Dear DNC Fundraisers, please realize your relentless deluge of fund raising texts - filled with melodramatic to hysterical messaging - is counter-productive. If the Democratic Party isn't changing minds, we are losing!
I had a travel day, which meant a chance to talk to and listen to people, watch them, think about the general state of things.
It was quite depressing trying to have intelligent fun conversations with people - it’s like so many are on a razor's edge, a layoff away from personal financial and emotional collapse - so many people who have built big facades, but with futures that are filled untenable expectations - especially in this MAGA age of self-inflicted wounds - and the gears starting to grind. There is no rescue in sight, it would require millions who haven't shown any interest so far. All the while, the Haves can only dream of spending and squander yet more!
As we keep moving closer to a maelstrom, lost as can be, because most have never bothered to develop any deeper scientific or philosophical self-understanding, an enlightened emotional appreciation for ourselves as a product of Earth's processes. With a mind that our body creates and limitations that ought to respected.
But most are too busy worrying about what others are thinking of them, and putting on airs, to hide weaknesses we'd rather not face.
Too busy creating problems and worries to fret over, to have the time and focus to bring it back down to simple basics - like coming to terms with why you are here. One way or the other.
Like living your life, going through its seasons, having dreams and pursuing them, the storms and the beautiful days, and the people, kin and friends and community. Seeing what you've made of what the universe offered as we stumble through our individual days, and so on.
Considering current conditions - we’ve handed our government over to despots, who have complete (ignorance of, and) contempt for USA’s pluralistic future looking ideals and laws of the land. As well as contempt for agreements made and regulations, as well as, understanding history, the rule of law, education, expertise, cooperation, pragmatic goodwill and FairPlay. Not to disregard for dealing with the world populations and human relation from a position of sober rational appreciation for today’s reality, *not yesterday’s domination.* And so on and so forth.
A Democracy has always demanded a respect for ideals we’ll never live up to. We still want to acknowledge their importance and striving to do better, (not regress into another dark ages).
Healthy Democracies demand an informed and engage electorate,
We needed a large cross-section of citizens understanding the workings of governing within democratic principles as practiced by being active in special taxing governing boards, local governments, civic and other organizations that follow [Robert’s Rules](https://www.boardeffect.com/blog/roberts-rules-of-order-cheat-sheet/) of [Order](https://www.forakergroup.org/is-robert-in-the-room-rethinking-how-we-use-roberts-rules-of-order/)
Now in this time and place the single most important and significant thing the Democratic Party could do is rethink their nonstop donations demands, which I think is pissing off, more than helping attract participation - DNC needs to realize that text space should start being used to help inform, engage, strategize (with the donation pitch at the bottom!!). Help us citizens network with like-minded - let democracy grow.
We need substantive helpful information and connection building. A suggestion: Why not a private Democratic online discussion forum?
This would enable the DNC to communicate directly with interested voters; it would be a platform to inform, engage, motivate and help us network directly with likeminded.
Can the Democratic Party leaders do that? Probably not. Especially if the DNC “brain trust” of the past decades isn’t tossed out.
Anything less will accomplish nothing, except for normalize our government’s literal self-destruction.
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