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joshbaumgartner · 07-27-2007, 10:24 AM

This line of discussion is extremely frustrating for me. I am very aware that the Party as a whole continues to disappoint those of us who have supported it. But on the other hand, I have not translated this into a desire to abandon the party but instead I have channeled my efforts into greater work for change within the party.

I have chosen not to bolt the party but instead to support a Democratic candidate that represents a rebuff to corporatism, a return to strong principles of opportunity for all, environmental responsibility, international peace and cooperation, a government that serves the people, and other matters the DLC types have seemed to have forgotten.

I watch people throw up their hands in frustration at the candidates the corporate media puts up as the 'front-runners', and rightly so, but then they turn away in acceptance of this force-fed short list, when in reality if each person would instead stand up in support of a real Democrat despite the fact the media treats the fellow as a sideline, we really could bring the party back to where it is supposed to be.

Pan, you say you want a platform you can believe in? You want an optimistic vision for a better world? You want a leader who has demonstrated they won't sell out to the corporate interests and media polls? I won't say you will like every aspect, but I invite you to study Kucinich's platform and tell me if with that platform at the head of the party ticket, whether you would feel better about the party's positions.

I know that Dennis is considered by most a sidenote of the election. This is the very intention of the corporate media and those in control of this country. Having a candidate who represents the true values he does at the head of the party would make the Democratic Party an unacceptably strong representative of the people, and a dangerous threat to the hegemony of corporate and political power currently holding the reins in Washington.

The Democratic Party is the only organization with the power to challenge the current power structure. However, it can only do this with a leadership committed to doing so. Thus, I remain a Democrat, and I support candidates such as Dennis Kucinich who refuse to bow to corporate pressures, and instead see the Democratic Party as I do: the most powerful available tool for the American people to regain control of their own government.

07-27-2007, 10:24 AM	#13 (permalink)
joshbaumgartner Insane	This line of discussion is extremely frustrating for me. I am very aware that the Party as a whole continues to disappoint those of us who have supported it. But on the other hand, I have not translated this into a desire to abandon the party but instead I have channeled my efforts into greater work for change within the party. I have chosen not to bolt the party but instead to support a Democratic candidate that represents a rebuff to corporatism, a return to strong principles of opportunity for all, environmental responsibility, international peace and cooperation, a government that serves the people, and other matters the DLC types have seemed to have forgotten. I watch people throw up their hands in frustration at the candidates the corporate media puts up as the 'front-runners', and rightly so, but then they turn away in acceptance of this force-fed short list, when in reality if each person would instead stand up in support of a real Democrat despite the fact the media treats the fellow as a sideline, we really could bring the party back to where it is supposed to be. Pan, you say you want a platform you can believe in? You want an optimistic vision for a better world? You want a leader who has demonstrated they won't sell out to the corporate interests and media polls? I won't say you will like every aspect, but I invite you to study Kucinich's platform and tell me if with that platform at the head of the party ticket, whether you would feel better about the party's positions. I know that Dennis is considered by most a sidenote of the election. This is the very intention of the corporate media and those in control of this country. Having a candidate who represents the true values he does at the head of the party would make the Democratic Party an unacceptably strong representative of the people, and a dangerous threat to the hegemony of corporate and political power currently holding the reins in Washington. The Democratic Party is the only organization with the power to challenge the current power structure. However, it can only do this with a leadership committed to doing so. Thus, I remain a Democrat, and I support candidates such as Dennis Kucinich who refuse to bow to corporate pressures, and instead see the Democratic Party as I do: the most powerful available tool for the American people to regain control of their own government.