. So don't take it personally if I don't respond to posts.

I'm so scared.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251487955

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3. Won't happen.
 
Sanders supporters and the like will never be happy within the Party. The Democratic Party is exactly as it should be and will remain. Those who view it as "too corporate" need to go form their own party.

A year from now you'll have a better understanding.

And some primitive got back in Manny's face.

Let me address this in liberal-speak.

There is something to be said for the Sanders/Warren type libs to go form their own party. They never will be pleased in the Dem party because of their belief that Dems have become "corporate sell-outs" with Hillary being the corporate whore candidate. But forming a new party would require work and effort, and that's just nor something they possess. Besides, they think the party belongs to them and the 3rd way/DLC has come in and taken over. Right now, money says the Bernie-ites will remain disappointed as the moneyed interest continues to steamroll them.

A year from now, when Hillary has won the nomination, the Bernie-ites will have a choice between the lesser-of-2-evil corporate candidate or not voting since I doubt Sanders will run as an independent. I can see Hillary throwing the Bernie-ites a few bones and making them think she's with them (wink wink), and they may be dumb enough to fall for it. Then you'll get to hear them proclaim how Bernie pulled Hillary to the left.

But how do you go from considering Hillary to be a corporate whore to voting for her??

I'm sure they'll find some convoluted way to rationalize it. If you want to find a spineless creature looking for any reason to justify completely throwing out its whole belief system, it would be tough to find a better example than the Bernie-ites.

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But what's not amusing nor good is the belief held by the Third Way crowd that Sanders supporters pointing out Third Way garbage is somehow attacking or bashing Democrats. Saying that a dung beetle eats crap is not bashing dung beetles, it's stating a fact. Likewise, pointing out the clever ways in which Third Wayers steal our stuff is simply stating facts.

Failure must be renamed or else, it will fail again.

As it always has.

Or, something....   

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For several decades now, most Liberals have been afraid of our own shadow. Hell, most of us have even been afraid of the word Liberal. A new word had to be substituted, Progressive, so some of us wouldn't have to say Liberal in polite company.

I would expect some one with that degree of self-delusion to be talking to lamp posts and stop signs.