Politicub's Journal - Democratic Underground http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 21 May 2013 17:13:17 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:13:17 I'm sick of all of the GOP enablers on DU, too. You said, "And yes, maybe a jerk like Rick Perry will become president because of people like me..." like it means nothing.

I don't think you understand how much many of us have to lose if Perry or another republican becomes president. We can kiss what little LGBT gains we have made goodbye, and... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/34 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 10:49:37 My awakening happened during my freshman year of college Way back in 1991. It was exciting and eye opening to have my world rocked by reading about Malcolm X, discussing Gregor Samsa and the Metamorphasis, and being shocked by Laud Humphries' the Tearoom Trade study. Then you learn about social darwainism, what really happened during the Reagan era, the w... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/33 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 17:56:21 Alex Bennett is a bigot when it comes to LGBT liberation I'm listening to his show on Sirius and he's criticizing the CA bill that requires gay rights history be covered in schools.

He just doesn't get it. Our history has been ignored. The gay rights movement is significant and deserves to be included. LGBT kids often feel alone and like there's no one... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/32 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:42:48 Reagan was a mirror His administration damaged the nation seemingly beyond repair. It also set us on a course to facilitate the largest wealth transfer from the poor and middle class to the ultra rich in American history.

But his systematic dismantling of the United States would have never occurred as successfully a... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/31 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 10:13:21 Founders founders founders founders founders founders. Let's sort out today by romanticizing the imperfect men who founded our country. Really?

If the founders thought it or wrote it down, it's okay for all of eternity. They were deities among men.

Our constitution is wonderful, but interpretation must, and has, to evolve with the times.

I believe Brooks is right ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/30 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 11:40:46 One would hope a cogent argument has the power to change minds But I starting to believe it doesn't most of the time. People seem to come down on one side or the other.

And sometimes, one side can be wrong. The right wing argument about rhetoric not mattering is wrong. From a communications theory perspective it is wrong, and runs counter to a multitude of ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/29 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:09:16 John McCain, the George Wallace of our time It makes me wonder if McCain has any sense of history, or cares about how people will remember him when he's gone. More than any other thing, his stance on DADT damned him to join the group of people who stood in resistance to civil rights and human progress.

Securing civil rights can take a long... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/28 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:13:10 It's not the extending of tax cuts that bothers me, its the Social Security contribution cut Most of us get that the critical extension of unemployment benefits was pitted against making sure the beds of the rich were padded. I don't like it, but I can accept and understand it.

What I can not accept and that President Obama and the dems should have used more rhetoric against is reducing... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/27 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:51:38 What galls me is that no one was calling for a Social Security payroll contribution cut It has nothing to do with the fucked up Bush taxes.

I'm disappointed that the dems as a party didn't raise hell when this piece of shit was put on the table. It just quietly came out of left field, and President Obama says nothing. If there's anything that should unite us as a party, it should b... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/26 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:45:25 True - No country, nation or movement will be an exact carbon copy of what came before There are lessons to lesson to learn from history repeating itself, but it rarely repeats itself exactly as it happened before.

Your point about how we are expendable got me to thinking about how Hitler promoted the idea of an Aryan race. Perhaps the American version would be a Christo-facsim a l... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/25 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:49:03 +1 The only thing to fear is fear itself spoken by the greatest president of all time, FDR.

I draw strength from all of liberals who came before us who faced ridicule and impossible odds fighting the system. And you know what? They prevailed in so many ways. It took decades, but social justice wins in the end. There is much to be done. ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/24 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:29:32 Thank you, Bob Herbert. I never paid that much attention to Beck, but he is evil personified and drunk on his own celebrity. He built his fame by appealing to the worst elements of our society.

In a way, it's terrifying that something like this is happening in 2010. And on the other hand, it's not a surprise at all. The bigots in society feel free to spew their hate and mock perhaps one ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/23 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:59:17 I don't feel valued by the uppermost Democratic Party leadership But many of the delegates and others and the party do have a liberal streak, but they seem to get drowned out by the ongoing chorus of the leadership falling all over themselves to appease the right.

