Over the years, I've given $20M to help Democrats win. But they don't share any of my core values at all anymore. Is it time to jump ship or try to fix it?
The DEMS as a party are about to be no more.. especially when the prosecutions start on election fraud and collusion... Andrew Jackson is turning in his grave.. the party of the people has now become the anti-American party..
As an independent, I have been a progressive movement supporter since 2015 when Bernie was running for president. I joined Our Revolution and sent donations to candidates as well as made phone calls. Recently I canvassed for a local politician (Nina Turner) who lost due to establishment Dem's interference. That being said, a progressive is now mayor of Cleveland and several are on city council. I used to support Ro Khanna until he wrote the New Frontiers legislation which suspiciously sounds to me like "singularity" research and implementation. Due to the religious fervor of Dems for all things saint Fauci represents, I have painfully withdrawn my support of Our Revolution. For the record, even though Trump used early treatments, he is also a strong supporter of the vaccines. We are, borrowing a line from the Dark Waters movie, the only ones looking out for ourselves. No political party can be trusted. We must search for champions such as Senator Ron Johnson (WI) and Sen. Rand Paul (KY) for supporting the vaccine injured or holding Fauci responsible. I read TV celebrity Dr. Oz is running for senate in PA; so he will get my son's vote there. I am also praying that the legal system will hold up our constitutional rights and inalienable rights to body sovereignty, the right to farm (passed in Maine), etc. And we must resist, resist, resist.
Well the problem is Party Politics. Especially 'Two Party Politics'.
In the end it means you don't have a voice. Your opinion is nothing.
It means not 'the people' running the country but One Person. The President.
And that person is chosen from a range of Two.
It's him or the other. Is all.
Now it's an incredible job to try to change that system.
But it's not so incredible to change how we run it.
Don't vote for the Party. Vote for the man.
And after you've voted them in watch them, monitor them, keep them appraised of what you think.
Tell them it's them you've voted for, not their Party Machine.
Slowly we might get to where the 'representatives' are aware of an responsive to their electorates and electorates that take their responsibilities seriously and do their part.
you are not being too cynical. What you wrote is the truth. I'm sure you've noticed that the more "liberal" a state or country is, the more fascist they have become. Look at Australia. Look at New Zealand. The "liberals" would kill us all if they believed "it's for the greater good".
Steve, Republicans are useless, Democrats are insane. You might be able to fix useless. It's impossible to fix insane. The Forward party is not going Forward, it's going nowhere. You best bet is to admit your wrong and try to "fix" the Republicans, most of whom agree with your values even though they are too useless to serve them.
Oh, and I say jump ship from the Democrats. Many who have of late--if they didn't go to the right-- have decided to just go sit in the middle for now. You could do that & just keep doing what you're doing, which is a huge service to your fellow humans.
RFK J jumped ship. If anyone would have tried to "fix" things, it would be him... and yet he left... There is your answer on what to do.
The DEMS as a party are about to be no more.. especially when the prosecutions start on election fraud and collusion... Andrew Jackson is turning in his grave.. the party of the people has now become the anti-American party..
Didn't the government reach out to Niki Minaj when she criticized the vaccine? Hang in there, Steve. Your day will come.
Maybe start promoting, "live local" movements. Local permaculture, civil resistance, local activism might be the only way out of this.
A lot of republicans are going to stop following trump now as well. He just doubled down on promoting the jabs. I think that was it for many people
Epic, Steve!
Steve, well put, I was wrong too, for the reasons you listed. As a lifelong Democrat, I'm now going independent. The issues you listed loom large.
Fix the Democratic Party? Fat chance of that ever happening. Jump ship.
Patriot Party or Maga portion of GOP! The left will never let your reforms go through! Join MAGA!
Forward party is just there to split off Republicans.
Steve Kirsch for President !!!
As an independent, I have been a progressive movement supporter since 2015 when Bernie was running for president. I joined Our Revolution and sent donations to candidates as well as made phone calls. Recently I canvassed for a local politician (Nina Turner) who lost due to establishment Dem's interference. That being said, a progressive is now mayor of Cleveland and several are on city council. I used to support Ro Khanna until he wrote the New Frontiers legislation which suspiciously sounds to me like "singularity" research and implementation. Due to the religious fervor of Dems for all things saint Fauci represents, I have painfully withdrawn my support of Our Revolution. For the record, even though Trump used early treatments, he is also a strong supporter of the vaccines. We are, borrowing a line from the Dark Waters movie, the only ones looking out for ourselves. No political party can be trusted. We must search for champions such as Senator Ron Johnson (WI) and Sen. Rand Paul (KY) for supporting the vaccine injured or holding Fauci responsible. I read TV celebrity Dr. Oz is running for senate in PA; so he will get my son's vote there. I am also praying that the legal system will hold up our constitutional rights and inalienable rights to body sovereignty, the right to farm (passed in Maine), etc. And we must resist, resist, resist.
Well the problem is Party Politics. Especially 'Two Party Politics'.
In the end it means you don't have a voice. Your opinion is nothing.
It means not 'the people' running the country but One Person. The President.
And that person is chosen from a range of Two.
It's him or the other. Is all.
Now it's an incredible job to try to change that system.
But it's not so incredible to change how we run it.
Don't vote for the Party. Vote for the man.
And after you've voted them in watch them, monitor them, keep them appraised of what you think.
Tell them it's them you've voted for, not their Party Machine.
Slowly we might get to where the 'representatives' are aware of an responsive to their electorates and electorates that take their responsibilities seriously and do their part.
you are not being too cynical. What you wrote is the truth. I'm sure you've noticed that the more "liberal" a state or country is, the more fascist they have become. Look at Australia. Look at New Zealand. The "liberals" would kill us all if they believed "it's for the greater good".
Steve, Republicans are useless, Democrats are insane. You might be able to fix useless. It's impossible to fix insane. The Forward party is not going Forward, it's going nowhere. You best bet is to admit your wrong and try to "fix" the Republicans, most of whom agree with your values even though they are too useless to serve them.
Oh, and I say jump ship from the Democrats. Many who have of late--if they didn't go to the right-- have decided to just go sit in the middle for now. You could do that & just keep doing what you're doing, which is a huge service to your fellow humans.