Reply #127: The template is considered sacrosanct by some

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Democrats / liberals /progressives are a diverse bunch. Herding cats is the common expression. Some have this template of beliefs that is sacrosanct.

We need to forget the former sacrosanct small potatoes stuff and instead focus on containing the real dragons which are financialism (Wall St) and corporatism (US Chamber of Commerce) and how they both control our government for their benefit and our demise.

It is going to take major populism and political forces to overcome the organization of the media, the money and the entrenched interests. The real problem is the lack of organization and a cohesive force to offset big money. When private sector organized labor was neutered is when big business took over. That's why passing of card check and the expansion of organized labor is a must and necessary ally.

The moneyed interests would infiltrate and subvert any populist organization just as they did with the Tea Party shills such as Freedom Works and the Koch brothers money. The media also did their best to use the race canard to weaken any movement that might stray from the status quo. A massive populist movement scares both Parties, because neither Party are populists. What America needs is a massive dose of populism to undo the damage of the last 30 years.

There is going to come a time in the not too distant future when conservatives (not neocons) will come to believe that corporatism is and has been an anathema to their beliefs and that is going to scare the hell out of Republicans (and maybe some Ds) .