We are the new "centrists". [View All]

To further explore the subject matter of another post on this page, I think we need to look at how we define ourselves. We limit ourselves by letting others define us. We need to frame the issues in a new reality.

The majority of people in this country support a national healthcare system. It is not a "left-wing" idea anymore. The majority of people support more rights for workers and less rights for corporations. That is not a left-wing idea anymore. Most folks support higher taxes on those that have benefitted so greatly with the "trickle-down" economy of the last 25-30 years. That is no longer a "left-wing" idea. The country has moved toward our positions. We are the new "centrists" on a lot of major issues. We should not limit ourselves with definitions of left-wing vs right-wing framing. We have become more pragmatic because of political realities.