Obama: "I am a New Democrat"

Goonstruck: The Mysterious Mind of Modern Progressives  -  by Chris Floyd

http://www.chris-floyd.com/component/content/article/1-latest-news/2078-...

"There seems to be a widespread, deeply held supposition that politicians - POLITICIANS! -- will save us, if we can put the right ones in charge of the power structure. And behind this supposition there is an unspoken -- and in many cases unconscious -- belief in the inherent goodness of the power structure itself..

when did today's belief in the power structure's inherent worthiness -- if we can only get a few plucky guys and gals in there to work the gears -- come about? Somewhere along the line, the 'progressive left' became imbued with the same worship of power that we are constantly and rightly told is a hallmark of the right..

What do you do when Democrats ignore everything you want (on those rare occasions when they're not actively doing the exact opposite of what you want), and dismiss you as the sanctimonious purist fucking retards of the professional left for not applauding their betrayals loudly enough?

Declare that you'll support them unconditionally,  of course..."

sound vaguely familiar..?

NoDifferencePartyPooper wrote:

Goonstruck: The Mysterious Mind of Modern Progressives  -  by Chris Floyd

http://www.chris-floyd.com/component/content/article/1-latest-news/2078-...

"There seems to be a widespread, deeply held supposition that politicians - POLITICIANS! -- will save us, if we can put the right ones in charge of the power structure. And behind this supposition there is an unspoken -- and in many cases unconscious -- belief in the inherent goodness of the power structure itself..

when did today's belief in the power structure's inherent worthiness -- if we can only get a few plucky guys and gals in there to work the gears -- come about? Somewhere along the line, the 'progressive left' became imbued with the same worship of power that we are constantly and rightly told is a hallmark of the right..

What do you do when Democrats ignore everything you want (on those rare occasions when they're not actively doing the exact opposite of what you want), and dismiss you as the sanctimonious purist fucking retards of the professional left for not applauding their betrayals loudly enough?

Declare that you'll support them unconditionally,  of course..."

sound vaguely familiar..?

And the  condition is bound to go on as long as those proposing change have SFA of interest to the "average masses," who are mainly interested in surviving.  All that comes across here is "to make an omelette, a few eggs must be broken."

Sound vaguely familiar?  Like a broken record.

Indeed! Thx NDPP

I too have been following politics closely since the late '60s.  That would be Yippie not Hippie before fighting Corporate Bums.

The pictures from the stadium on September 11 and the openness of that "corporate" coup have informed my view of America ever since.