It's hard sometimes for old farts like me to not view the Democratic Party through rose-colored glasses. When I hear the words "Democratic Party" it still conjures images of Thomas Jefferson, FDR, JFK, and LBJ. Politicans who saw the government as a force for good, as a means to protect the poor and the middle class against heartless corporations, politicans who thought giving the less fortunate a leg up made America an even greater nations than it was. At one time--contrary to any bullshit republican claims today about Democrats and unions--Democrats actually supported unions and didn't merely pay them lip service while continuing to grease their palms with corporate cash. At one time, we were the party that could be counted on to defend and protect Social Security and Medicare. We were the party that knew it was part of our better nature to offer welfare and food stamps to those down on their luck until they were on their feet again.
Alas--though there are exceptions--that Democratic Party doesn't exist anymore. After statements from Sen. Patty Murray that Social Security cuts are on the table from the Catfood Commission II and continued austerity talks from the Democrats, is it any wonder that the Occupy Wall Street movement wants nothing to do with Democrats any more than republicans? And they shouldn't.
Sure, I'll vote for Democrats in 2012--but it'll only be in the hope that the country will not get any worse under their tutelage than it obviously would under republicans, and not because of hope that they will make the country better.
And that's sad.
Peace,
emaycee
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