So when is the book coming out. Sorry I’ve been off-line but I have been sharing your stuff and I think I found you a few more subscribers. As always, this is a fantastic piece breaking down exactly how we got where we are.
I'm thinking about realizing the full series as a book soon. Trying to look into some self publishing options. I hear getting a book agent can be difficult.
Anybody with a pulse can see what happened since Citizens United was passed. This & the death of the Fairness Doctrine were 2 of the biggest blunders our government ever made. Is there a way to fix this? Not any time soon. :(
Yes, we must remember that while millions who voted for him are just plain stupid white trash, it’s the wealthy who are his true partners in crime. I apologize for the former crude remark, but it’s the conclusion I’ve come to as confirmed by friends and relatives.
For activists and political candidates this piece is gold. It has a cohesive and common-sense thought scaffold here which will support a political strategy that could win the day. The theory of the case here will resonate with both the kitchen table and anti-tyrant sentiments of American voters. The corporatists are extremely clever and sneaky yet they know Americans are not docile peasants. They are very careful not to throw their weight around.
This manifesto hauls these Rasputin-like characters out of the shadows so we can have a fair fight. Corporatists know that if a smart, emotionally resonant call to arms emerges from the Democratic Party they are in trouble. FDR and the New Dealers provide a guide book we can update for today's situation.
Because the corporatists took their jobs overseas to evade the New Deal, today's struggle for dignity and political representation must also be global. We can utilize modern instantaneous communication to make manifest the motto "Workers of the World Unite". For example, see how spontaneous and parallel demonstrations against power heirarchies sprung up world-wide in the wake of the George Floyd murder.
Our weak link is the Democratic Party. It is not riding out to meet the current challenge. I suspect there is an atrophy there based on the advanced age and comfort within leadership for the current state of affairs. Anyone over 70 does not grasp the reality of everyday voters' lives or they wouldn't keep bowing to hierarchy in the party. Corporate donors and the corporate mindset have captured Democrats too. And I think Democratic leadership is too old and set in their ways to do anything about it.
Democrats have a creeping corporatist situation with consultants as well. Consultants must be applying some sort of corporate bottom line theory to getting votes. Democrats have abandoned entire states as hopelessly 'red' surmising that there isn't enough return on investment to fight in red areas. This is pure treachery in my opinion. A political party should be about providing the push and pull of counter-arguments to keep the other party from falling off the cliff of extremism despite not having an easy path to electoral victory. You have got to live to fight another day.
I want to know why Democrats are not discussing the ideas in this article and coming up with concrete plans to defeat corporatists instead of swilling cocktails in DC and playing office politics.
Great piece. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for dropping by.
So when is the book coming out. Sorry I’ve been off-line but I have been sharing your stuff and I think I found you a few more subscribers. As always, this is a fantastic piece breaking down exactly how we got where we are.
Hehehe…
I'm thinking about realizing the full series as a book soon. Trying to look into some self publishing options. I hear getting a book agent can be difficult.
I will help you self publish! You are one of few that breaks down the history and provides a path forward. Even Heather Cox Richardson can’t keep up
That would be AWESOME!
I’m not even 100% sure where to start lol
Anybody with a pulse can see what happened since Citizens United was passed. This & the death of the Fairness Doctrine were 2 of the biggest blunders our government ever made. Is there a way to fix this? Not any time soon. :(
Yes, we must remember that while millions who voted for him are just plain stupid white trash, it’s the wealthy who are his true partners in crime. I apologize for the former crude remark, but it’s the conclusion I’ve come to as confirmed by friends and relatives.
For activists and political candidates this piece is gold. It has a cohesive and common-sense thought scaffold here which will support a political strategy that could win the day. The theory of the case here will resonate with both the kitchen table and anti-tyrant sentiments of American voters. The corporatists are extremely clever and sneaky yet they know Americans are not docile peasants. They are very careful not to throw their weight around.
This manifesto hauls these Rasputin-like characters out of the shadows so we can have a fair fight. Corporatists know that if a smart, emotionally resonant call to arms emerges from the Democratic Party they are in trouble. FDR and the New Dealers provide a guide book we can update for today's situation.
Because the corporatists took their jobs overseas to evade the New Deal, today's struggle for dignity and political representation must also be global. We can utilize modern instantaneous communication to make manifest the motto "Workers of the World Unite". For example, see how spontaneous and parallel demonstrations against power heirarchies sprung up world-wide in the wake of the George Floyd murder.
Our weak link is the Democratic Party. It is not riding out to meet the current challenge. I suspect there is an atrophy there based on the advanced age and comfort within leadership for the current state of affairs. Anyone over 70 does not grasp the reality of everyday voters' lives or they wouldn't keep bowing to hierarchy in the party. Corporate donors and the corporate mindset have captured Democrats too. And I think Democratic leadership is too old and set in their ways to do anything about it.
Democrats have a creeping corporatist situation with consultants as well. Consultants must be applying some sort of corporate bottom line theory to getting votes. Democrats have abandoned entire states as hopelessly 'red' surmising that there isn't enough return on investment to fight in red areas. This is pure treachery in my opinion. A political party should be about providing the push and pull of counter-arguments to keep the other party from falling off the cliff of extremism despite not having an easy path to electoral victory. You have got to live to fight another day.
I want to know why Democrats are not discussing the ideas in this article and coming up with concrete plans to defeat corporatists instead of swilling cocktails in DC and playing office politics.