Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: De-escalate, De-mobilize, and De-moralize any Progressive Movement [View all]Fritz Walter
(4,349 posts)I'm going to wait until the Convention to see how many Progressive measures find their way onto the DNC platform, before I re-register as No Party Affiliation.
Measures like:
- Social Security reform, including eliminating the cap;
- Wall Street reform, (see other posts on this thread);
- Single-payer health care, or -- at the very least -- reining in Big Pharma (Martin Shkreli is a symptom of what's wrong);
- Women's rights, such as equal-pay and reproductive freedom; and
- Reaffirmation of civil rights for LGBT citizens.
I could go on and on, but I hope you get the picture.
If these criteria get me booted from DU, so be it. To paraphrase St. Ronnie Raygun, I don't want to leave the Democratic Party, but I sincerely hope they're not going to leave me.