Ok so it has been one hell of a long time since I wrote a diary here. Been busy with my new son and moving to a new part of Japan (maybe should get someone to change my name from ProgressiveTokyo to something new).
Anyway there was a topic that has been on my mind for a long long time and (as far as I can tell) has never been addressed.
One of the biggest philosophical disagreements I had with Markos was his opposition to protests during the Iraq War and Bush Presidency. He said they were ineffective. He said they were a waste of time, and I have never once seen him walk that back since the overwhelming success of (gasp) people going out in the real world and making their voices heard. The Occupy protests have changed the tone of the media, they have changed the discourse in a way that none of the millions of phone calls and strongly worded e-mails sent during the health care debate never (and never could) do.
And now, we are supposed to participate in a Operation solely intended to disrupt and yes subvert the Republican primary election.
There is a difference between the right and the left...and this blurs the line in a way Im not comfortable with (as many diaries have said).
Id say to Markos this: Why not organize something really useful? Like a progressive march on Washington. Im sure some folks here have some great ideas if we would open it up for debate.
This is not a top down conservative blog, and we do not take marching orders. We are not your personal army.
You should really reconsider this (and many others have said).
Wish I could make this diary more interesting, but Ive got a screaming 1 month old that needs his diarper changed and a bottle.
P.S. My last diary was a GBCW diary. I was having a bad day. I still love this place and I still read it every day. And I support President Obama in his re-election this year.