Ridiculously Simple Idea: Dems should be Heroes in White Hats

This struck me as I was musing about the latest spike in gas prices.

How can the Demnocrats gain political strength? It must become the party of Heroes in White Hats. lead the possee of the people against the crooks and con-artists who are controlling things.

Right now, many people feel a frustrating malaise. They're pissed off about a lot of things. But they also don't see anyone or any institutions looking out for their interests. Nor do they see any mass political movement with clout that's on their side.

"Gas prices going through the roof again! Grumble, Grumble. This pisses me off, but there's nothing I can do, and nobody seems to want to do anything about it, and the politicians and government don't give a damn."

It's the same way with many issues. Outsourcing. Stagnant or declining wages and standard of living. Economic polarization. Environmental destruction. Strpid-ass war. Intrusive Big Brother Goivernment. etc. etc.

The Democrats have contributed to this by becoming muddled and corporate. Nobody knows where they stand. And when they do make a proposal, it usually manages to avoid the core of problems.

(Yes there are exceptions, and they should be the model for what I'm talking about.)

How to turn this around, and regain power in the process?

Democrats should become the heroes in white hats. Become the party that's clearly and unambiguously on the side of The People, in both a broad sense and in specific terms.

Start to actually ADDRESS AND DO something about all this crap. Stop going along with the "Oh there's nothing we can do about (gas prices,globalization, etc.) crap."

Dammit we make these problems as a society and we can damn well solve them. But it requires a political force that will galvanize people and make them feel like there are solutions and a political system with the will to tackle them.

We've done it before. We can do it again.

The Dems need to get a similar plan on the table and own it.....they have been so wishy washy...blowing in the wind...they truely need an advertising guru....

after World War II, helping their economies recover as fast as possible to avoid the political upheavals that followed World War I.

This is the party of every man/woman for him/her self. No party discipline leads to Zell Millers, Joe Liebermans and the like undercutting any united action plan.

Too many Dems SUPPORT globalization. Too many Dems are in bed with the corporate bosses.

We did it before when we had an undoubted party leader who had clout. We can do it again, but only when we get that unifying force.

"The Democrats have contributed to this by becoming muddled and corporate. Nobody knows where they stand."

So how to address the fact that some of them stand with the corporate rulers who are "the crooks and con-artists who are controlling things"?

If they are compromised this way, how will they "become the heroes in white hats. Become the party that's clearly and unambiguously on the side of The People, in both a broad sense and in specific terms"?

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We have to put pressure on them to either lead in the way that helps the majority, or get out of the way.

Ultimately politics has to expressd the will of the people. If we are apathetic and fatalistic, that's what the leadership will reflect.

As long as we tolerate it, that's what we'll get.

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I think the idea of acting the role of courageous reformers is an excellent one. I just don't think it should be done on behalf of "The People." I'm starting to think most people dislike "The People." People think "The People" means "the other people we don't really like that much."

IMO everyone should have the chance. Even obnoxious dicks.

Even if we have to duke it out on individual issues, there still ought to be a more level playing field in terms of economics. And maybe, if they aren't so put upon by the system, maybe some of the dicks will find the light in other respects.