Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: was going ahead with that god aweful ugly logo her first executive decision? [View all]Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)I really do see the opposite. I am only guessing, but perhaps the difference in perception is based on my sincere belief that populist reform involves actively attempting to remove anti-populist conservative ideology that harms the less than wealthy while enriching the very wealthy from our party.
We seek to reform the party, return it to liberal ideology in both fiscal as well as social issues. The good news is that little reform is necessary regarding regressive conservatism within the party as it pertains to social issues, even the Reagan conservatives in the party that prefer damaging supply side economics and neoliberal trade policies (that have caused great harm to the working and lower classes while weakening severely the middle classes) tend to still conform to liberal social positions, although there are exceptions to that and work still should be done in that area as needed.
Once in a reply to you I said that there are politicians that would have us choose between social justice and economic justice and that such politicians are not our friends, that social and economic justice go hand in hand and are intertwined, I believe that to be the truth.
Because of this, I would if I could replace such right economic social liberals (once described as moderate Republicans) that would have us choose with politicians that fight for both types of justice. I believe you see this desire as an attack on the party and on politicians that you, for whatever reason, believe are not as they are. They are real and they are known to any with eyes to see the policies they prefer and fight for.
You could easily understand my thoughts on this and the nature of the enemy within the party that I feel must somehow be replaced (part of replacing them is letting them and other party members know that right wing thinking is unacceptable to many within the party, or what many of your friends call bashing, or hating).
Now you can choose to ignore my sincere attempt here to explain my position and why I see differently than you, or you can read an OP I wrote that explains as best as I can (I am no writer and struggle with OPs) this element within the party and their very deliberate attempt to bring in right wing financial policies as a well financed new branch of the party that literally asks us to choose between social and economic justice HERE
I hope you at least read it to better understand us, even if you do not agree that we should not have to choose