this is why it doesn't pay to blindly support one party (esp when that party doesn't often enough support your positions/beliefs).
One of the things I've been interested in (and if you've read this blog since its beginning, you know I've worked this into many of my posts) is the idea of political narratives. Well, Democracy Corps has a a longer piece on qualitative research (focus groups, anecdotal evidence) that is definitely worth reading. They have come up w/ some info that is surprising and yet common sensical. As The Daily Kos cited in their Daily Update, be sure to read it to the end where you can see the way forward for Democrats this fall: http://www.democracycorps.com/focus/2012/06/shifting-the-economic-narrative/
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(via Glenn Greenwald) a young Yemeni lawyer wrote this op-ed for the NYT; it's what many (incl me) have been saying for a while now--the drone program, which kills women and children and targets funerals and first-responders, is actually making the U.S. less safe:
The Imperatives of Political Pressure: like LGBT activists, Latinos get a key victory through confrontational politics http://is.gd/3jh2Ml (from Glenn Greenwald)* * * * *
One of the things I've been interested in (and if you've read this blog since its beginning, you know I've worked this into many of my posts) is the idea of political narratives. Well, Democracy Corps has a a longer piece on qualitative research (focus groups, anecdotal evidence) that is definitely worth reading. They have come up w/ some info that is surprising and yet common sensical. As The Daily Kos cited in their Daily Update, be sure to read it to the end where you can see the way forward for Democrats this fall: http://www.democracycorps.com/focus/2012/06/shifting-the-economic-narrative/
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(via Glenn Greenwald) a young Yemeni lawyer wrote this op-ed for the NYT; it's what many (incl me) have been saying for a while now--the drone program, which kills women and children and targets funerals and first-responders, is actually making the U.S. less safe:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/14/opinion/how-drones-help-al-qaeda.html?_r=1&ref=opinion
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