I want to take this time to thank each and every one of you right wing nutters for participating in my experiment. You make good Guinee Pigs and it was very instructive. A few things are crystal clear
1. Quite a few of you have a problem with reading comprehension as evidenced by the number of times that someone claimed that they don’t put signs like I posted out- because liberals will steal them, them post examples of Republican political signs being taken.
2. Many of you have a problem with basic biology since you think that a woman exercising domain over her own body by terminating a zygote is infanticide.
3. A number of you have a problem with the English language and basic logic by claiming that “welcoming immigrants “means wanting open boarders
4. You claim to not be racists but condemn Black Lives Matter ( Based on the bad behavior of a few members no doubt) but deny, or are ignorant of the fact that BLM exists because too many white people- including those in uniform act the black lives don’t matter.
5. Many of you are delusional conspiracy loons who believe that George Soros pays vandals and agitators to do liberal dirty work
6. It has been said here that “left wing loons “ don’t live by the rules of society- while supporting Trump, Kavanaugh and the likes of them- a further indication of your disconnect from reality-as is the assertion that we are the racists and sexists.
7. It has been stated that we do not have any respect for those disagree with us…..while the Orange Ogre in the White house who you support disrespects anyone who crosses him on a daily basis -including important allies- while kissing up to dictators.
8. You, as a group are woefully uniformed as evidences by the claim that Republicans support legal immigration- while this administration is clearly working to curb all immigration. You have also stated that the Democrats are the party of crime and corruption-while YOUR president is the first crime boss to inhabit the white house
9. You have a piss poor understanding of what it means to be a patriot- seeming to believe that it means unconditional love of your country while absolving yourselves of any responsibility for making it the best that it can be for all of it’s people.
Progressive Principles and Goals. These points must be continually driven home to shame the right and mobilize all decent people. That is why I'm here by The Progressive Patriot ( undated)
1. All lives matter. No one should have insufficient shelter, food, water or health care
2. All people should enjoy equal protection under the law. No one should suffer from discrimination, humiliation or violence because of their race, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation, sexual identity, or disability
3. The earth matters. It is the only one we have and the environment must be protected for our posterity. Climate change is not a hoax
4. Income and wealth disparity must be revered through a fair, progressive tax structure. A nation that is on the way to a plutocracy and oligarchy will not service for long
5. No one should have to work more than one full time job to pay the bills, while CEOs make obscene amounts of money that cannot be justified.
6. War and the use of force in the world must be a very last resort, used only when diplomacy fails and the United States is facing a real and grave danger.
7. This is a nation built of immigrants . People seeking to come to this country for a better life economically, or to flee strife in their home land should not be shunned or feared. Entire groups should not be marginalized and rejected because of the actions and fanaticism of some.
8. Trade with other nations should be fair, not free, meaning that the consideration of protecting the environment, preventing the exploitation of workers, and consumer safety should be placed over profit and trade deficits
9. Boarders should be secured using appropriate technology and manpower, not half baked ideas that appeal to a political base and are not practical or cost effective
10. Criminal Justice must be reformed to reduce the prison population of non violent offenders, and to address the issue of racial disparity in arrests, prosecution and sentencing. The death penalty must be abolished . Drug crimes must be treated as a public health problem instead of a criminal matter
11. The federal government has the responsibility for actively protecting the health and welfare of all citizens , both from physical harm, and discrimination. The tenth amendment must be understood in the context of the entire constitution, especially the bill of rights and the 14th amendment. States may not violate the US constitution, and voters do not get to decide matters of civil rights.
12.Guns must be kept out of the hands of criminals and mentally ill people. High capacity assault weapons must be kept out of the hands of everyone not in the military or law enforcement. There must be a national and uniform policy.
13. It is time for the Equal Rights Amendment protecting women from discrimination is ratified, and the passage of the Employmnet non discrimination, as well as laws addressing discrimination in housing and places of public accomodation for LGBT people.
14. Religious freedom does not mean the ability to use religion as a weapon to discriminate aagainst others. The first amendment applies equally to all, not just conservative Christians who have weaponised religion.
15. Public education must remain free and well funded and without religious beliefs influencing it. Real science, not junk science must be taught. Real history, not whitwashed revisionist histort must also be taught. +Meaningful sex education, not abstiance only is a must. Children are the future
16. Abortion should be rare, but available when necesary. That can be achieved, not by denying women the right to choose but by allowing contracetion to be readily availabe, and by supporting other policies and programs that can prevent unwanted pregnancies and provide supports to women to chose to carry an unexpected pregnancy to term.
17. Financial and insurance institutions must be well regulated in order to prevent another near collapse of the global economy as almost happened in 2008 as the result of greed, and recklessness of the banks.
18. Consumers must be protected from physical harm and financial exploitation by banks, insurers and mortgage companies
19. Health insurers should be put out of business. We need a single payer system
20. Big Pharma- that charges ridiculous prices and sometimes withholds lifesaving drugs from the market because they are not profitable must be rained in.
True patriotism is progressivism. True patriotism is working to fix what is wrong with America instead of pretending that it is just high taxes, too much government and liberal policies. True Patriotism is working to make America the truly great country that it can be for all, not just the wealth, white, heterosexual males.
