For example, everyone used to think that it is moral to help the poor or protect the environment, so there are organizations that are designed to do that. Then along comes the right, funding organizations designed to convince people it is wrong to do these things. The result today is that on one side you have organizations trying to help the poor, protect the environment, etc. On the other you have organizations telling people what those organizations are doing is wrong. But now you have no one explaining to people that it is GOOD to help the poor and protect the environment so over time support for helping the poor obviously will erode and eventually the organizations that help the poor will be in trouble and have little public support.
This is really the battlefield we are fighting on, and this, to put it simply, is why they win. While we work to solve problems, they work to tear down problemsolvers. I have said it before and I'll say it here again: The right is winning because they demonize the left, and we will never be able to beat them until we accept that and begin to demonize them back. There's no need to make up lies, that's their game. But we know the right is wrong on every major issue. Now it's time to start getting that message out there.
JC
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Jesus,
I feel, it is a shame we (Democrats)let the Republicans take whole hog.(They stole both elections). Since 9/11, they have done nothing but damage control: concerning our image overseas, is nothing short of a school yard bully. The president knew that he went into Iraq on false premises, but despite what the world told him. He did it anyway. The Democrats need to take control again in '06 and in '08. The government would do well to get rid of the federalist system and go to a parliamentary style government. The Republicans have our hands tied. If it was a parliament, we could have had Bush gone ages ago. With a no-vote confidence. Just think of it? The Democrats would have been in power. :) You know, it will take the Democrats to change all of this. Gawd, I hope we are not stuck in this totalitarianism dictatorship forever.
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