Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

Cosmic Kitten

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29. Yet another "rump" org

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 03:09 PM

Nov 2014

Anyone who is NOT 3rd Way is
a potential "rump organization" member.

I just don't understand why people continue
to try failed methods to change politics?
Is it that their thinking is too rigid and
the ideological frames are so resilient?
Seriously, why?

Did the DLC create a rump organization?
Did the 3rd Way create a rump organization?
IS the Tee Party a rump organization?
Because those groups used tactics that WORK!

Any group that mutters and grumbles within
the existing "framing" has already marginalized itself
as malcontents wanting ponies and expecting unicorns...
see how framing worked for the 3rd Way?

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There's nothing preventing any of you from becoming actual activists... ConservativeDemocrat Nov 2014 #13

Ahhh..but WE ARE "Actual Activists" and many have been here since KoKo Nov 2014 #14

Good for you, KoKo ConservativeDemocrat Nov 2014 #25

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WE ARE actual activists. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #21

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We don't need yet another rump organization. Jim Lane Nov 2014 #17

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