Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. The Black Agenda Report recently posted three pieces that provide more of what I’m always going on about: context, connections and history. Bruce Dixon writes Like Bill Clinton, Obama Drives Crazy Republicans Even Crazier. Margaret Kimberley offers Obama Usurps the GOP. And Paul Street presents [...]
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Democracy Alliance decisions and ‘Do it again!’ games
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. Earlier today Taylor wrote about the Democracy Alliance decision that dropped certain progressive groups. It so happened that I’d focused on the same thing today. We do that occasionally. Maybe it’s a liberal thing. Anyway, check out Taylor’s piece. You can see the breaking story [...]
Political choices people don’t want to make
Joyce L. Arnold: Liberal, lesbian, Independent, equality activist, writer. What this series has been about, in a broad, diverse and occasionally rambling sort of way: I think two parties = too few choices. I think the Two Party Front for the Oligarchy, the Duopoly, the Corporate Parties, whatever you want to call the Republican and [...]
“Is There a ‘Quick Fix’ for Partisanship?”
Joyce L. Arnold: Liberal, lesbian, Independent, equality activist, writer. Independent Voting asks the question above, and talks about why, unsurprisingly, there are no “quick fix” reforms possible. From a recent emailing: Outside-the-beltway reform activists believe that the difficult and long-term effort it takes to achieve these reforms is a good thing. In the process of [...]
Reporters Without Borders lowers U.S. media ranking
Joyce L. Arnold: Liberal, lesbian, Independent, equality activist, writer. ‘Crackdown’ was the word of the year in 2011. Never has freedom of information been so closely associated with democracy. Never have journalists, through their reporting, vexed the enemies of freedom so much. Never have acts of censorship and physical attacks on journalists seemed so numerous. [...]
The System won’t change by waiting until after the next election
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. All the arguing, sniping and even actual, respectful conversation about the big problems with our Two Partying System are not something new and unheard of. Well, “unheard of” does sort of fit, because the years, decades in fact, of analysis and conversations went largely “unheard.” [...]
The Two Party Invitation: Who’s Accepting?
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. The Two Parties Cordially, or Not, Invite You to Attend the 2012 Elections RSVP only if you plan to vote in the one Duopoly approved manner. Republican Red or Democratic Blue attire required. For VIP tickets, well, if you have to ask, you aren’t eligible. [...]
“Surrendering to plutocracy is not an option”
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. Two Corporate Parties. Corporate Nation. Duopoly. Plutocracy. 1% and 99%. Wall Street. The Two Party Front for the Oligarchy. All point to the same general challenge: how to keep those at the very top – financially, and so in terms of political elections and governance [...]
Who defines the rights of activists?
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. In the Occupy pieces I’ve been posting, the general topic of activism has come up several times, and since civil disobedience and activism are obviously related to our political system, and so to this Two Parties, Too Few Choices series, I decided to spend some [...]
“Radical reform will originate only from ordinary citizens” – Greider
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. In this Two Parties, Too Few Options series post, thoughts from a couple of people about where our political system is today, then another look at Americans Elect, which I’ve mentioned before. First, William Greider, at The Nation: Regular politics in Washington now resembles an [...]
Corporate party opportunism
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. One indication of the “stuckness” of our Two Corporate Party System is the predictable efforts to use and/or co-opt trends or successes originating outside the strictly bipartisan fealty to the oligarchy; that fundamental allegiance to that one, or five or ten or whatever percent on [...]
2012, and looking for love in all the wrong Two Party places
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. The Occupy movement certainly played a role in recent elections, though the widespread unrest and unhappiness were obviously present long before September 17. But Occupy is providing cover for Democrats to at least shift an inch or two to the left, though only while keeping [...]
“Obama throws Mardi Gras beads to the left and gold bracelets to the right”
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. Things I’ve heard, repeatedly, from some people who identify as Democrats, particularly as related to voting in the presidential election: 1) A vote for any third party is a vote for the Republican candidate; 2) Any kind of “protest” / third party vote is a [...]
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