so i am now, officially, an angry, bitter, liberal. and the question now becomes this: what do i do? the democratic party has consistantly failed me. they have an opportunity now, with daschle gone, to choose a decisive, devisive, firm leader who can stand up to bush and deal with the real issues of the environment, civil rights, sustainability, and globalization. but they probably won't.
i think it comes back to the campus. we need a new students for a democratic society. (for those of you who don't know about SDS, read this). we need a resurgence of angry, idealistic liberalism on college campuses. the base is there, i think: at cornell, for example, we have angry liberal groups about many issues, but no unifying umbrella organization. that is what we need, and we need it as soon as possible.
opinions? what do you think i can do. i won't take "nothing" for an answer.
-- alex
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but angry idealism doesn't help.
the way to get real change is through a moderate leader of the democratic party who is electable. kerry was just that. since even kerry lost, and both houses of congress are gone, to try to move further left with the democrats would lead to the party's demise.
there's no hope for liberalism in america in the short term, just moderate conservatism. thats what the dems have to run on. hopefully this will change, but for now we're screwed.
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