Reply #128: Also [View All]

sorry to double-post, but this just needs to be addressed.

The thing is, there's so many issues we could try to "radicalize" the debate on, which we would chose? Or which three, if just standing on one wasn't enough given how many there are?

For one thing, we need to STOP letting the Republicans define the debate.

All of a sudden, a living wage is "radical". It's so "radical" that Nixon proposed such a thing in 1972.

Not to mention a universal healthcare system-- another "radical" idea that Nixon also supported-- back in 1972.

It's pretty frightening when even Dems are afraid to address issues where they have overwhelming public support, for fear of being labeled as "radical".

Over 70% of the American people (including 60% of Republicans) support some sort of national universal healthcare plan. Most Americans also believe that big corporations have too much say in the government, too. They also think that if you work full-time, you should be able to afford a place to live, clothes to wear, and enough food to eat.

These are not "radical" proposals by any stretch of the imagination. These are things that most Americans believe in, and will support-- if only somebody is willing to stand up for them.