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Democrats organize to fight back
No, it doesn't mean going over to the phony populism of Trump. He used populist and anti-Hillary slogans to confuse the people into thinking he was anti-establishment. He's not; he's the personification of the establishment.

What the Democrats need to do is reclaim the message, which is rightfully theirs because Democrats have been the true populists all along. Hillary was too, just not clearly enough.

I don't know about "authoritarian," in the sense that Trump is, someone who takes away our rights; but certainly someone who can articulate a clear and decisive message and give the impression of a leader.

The Democrats have been the anti-free trade party all along. They need to reclaim that mantle from the Republicans, who are the laissez-faire party. It can't be trade war, as there are delicate negotiations to be made. But the Democrats understand that repairing the tariff regulations that equalize conditions and wages between poor and rich countries, can prevent the outsourcing for cheap labor that is shutting down factories in the USA. Anti-globalism for Democrats cannot mean insulting other races, ethnicities and religions and appealing for prejudice and promising to build walls, as Trump does. That's phony. It means restraining the multi-national corporate cabal.

Obama was already as anti-illegal immigration as we needed. Anti-immigration is just nonsense, and the Democrats have a clear demographic advantage long term on that one. They'll stick with standing up for the poor and middle class people of color as well as those who are white. Republicans have a powerful message of appealing to prejudice and hatred. But just because it is a powerful appeal, does not mean that Democrats should become Republicans and get on that bandwagon. NO, the point is to RESIST this trend toward fascism, and win appeal instead by standing up for truly American populist and progressive principle rather than shilly-shallying and giving the impression, as Hillary did unintentionally, of weakness. NO, Democrats must stand for their TRUE "populist" principles (not the phony Trumpster ones) and fight!
"I close my eyes, and I can see a better day" -- Justin Bieber

Keep the spirit alive;
Eric M
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RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Galen - 11-14-2016, 02:52 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by tg63 - 11-15-2016, 10:27 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Odin - 11-17-2016, 08:00 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Odin - 11-18-2016, 08:06 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Galen - 11-18-2016, 04:31 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Galen - 11-22-2016, 03:22 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Odin - 11-22-2016, 07:56 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Odin - 11-22-2016, 04:23 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Galen - 11-22-2016, 04:04 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Galen - 11-22-2016, 04:54 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Odin - 11-22-2016, 04:33 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Odin - 11-25-2016, 04:05 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by FLBones - 12-09-2016, 04:11 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Odin - 12-13-2016, 05:16 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Odin - 12-14-2016, 08:20 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Eric the Green - 12-09-2016, 04:27 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Odin - 12-13-2016, 05:21 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Galen - 12-22-2016, 04:20 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Galen - 12-22-2016, 05:01 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Galen - 12-22-2016, 05:02 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by TnT - 12-25-2016, 07:03 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Odin - 12-26-2016, 09:51 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Odin - 12-28-2016, 05:27 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by tg63 - 12-30-2016, 12:51 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by TnT - 12-26-2016, 04:59 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Galen - 12-29-2016, 03:47 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Bronsin - 12-30-2016, 01:42 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Odin - 03-11-2017, 05:14 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Galen - 05-26-2017, 03:09 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Galen - 05-28-2017, 02:47 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Galen - 05-28-2017, 02:43 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Odin - 06-02-2017, 06:27 PM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Galen - 06-03-2017, 01:04 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Galen - 06-03-2017, 01:18 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Galen - 05-27-2017, 01:35 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Galen - 05-28-2017, 02:34 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Odin - 06-14-2017, 06:07 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Odin - 06-15-2017, 07:02 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Odin - 06-15-2017, 06:57 AM
RE: Democrats organize to fight back - by Odin - 06-16-2017, 06:26 AM

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