Democrats always pander to the lowest common
denominator. The ill-informed and
unengaged will fall prey to simplistic sound bites and bumper sticker slogans. Senator Elizabeth Warren knows her audience
well. She gave a speech outlining “11
tenets of progressivism”:
-
"We believe that Wall Street needs stronger rules and tougher enforcement,
and we're willing to fight for it."
- "We believe in science, and
that means that we have a responsibility to protect this Earth."
- "We believe that the
Internet shouldn't be rigged to benefit big corporations, and that means real
net neutrality."
- "We believe that no one
should work full-time and still live in poverty, and that means raising the
minimum wage."
- "We believe that fast-food
workers deserve a livable wage, and that means that when they take to the
picket line, we are proud to fight alongside them."
- "We believe that students
are entitled to get an education without being crushed by debt."
- "We believe that after a lifetime
of work, people are entitled to retire with dignity, and that means protecting
Social Security, Medicare, and pensions."
- "We believe—I can't believe
I have to say this in 2014—we believe in equal pay for equal work."
- "We believe that equal means
equal, and that's true in marriage, it's true in the workplace, it's true in
all of America."
- "We believe that immigration
has made this country strong and vibrant, and that means reform."
- "And we believe that corporations are not people,
that women have a right to their bodies. We will overturn Hobby Lobby and
we will fight for it. We will fight for it!"
How utopian! How simplistic! How Vague!
How Democratic Party!
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