We Need a Progressive Democracy Movement to Assure our Freedoms – Thom Hartmann
Why Do We Need a DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT?
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Movements Require Passion
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Thom Hartmann
Radio Talk Show Host
People and Stories Create Movements
People, not institutions (like political parties) generally create and populate movements
“Doing so requires effort, persistence, passion, evangelism, and yes, sacrifice.”
Source: We Need a Progressive Democracy Movement to Assure our Freedoms
Thom Hartmann – Common Dreams, Dec. 23, 2023
Joe Madison
Talk Show Host
“Data doesn’t move people, emotions do.”
It’s “never about the data” and the Democratic Party needs storytellers to convert Biden’s great economic data into narratives about “how this impacts you and your family”
Jen Psaki
Political Advisor
A “Party” is not a “Movement”
The “New Democrats” have turned the party into a safe and predictable fundraising and electoral-strategy institution.
It’s left the movement building to others. . . . but no “others” have emerged on the left.
Source: We Need a Progressive Democracy Movement to Assure our Freedoms
Thom Hartmann – Common Dreams, Dec. 23, 2023
Bernie Sanders
“This campaign is not just about me. It is about building a movement of human solidarity.”
2015
A Future to Believe In
Source: We Need a Progressive Democracy Movement to Assure our FreedomsThom Hartmann – Common Dreams, Dec. 23, 2023
Trump is Building a Movement
Donald Trump has been building and growing a movement since 2015.
His pitch was about emotion, not detail; about tribe, not facts; about identity not values, not politics.
It is the language of a movement.
Source: We Need a Progressive Democracy Movement to Assure our Freedoms
Thom Hartmann – Common Dreams, Dec. 23, 2023
Fascist/Authoritarian Movements
Now, there is a extremist group engaged in building, a new and more forceful “anti-woke” movement that comes right out of the Authoritarian Playbook and Project 2025 from the Heritage Foundation.
Democratic Messaging
Democratic leaders (Biden, Schumer, Harris) tend to talk about
Instead of talking about values:
Source: We Need a Progressive Democracy Movement to Assure our Freedoms
Thom Hartmann – Common Dreams, Dec. 23, 2023
An Organized Right-Wing Movement
There is a dramatic imbalance between the massive, and well-funded “anti-woke” movement driving the politics of the right, and the scattershot state of the political left.
Abortion Rights Movement
The closest to movement politics on the left are the millions of American women (and their male allies) who want control of their bodies and are outraged at GOP attempts to return them to the status of men’s servants and playthings, from the boardroom to the bedroom
Source: We Need a Progressive Democracy Movement to Assure our Freedoms
Thom Hartmann – Common Dreams, Dec. 23, 2023
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The Democracy Movement: A Vision for a Better Society
The Democracy Movement aims to create a society where everyone's basic needs are met, and people have the opportunity to grow and thrive.
Our goal is to create a Democracy that prioritizes the needs of the people, and dismantles systems that prioritize the rich and powerful.
The Democracy Movement: A Vision for a Better Society
We recognize that our current system fails to meet our needs. We advocate:
The Democracy Movement: A Vision for a Better Society
The Democracy Movement:
together to take back our country
In summary, the Democracy Movement envisions a society based on freedom, equality, and justice that fosters hope and unity.
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