On November 5 we'll be a new DU

[The Blue Flower]

I predict we will be become a forum for creating solutions rather than a place to share our outrage about the problems. I am so looking forward to the force for progress we could be.

[Newsjock]

1. And part of the solution-creating

... will be carefully examining the events of the past eight years, shining a light on the truth (much of which I suspect we don't even know the half of yet), and enacting appropriate reforms to make sure it never happens again.

A great task for Dennis Kucinich's Truth and Reconciliation Commission:
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080922/kucinich

America must move from the errant, retributive justice of 9/11 to a healing, restorative process of truth and reconciliation.

Before the Congress adjourns, I will bring forth a new proposal for the establishment of a National Commission on Truth and Reconciliation, which will have the power to compel testimony and gather official documents to reveal to the American people not only the underlying deception which has divided us, but in that process of truth seeking set our nation on a path of reconciliation.

We suffer in our remembrance of 9/11, because of the terrible loss of innocent lives on that grim day. We also suffer because 9/11 was seized as an opportunity to run a political agenda, which has set America on a course of the destruction of another nation and the destruction of our own Constitution. And we have become less secure as a result of the warped practice of pursing peace through the exercise of pre-emptive military strength.

It is not simply 9/11 that needs to be remembered. We also need to remember the politicization of 9/11 and the polarizing narrative which followed, locking us into endless conflict, a war on terror which has wrought further terror worldwide and which has severely damaged our standing worldwide as an honorable, compassionate nation. As we were all victims of 9/11, so we have become victims of the interpretation of 9/11.

[Ryano42]

2. Could it be...DEMOCRATIC ABOVEGROUND????

:kick:

[conspirator]

7. And if Mccain won (knock on wood): TERRORIST UNDERGROUND nt

[Karl_Bonner_1982]

8. Exactly, and we'll need a new name and URL

The name Democratic Underground came out of 2001, so I predict we'll have to come up with a new name for our site.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

3. Ensuring verifiable, transparent, accessible voting mechanisms

needs to be a top priority. Without such, this experiment in Democracy is doomed to fail.

[panader0]

4. I agree. I joined this forum in 2005 and the focus at the time

was exposing the crimes of bushco. And these DUer's were very good at it. But with our man in office, the focus will change from attack to helping to heal.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

5. Betcha They'll Be As Much Bitching As Ever By The Following Week LOL

It's all some here know how to do.

[onenote]

11. I'm with you OMC

When Obama starts naming cabinet heads, some people here will be shrieking, others celebrating. Same as always.

[newtothegame]

6. I would love it DU went that direction...

Right now we're just preaching to the choir; we all know * sucks!

GoBama!! One more day!!!

[Norrin Radd]

9. No name change. I thought it were "underground" like a cool,

not-mainstream rock band?

[samsingh]

10. Yes!

[bvar22]

12. Maybe.....

....but winning the election and increasing majorities in both Houses is only the first step.
There is still plenty of work to do.
The amount of Corporate Cash flowing into the Democratic Party still drowns out the voices of the Middle Class and Working Americans.

I am very pleased about the unified effort to elect Democrats, but I won't be holding my tongue if there are more Bailouts for Wall St, Immunity for Telecoms, Unrestrained Free Trade Treaties, Escalation of the "War on Terror", Increase in "Defense" Spending, or Amnesty for War Criminals.

I'm just funny that way.

[RiverStone]

13. Be part of the solution

Sounds win/win to me! :hi:

K&R

[leftstreet]

14. DU needs an International Forum

News and discussion from around the globe

Bush was such a disaster diplomatically, but Obama looks to be more "global."

:shrug: