I need to make this abundantly clear to anyone stumbling on to this blog for the first time: I am not one of those Democrats who says there is no difference between the two national parties. It’s my belief that such an attitude betrays a certain political naivite and immaturity and is not helpful to accomplishing progressive goals (see elections, 2000 and 2004).
The brilliant political minds at this radio show (and I do not mean that ironically) labeled those people “Kyles” after a caller to the show who insisted that if he didn’t get everything he wanted immediately, he was going to take his ball, go home and not vote. This is not helpful or productive. As brilliant comedian Hal Sparks said during his usual Wednesday stint on this radio show, adults don’t behave like that. Angry, petulant children behave like that. Let’s not be angry, petulant children, shall we?
I do believe the Democrats have lost much of their progressive soul. This happened after the Republican party allowed the racist, Southern (former) Democrats who left the Democratic Party after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to seize control of their party. At that point, the Republican Party decided to become reactionary, and in response the Democratic Party moved to the right (I have more ideas about why the Democratic Party acts the way it does, but I’ll save that for another post).
That’s why it’s up to progressives to gently but firmly to take the party back. That’s part of the mission of this blog, and I hope you can see your way clear to join me in this mission.
