This
is my answer to Democrats who say I need to vote for Biden to get rid
of Trump and that I have to help keep people in the Democratic Party:
There are also very compelling reasons to think in terms of a new party which were stated very eloquently by Elmer Benson:
http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/47/v47i04p154-161.pdf
Joe Biden has taken a turn for the worse with his China bashing which is to the right of Trump and there has been no attempt by grassroots Democrats to push back in rejecting this China bashing... which is to the right of Trump.
I think we should support Democrats when they do what is right and oppose them when they are wrong.
But, I think many people, if not most people, resent being played for suckers and fools by Democrats who bring forward good reforms by way of legislation only when they know the legislation has no chance of passing and its used merely as election gimmickry per George Lakoff.
Democrats have introduced two very important pieces of legislation...
One to reform Social Security... which Joe Biden does not support.
Another to provide every adult with $2,000.00 a month until there is a full economic recovery... again, Biden opposes this.
My suggestion would be that movements should be created right now to support these two pieces of legislation and these movements should become so powerful Biden and the Democrats are forced to enact them.
Why is it people working together must hinge on what candidate or political party they support instead of what kind of world we all want to live in?
The biggest block of eligible voters in this country isn’t even voting and no one seems to even care enough to ask why this is...
But is it because these people do not feel politicians are relating to their life experiences and their problems?
As someone who has never been afraid to work in the Democratic Party and with Democrats, (pushing them to do what is right and supporting what they do when they are right and stating very publicly when they are wrong in order to try to force them to do what is right)... there is no way I will ever vote for Joe Biden. I don’t understand why Democrats, if they really want to beat Trump, would first saddle us with the likes of Hillary Clinton and now try to shove Joe Biden down our throats?
This is a problem for Democrats who are seeking enough votes to defeat Trump to deal with... get him off the ticket instead of berating people for not wanting to vote for him. If you run a loser expect to lose. It’s really this huge non-voting block of voters you need to convince before November not individuals like me who aren’t going to vote for Biden no matter what.
But, unity should be based on the the issues; solutions to problems working people are experiencing and for peace. This China bashing of Biden’s has to stop and it has to stop now and all of you supporting him have a special responsibility to send him a message that this is not acceptable... it’s not acceptable coming from Trump and Bannon, it’s not acceptable coming from Joe Biden. Most people in this country want peace... let’s remember, the most progressive president in the history of this country was Lyndon Johnson... and the people forced him to not seek re-election because he chose to continue the war in Vietnam instead of his war on poverty. There is a lesson here... and Democrats should heed this lesson... this is a cartoon on the wall in the LBJ Library and museum in Austin... the American people want an LBJ without war, we want a Claude “Red” Pepper fighting to defend Social Security, we want a Henry Wallace fighting for the Common Man, we want a Frances Perkins fighting for real reforms not as mere election gimmicks but as real solutions to our problems.
We want Democrats willing to work with an Emma Tenayuca.
This is a two-way street. We aren’t asking for too much... we just want something of substance in return for our votes and Biden does not offer that... and it is safe to say he never will... after half a century in politics beholden only to Wall Street’s interest he isn’t going to change... if he is going to change he needs to show it now and his rank animosity towards China certainly doesn’t show any breaking away from his politics of war, lies, deceit and corruption.
And I would love to be able to vote for a Democrat who could defeat Trump... but Biden never.
What I really resent is people who spend their time trying to bully and badger me into voting for a creep like Joe Biden but they won’t demand accountability from their own party to run decent candidates... this is the ultimate hypocrisy as far as I am concerned... get Biden off your ticket and then come back to me with a candidate for peace, social and economic justice; but you know your beloved Democratic Party will never run such a candidate for president... so you take out your frustrations trying to bully and badger people like me who want something of substance in return for our votes.
There are also very compelling reasons to think in terms of a new party which were stated very eloquently by Elmer Benson:
http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/47/v47i04p154-161.pdf
Joe Biden has taken a turn for the worse with his China bashing which is to the right of Trump and there has been no attempt by grassroots Democrats to push back in rejecting this China bashing... which is to the right of Trump.
I think we should support Democrats when they do what is right and oppose them when they are wrong.
But, I think many people, if not most people, resent being played for suckers and fools by Democrats who bring forward good reforms by way of legislation only when they know the legislation has no chance of passing and its used merely as election gimmickry per George Lakoff.
Democrats have introduced two very important pieces of legislation...
One to reform Social Security... which Joe Biden does not support.
Another to provide every adult with $2,000.00 a month until there is a full economic recovery... again, Biden opposes this.
My suggestion would be that movements should be created right now to support these two pieces of legislation and these movements should become so powerful Biden and the Democrats are forced to enact them.
Why is it people working together must hinge on what candidate or political party they support instead of what kind of world we all want to live in?
The biggest block of eligible voters in this country isn’t even voting and no one seems to even care enough to ask why this is...
But is it because these people do not feel politicians are relating to their life experiences and their problems?
As someone who has never been afraid to work in the Democratic Party and with Democrats, (pushing them to do what is right and supporting what they do when they are right and stating very publicly when they are wrong in order to try to force them to do what is right)... there is no way I will ever vote for Joe Biden. I don’t understand why Democrats, if they really want to beat Trump, would first saddle us with the likes of Hillary Clinton and now try to shove Joe Biden down our throats?
This is a problem for Democrats who are seeking enough votes to defeat Trump to deal with... get him off the ticket instead of berating people for not wanting to vote for him. If you run a loser expect to lose. It’s really this huge non-voting block of voters you need to convince before November not individuals like me who aren’t going to vote for Biden no matter what.
But, unity should be based on the the issues; solutions to problems working people are experiencing and for peace. This China bashing of Biden’s has to stop and it has to stop now and all of you supporting him have a special responsibility to send him a message that this is not acceptable... it’s not acceptable coming from Trump and Bannon, it’s not acceptable coming from Joe Biden. Most people in this country want peace... let’s remember, the most progressive president in the history of this country was Lyndon Johnson... and the people forced him to not seek re-election because he chose to continue the war in Vietnam instead of his war on poverty. There is a lesson here... and Democrats should heed this lesson... this is a cartoon on the wall in the LBJ Library and museum in Austin... the American people want an LBJ without war, we want a Claude “Red” Pepper fighting to defend Social Security, we want a Henry Wallace fighting for the Common Man, we want a Frances Perkins fighting for real reforms not as mere election gimmicks but as real solutions to our problems.
We want Democrats willing to work with an Emma Tenayuca.
This is a two-way street. We aren’t asking for too much... we just want something of substance in return for our votes and Biden does not offer that... and it is safe to say he never will... after half a century in politics beholden only to Wall Street’s interest he isn’t going to change... if he is going to change he needs to show it now and his rank animosity towards China certainly doesn’t show any breaking away from his politics of war, lies, deceit and corruption.
And I would love to be able to vote for a Democrat who could defeat Trump... but Biden never.
What I really resent is people who spend their time trying to bully and badger me into voting for a creep like Joe Biden but they won’t demand accountability from their own party to run decent candidates... this is the ultimate hypocrisy as far as I am concerned... get Biden off your ticket and then come back to me with a candidate for peace, social and economic justice; but you know your beloved Democratic Party will never run such a candidate for president... so you take out your frustrations trying to bully and badger people like me who want something of substance in return for our votes.