As I was reading your post I began to realize how weary I am of the ongoing demonization of the l... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/22 Mon, 17 May 2010 20:32:07 Do people get off on kicking elderly GLBT people? The people who perpetuated this injustice are evil through and through. There is no other explanation or excuse.

We need legislation NOW to project GLUT families. The President's memo and the hate crimes legislation were good starts, but there needs to be more.

It makes me cry that these two ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/21 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:52:32 To the people on this thread who sadly think this is a token gesture If you've ever gone through the fear of having your loved one in the hospital as I have, you will not understand the sheer terror of the prospect of the hospital admin or their family not letting you back to see them or care for them.

My partner was in an accident in Georgia and rushed to the hos... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/20 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:51:50 Boomers and baptists Boomers - one of the largest generational cohorts and perpetual victims of being maligned - reminds me of Christians.

This Xer appreciates the contribution of the boomer generation, but it gets a little old with the ongoing tug of war about who makes up the "best" generation.

Tom Brokaw is ind... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/19 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:52:33 Do you have research? I've looked for studies that substantiate the claim that US has the best health care in the world.

And you know what? I've always turned up empty handed.

Sometimes things get repeated so often people believe that it must be true. The US having the best health care in the world doesn't seem to ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/18 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:41:37 Here here! The progressive movement has a long history of both achievements and setbacks We need to fight and always will need to fight for progress for America and to improve the human condition around the world.

We stand on the shoulders of the abolitionists, the Suffragettes, the muckrakers, the LGBT folk who fought back at Stonewall. When I feel down and out and that the odds ar... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/17 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:39:42 The Christian notion of God is so multi-purpose. On one hand full of love and puppy dogs, and on the other, a force that fuels unbridled destruction and vengeance without pity.

That's what's so dangerous. The Christian "God" can be whatever anyone wants it to be. And, it's demonstrably an effective tool of control and remover of culpability th... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/16 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:11:55 Has everyone forgotten that panty bomber didn't accomplish anything but burn his crotch? Bizarre times we live in. An act of terror [b]doesn't[/b] happen, and somehow President Obama gets implicated for it.

And under Bushco, terrorists fucking destroyed the twin towers, and more than 3/4 of the country could care less that he and his admin were warned ahead of time. What is wrong wi... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/15 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:51:38 Sitting from his perch at the NYT with his insurance coverage Bob Herbert has an easier time criticizing this important bill rather than reflect on the life lived by those folks out there being denied based on pre-existing conditions or just being left out altogether. And it's the height of arrogance to assume this bill will be nothing more than a "bullet poin... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/14 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:04:17 More people are going to be screwed if the bills dies than if it gets passed As imperfect as this bill is, it will help a lot of people.

And, it's something that can be tweaked and changed over time.

I'm not part of the kill the bill crowd. It's turned in to some kind of mob mentality.

I despise Joe Lieberman, and hate that he is defining so much of the debate. But... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/13 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:10:20 If President Obama signs a bill with a public option he will go down in history as one of the most effective Democratic presidents ever, right next to FDR.

And I believe he knows it, too, which is why may be proposing reconciliation with Rahm as the messenger. The HC bill won't be perfect -- we have an imperfect system. But it will be a foundation... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/12 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:50:41 All of you pushing for war have a chance to directly do something for your country Enlist today! You know you want to. You will have a chance to fight in this battle of righteousness and glorious US hegemony.

Or better yet, encourage your kids to enlist. It will be an honor for them to live in a tent in Afghanistan for a year. And who knows... one of them may even stumble acro... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/11 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:00:23 Shore up social security to address the problem of inadequate elder care rather than encouraging the poor to add more children to the brood.

IMHO, relying on an army of grown up children from poverty stricken households to care for their elderly parents strikes me as a naive notion. Some kids will do an outstanding job taking care of mom and dad in their golden years,... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Politicub/10 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:09:43