This applies to all of us: "If you can't lead and you won't follow---get the hell out of the way!"

[Atticus]

[brooklynite]

1. Who's not leading?

[Just A Box Of Rain]

9. You literally took the words right out of my mouth.

[Gaugamela]

2. The point of protests is to get in the way and not to follow. Get in good trouble,

as John Lewis said. Everything depends on context. Blind conformity is not a virtue.

[mobeau69]

3. ⬆️

[Atticus]

7. The OP does not in any way encourage "blind conformity". The many protests in which I have

participated featured both leaders and followers.

[Gaugamela]

11. My point is that your OP is way to generic and unspecific to mean anything. Given what it

it is, it could certainly be read that way. I know that’s not what you mean, but I have no idea what exactly your point is. My guess is you’re criticizing certain viewpoints here or among Democrats generally, but it comes round to the same thing. If I should feel differently about something why exactly should I feel obligated to hop on your bandwagon? I really see zero point in this thread at all.

[stopdiggin]

4. I agree with so much that you post

but this (while perhaps fashionable) is only so much nonsense and hot air. it only requires a few brief firing of synapse ..

please strike this silly (and trite) phrase from your lexicon.

[Atticus]

5. You disagree with the OP. I disagree with your response. That's allowed. nt

[stopdiggin]

8. it is indeed. noted. -(nt)-

[LudwigPastorius]

6. Who is in the way?

...and, what are they blocking?

[Atticus]

10. The OP was not intended to be the opening of a novel. If you cannot think of people who fit in one

of the three categories mentioned---leaders, followers or those in the way---write off the OP as pointless nonsense.

[LudwigPastorius]

12. So, just a general aphorism...

Gotcha.

[betsuni]

13. Anyone blaming Democrats for everything while ignoring Republicans, believe any and all

misinformation about Democrats and don't know how government works or history, can't tell the difference between parties because they're told both sides are the same, urge others not to vote for Democrats.

They think they're leaders in the glorious working class revolution, don't understand they're following people who don't know what they're talking about (no, there isn't going to be an alliance between left and right populists; no, the majority of Americans are not secretly democratic socialists; no, Democrats aren't corrupt corporate elites who ignore the working class -- no matter how many times their heroes tell them so).