The radicalism that's infected the Democrat Party has done serious damage to the United States of America, both economically and culturally, that may take years to repair. It would have been better for our nation for a Democrat Party that had its more moderate roots. That's not to say radicalism wasn't ultimately good in that it taught many Americans the truth about a myriad of things concerning our power structure, but the lessons that should come with Donald Trump's overwhelming victory should come with some cultural changes.
And that includes for the Democrats.
While many say it would be best if there was no Democrat Party, realistically, that's not just not going to happen. The Democrat Party has been a mainstay in various forms in this nation since its inception, and the likelihood of it suddenly going away is very low. Ideally, we'd have more than two parties, with a functioning Libertarian Party that actually knows what Libertarianism is, but I digress.
It would be best for the Democrats to have a huge cultural change, just as the GOP did. Trump's presence caused an evolution within it, that I and many others would argue was for the better. Some say it moved further right. I would argue it moved further American. This distinction is important, because we often get so caught up in the Democrat/Republican tug-of-war that what is American gets thrown out the window and what is best for the party takes its place. You've seen the GOP do some pretty un-American things itself as a result.
The GOP had a Civil War that, with any luck, will wrap up shortly and the evolution into this new pro-American entity will be complete.
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The Democrats must now do the same, and Republicans should cheer them on.
For starters, it needs to be understood that while Trump did win because the American people rejected that radicalism that brought us to this point, the law of undulation is absolute. At some point, attitudes about the Republican Party will shift and people will grow angry with it at some point. Spite will be generated, and openings will be created for Democrats to worm their way into. This isn't me being a pessimist, this is just the reality of humanity. It has a short memory, and there will be expectations not met, causing anger and resentment to form.
At some point, the Democrats will get their support back in some way, shape, or form.
It would be better for the nation if the Democrat Party was a more moderate creature at this point, and the time for that to begin is now.
A lot of eyes are on the more extreme members of the left, as they typically are. They're doing what they do best; finding ways to blame everyone else but themselves for their misfortune, and usually by painting everyone with social sins. Some even came to the conclusion that the left wasn't radical enough, which is far from the lesson they should be learning, but "The View" is going to be "The View."
However, there are voices of reason. As Fox News reported, New York Rep. Ritchie Torres seemed to understand one of the biggest of the problems. He seems to be one of the few voices recognizing that the radical left proved to be one of Trump's greatest assets:
Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., argued that President-elect Trump has "no greater friend than the far left." Like-minded Democrats say racial politics, anti-police rhetoric and gender hysteria are alienating millions of voters.
"There is more to lose than there is to gain politically from pandering to a far left that is more representative of Twitter, Twitch, and TikTok than it is of the real world," Torres wrote on X. "The working class is not buying the ivory-towered nonsense that the far left is selling."
Torres even pointed out that the left's incessant anti-Israel demonstrations were a bad look, as he posted on X:
Donald Trump has no greater friend than the far left, which has managed to alienate historic numbers of Latinos, Blacks, Asians, and Jews from the Democratic Party with absurdities like “Defund the Police” or “From the River to the Sea” or “Latinx.” There is more to lose than there is to gain politically from pandering to a far left that is more representative of Twitter, Twitch, and TikTok than it is of the real world. The working class is not buying the ivory-towered nonsense that the far left is selling.
Donald Trump has no greater friend than the far left, which has managed to alienate historic numbers of Latinos, Blacks, Asians, and Jews from the Democratic Party with absurdities like “Defund the Police” or “From the River to the Sea” or “Latinx.”
— Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) November 6, 2024
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Fox also reported that Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy seems to get the left is poisoning itself as well, saying it's "out of touch with the crisis and meaning/purpose fueling MAGA":
"We don't listen enough; we tell people what's good for them. And when progressives like Bernie aggressively go after the elites that hold people down, they are shunned as dangerous populists. Why? Maybe because true economic populism is bad for our high-income base," Murphy wrote.
These are the lessons the Democrats need to learn, as learning them would begin bringing them back into being a party that at least understands Americans and, in practicing enacting the American people's will, would actually begin creating a more pro-American culture.
Not that the radicals are just going to be pushed out without a fight. This will require a civil war within the Democrat Party that is probably going to weaken them further for some time, but over the course of enough time the moderates will win. When the Democrats eventually swing back into people's favor, we won't be dealing with radicals anymore, which will be better for everyone.
Until then, the Democrats will have a much harder time achieving victories, which is good, but there will come a point where Republicans become vulnerable, and we'd much rather deal with moderates than radicals when that happens.
All it will take is for the moderates to begin pushing back, speaking out, talking to the people, and making a solid case just as the Republicans did.
