5d ago

Donating to the DNC

I just got an email from "Kamala Harris" asking me to donate to the Democratic National Committee. It caused me to organize my thought on the subject and write a response. I realize that no one is going to read that email, so I thought I would post it here:

The Democratic National Committee has made its position quite clear in many ways, including its treatment of David Hogg. It continues to support the wealthy over the working class and it stands in the way of actually fixing many of the problems in our country. Moderation is not the answer to our increasingly extreme situations. Moderate amounts of fascism, a moderate lack of healthcare, moderate homelessness, and moderate levels of civil rights are not what this country needs.

I will continue to vote for progressive Democratic candidates, but I will not support the Democratic National Committee unless radical changes are made. It is certainly not doing anything to support me.

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This makes me wonder where else you could donate. You could send money directly to specific candidates, but I wonder if someone trusted like AOC could run a collection and distribute the money to true progressives to replace the DNC, especially for primaries. After all, money is how the DNC remains relevant and hard to replace. It's also the main way they ensure their picks win primaries.
- I would follow Bernie Sanders into hell, if he said it was necessary. He would be the ideal choice to anchor a new progressive party if he were just a little younger. Not that he couldn't do it now, it's just likely to turn some people off. AOC would be my second choice.
  Getting anything resembling a new party off the ground seems nearly impossible under the US system. You may be right that our best option, at least for now, is an informal organization of progressive candidates and supporters.
  I think the question is if we can either reach a competitive level of fundraising, which seems unlikely, or find ways to make the money a less overwhelming factor. There have been enough races that money failed to buy to show that it is possible. It just isn't very common. For something like this to work, we will need almost everyone to become an activist.
Totally sensible. Why do they even need donations given they are really the only choice now.
progressive Democratic candidates
LOL keep trying to fix that fascist-lite party.
- I don’t get this mockery? Like I am not out there trying to fix the Dems, but whatever I’m doing (and most likely you as well) isn’t working. Let people try things, because no one has it figured out and a diversity of tactics helps us figure out what works (and some tactics play well off of each other).
  
  It’s the immature world view of “Whatever I don’t like is the absolute worse thing imaginable.” No room for gray areas or complicated issues. Everything has to be black and white.
  Conservatives do it. The far left does it.
  There’s probably some deep insecurities at the root.
  
  You don’t get this mockery?
  I'm European, and even for me it has been obvious you've been treading on the same rake since forever with your silly 2 winged - uniparty politics.
  Even Marx wrote about it in the 1800's.
  So why wouldn't we mock it?
  OP says he'll just not support support the Democratic National Committee but imaginary so-called progressives in that same party designed to keep the status quo.
  That is literally trying to fix the Dems.
  That is not 'trying things' since it never worked.
  But please step on that rake again and get nowhere.
  The obvious answer, voting 3rd party doesn't register with you people.
  Well then you get what you deserve.

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