[Peace] Jimmy Dore outdid himself this time, uncloaking the "progressives."

Wed Apr 1 16:59:59 UTC 2020

Indeed Karen,

This is really excellent. 

Of course it is disheartening at the same time, since one tries to use whatever is available, no matter if it is a bit flawed, to accomplish something, anything, just so there is some movement in the direction we need to be going.

This really reveals just how corrupt and powerful the DNC controlled Democratic party is. 

For anyone including myself, who thought that there was a tactical chance of creating a people’s opposition inside the Democratic party that might someday actually become the majority, well, this is now proof positive that that will NEVER happen.

It appears that anyone who enters the realm of the Democratic party at the national level, no matter how well intentioned they are at first, always become corrupted or compromised. OR they are driven out of office like they did to Dennis Kucinich and Cynthia McKinney.

There is no sugar coating it –  Bernie Sanders, AOC and even my favorite, Ihlan Omar, SOLD US OUT !

By voting for the corporate robbery bill that is the greatest transfer of wealth from the people to the wealthy in the history of the world.

Of course the above mentioned could not have stopped it, but they could have refused to vote for it and used that opportunity to speak out and state why, and to attempt to break the bill into two parts. One an immediate people’s bail out and the 2nd the corporate bail out to be delayed for scrutinizing and negotiation.

Negotiation ?... YES, like demanding immediate ; Medicare for All, student debt forgiveness, free post high school education, bringing ALL U.S. troops home to fight the virus, $ 15 per hour national minimum wage, and a $ 1200 per month PERMANENT UBI ( Universal Basic Income ) with NO reduction in current social security, food stamp, or public assistance. 

But oh no, not a single act of opposition, just theatrical speeches from Sanders , AOC, et al about how horrible the bill is and then all of them voting for it anyway. Boy, that is really using political leverage. What a phony opposition, a pseudo resistance to corporate power that Pelosi, Schumer, et al and the DNC of course are a part of, along with their allies the Republicans.

The ONLY solution is  building a people’s party coalition OUTSIDE the Democratic party.

Of course, electoral politics is NOT the main tool in the tool box. Nonviolent yet very confrontational  direct action tactics need to be used. However, electoral politics is important IF used correctly. That being as a tactic ( a bully pulpit organizing tool ) in conjunction with direct action / mobilizations, as opposed to an end in and if itself.

WE all have tried to do what we can in the past with varying degrees of success, but ultimately it will have to be a huge mobilization by younger people in their 20’s and 30’s  before any real change will begin to happen. 

The big question of course is – how bad does it have to get before that happens ?

My thoughts of the day.

David J.

From: Karen Aram [mailto:karenaram at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 8:15 PM
To: J.B. Nicholson; C G Estabrook; David Green; David Johnson; Brussel, Morton K; Mildred O'brien
Cc: peace
Subject: Fwd: [Peace] Jimmy Dore outdid himself this time, uncloaking the "progressives."

Be sure to listen to Brave Republican Stands Against Stimulus ALONE

I just saw this one by Jimmy Dore, he’s truly outdone himself uncloaking the lies and duplicity of the so-called progressives. A must listen, Jimmy offers suggestions as to “what is to be done.”

https://jimmydorecomedy.com/

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