I’m a very frequent daily reader, but a very rare commenter. The FDL news and views are top notch. I am a member and will remain so for the foreseeable future. What you have going here is important, vital even, and deserves all the support it can get.

I do enjoy reading through the comments and often get a second point insightful of view on a subject, or third or fourth, etc. And even though I don’t participate I really like the sense of community here.

The only quibble I have about coming to FDL is it could be easier to find things, but perhaps that’s just me!

Gods that is an inspiring post, I hope 50,000 is the sheer lowest of the low ball ball of estimates. After what seemed like a shearing off of the globalization protest movement after 9/11, could it really be time for it to rematerialize? And not only that, but come back bigger, more persistent, and with a better plan?

In the face of Rahm’s threat of lockdown, this is kind of response is called for, and truly heady stuff. Though I wouldn’t be able to make such a protest, I’d definitely put whatever resources I can muster where my mouth is.

Well maybe Gregoire has been good on LGBT issues, but she’s done so poorly on non-LGBT issues this doesn’t make her any kind of saint. Let’s face it, even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

You are right SixGill, she has been a great Republican governor, as was Locke before her. In my opinion she wants this to go down as her legacy because let’s face it, history won’t remember her well unless she does something big now.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad she’s doing it and will support he effort to get it passed. But she has made a lot of horrid decisions as governor that I would never forgive, and will never forget.

Feh. Next.

A student of fascism for your entire life? Then you must be like what, four?

Why Nader inspires these little “two minutes of hate” sessions is lost on me. Nader truly is the Emmanuel Goldstein of Democratic party boosters. They cling to “Blame Nader!” so tight that it seems like they would simply snap if they didn’t have Nader to blame for the Democrat’s 2000 Presidential loss.

How so many adults who seem perfectly rational in every other regard can clinging to such a child-like and one-dimensional view of the 2000 Presidential race, even after 11 years of reflection, really proves the power of propaganda.

Tobogg a frothing nader hater? I truly never would’ve guessed. Let’s keep fighting political battles from a decade ago, sounds like a winning cause for the left.

This is all so precious. We are all Firebaggers now! Jane, if you are listening, you should be printing Firebagger t-shirts. I know I’d wear one.

No, the style of protest is where the problem lies. For 25 years I’ve listened to leftists accurately describe the symptoms our sickly society is ailing from, but never have I heard one describe the cure, only go on about protest, writing letters, and every other thoroughly ignorable tactic. No, the problem is the left just doesn’t want to win as much as the right does, because for most of us we can only win if it is done fairly, or with a smile on our face, or some other dumb hippy crap.

I have no sympathy for that AIPAC tool, but let his voters decide.

(Apologize for the double post, thought I has hit “reply”….

Being a bit harsh?

By being cooped into the Peterson message they are no longer spreading a progressive message. In fact worse, they are giving progressive cover to conservative policy goals. Why would you ever want to stand with these organizations, just because they use the word “progressive”? I’m sorry, but that absolutely does more harm then good. If I have to choose between being “being ignored” and giving conservative policy goals progressive cover than I’ll take “being ignored”, thank you.

Being a bit harsh?

By being cooped into the Peterson message they are no longer spreading a progressive message. In fact worse, they are giving progressive cover to conservative policy goals. Why would you ever want to stand with these organizations, just because they use the word “progressive”? I’m sorry, but that absolutely does more harm then good. If I have to choose between being “being ignored” and giving conservative policy goals progressive cover than I’ll take “being ignored”, thank you.

Exactly. In other words the top-two primary takes power away from the Democratic and Republican parties. Even if flawed, is that a bad thing?

Medicare for all was more certain – sigh ……

At least in the courts (and only in theory, who knows what the current court would do). But Congress would never pass that, all Republicans plus most Democrats would oppose it. And most likely the corporate-oriented President too.

Yes! Here’s a live performance of the reformed Throbbing Gristle (they were originally active during the late ’70s, and also the band that created the genre ‘industrial music’):

A month before his death