The Democratic Party: Put a Fork In It

The Opportunity to Build a New Opposition Party

Daniel Celovsky

January 24, 2024

The Democratic Party is run by corruption. They can’t hide it anymore. It’s corrupt and more and more of us see it every day. They continue to demonstrate this publicly by every word they utter and every action they take.

Just because the people who run it are corrupt, that does not mean they are not idiots too. Because they are idiots. They keep peddling bullshit narratives that people no longer accept. They either refuse to see it or simply don’t see it. They refuse to look in the mirror. They refuse to listen to anyone outside of their own bubble. They continue to believe in their bullshit, echoed by their own pundits, politicians, and media celebrities. They can’t change their ways. They just can’t. They are idiotically blinded by their own bullshit and entitled positions.

And that is their downfall. And it’s also our opportunity.

Across elections held over the past several decades, The Democratic Party has proven its complete ineffectiveness and incompetence. In the last three election cycles it has blatantly demonstrated its corruption.

It is a party run by an elite, arrogant, self-centered Establishment of people who defy democracy itself. In 2016, Bernie Sanders had the momentum. He had a damn good chance to win the Presidency. The Democratic Party said, “No. It’s Hillary’s turn.” In 2020, Bernie Sanders again had all the momentum and energy. The Democratic Party said, “No. It has to be Biden.” In 2024, they didn’t hold a primary at all. They didn’t even have to say “No.” — this time they just put their candidate of choice onto the ballot. Face it, in the last three cycles, every candidate they selected (and the people didn’t) turned out to be a disaster.

The Democratic Party has made itself a corrupt farce. They lie about every single issue. They create issues that don’t exist. They ignore issues that we want addressed. They embrace propaganda and weaponize censorship over anyone who raises their voice against them. And they love their donors and the money that flows into their pockets from them.

They can now be taken down. This is a huge opportunity for the people.

In my last post, I outlined our failure to ‘shift’ the Democratic Party to a party that represents the working class. I also outlined that our neighbors managed to unite together and replace the corrupt Establishment of the Republican Party with a new democratic force. The old Establishment guard of the Republican Party has been effectively removed - with the remaining old guard either being shifted out, or are in fear of being primaried out.

The Republican Party has transitioned. It did so by the power of the people rising up against their corrupt Establishment cronies.

Everyone - even the MAGA Republican crowd - wants to see one more thing happen in the political landscape that is American politics: They want to see an opposition party that also represents the people. They want a check-and-balance put on the Trump Administration. They realize that an effective opposition party is what we all need. It’s what democracy needs to flourish.

On the Democrat front, there are two facts in recent political history that we can reflect on:

1. All our efforts at shifting the Democratic Party to be a voice for the people (the working class) have been thwarted by its own corrupt ruling class. These elitists have their own agenda in supporting corporate interests and wealthy donors. Put a fork in trying to reform the Democratic Party from within.

2. All our efforts at embracing a third party to speak for the people have fallen flat. The election results consistently prove it. There is no third party energy or momentum to tap into. Much of it is due to corrupt influences within the duopolistic system such as the media and the DNC establishment. Put a fork in the third party effort.

American politics is ingrained as a two-party duopoly. Like it or not, that is the reality.

As such, our opportunity is not to create a third party. Our opportunity is not to reform the Democratic Party. Our opportunity is to create a new party that replaces the flailing Democratic Party.

The US political landscape is not open to embracing a third party. The US is a political duopoly. That is the way it has been for a century. It’s the way it is now. And it is the way it will be for the foreseeable future. In this situation, it is futile to waste our energy on fighting the system. Let’s shift our fight onto the battlefield of the system we have.

Let’s swim with the current instead of against it. Let’s give the people what they want: A true opposition party. The Democrats can’t oppose anything. They have nothing to stand on. Absolutely nothing.

Our opportunity is to build a new working-class focused opposition party. Let’s replace the Democratic Party to offer everyone the alternative to the Republican Party. Let’s put a fork in the Democratic Party.

As we are in the first few days of the Trump Administration, we can applaud some of the changes going on. We can applaud the free speech initiatives (and the destruction of the censorship apparatus). We can applaud the new transparency being inflicted on the political powers in Washington DC. We can applaud the re-focus on domestic needs and away from global interests. We can applaud the new focus on diplomacy and peace over conflict and war.

We can also applaud the fact that those who supported Trump are vocally demanding some actions and voicing dissent over other actions. Trump declared the release of all documents related to the assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK. His supporters demand more. Many are also demanding the release of all Epstein and Diddy evidence too. They stand on their common ground and embrace discussion over the differences they have. We can applaud that entire effort. We can also learn from it.

There are more examples of healthy democratic discussion and debate occurring within the Trump Administration and its supporters. Already, there is a rising internal debate about the Stargate project and there is vocal opposition to the pro-Israel stance. These all demonstrate examples of healthy democracy within the new Republican Party.

And - we can applaud the complete calling out of the Democratic Party’s leadership. Each time the Trump Administration zigs, the Democrats simply have no idea how to zag. They are flailing. Their corrupt idiocy is now on full display on every issue. They are actually making fools of themselves.

Right now - and for the next four years - the new Republican Party will have its moment in the sun to set the political course of the USA. If they deliver for the people, then it is likely that they will be politically victorious in 2028 too. And they should be if they earn it.

The Trump Administration is delivering elements of free speech, a focus on transparency, a demand for accountability, and a re-focus on domestic priorities over globalist priorities. Their agenda is not perfect but it is a necessary pivot from the direction we were on. There is a lot of common ground there. And - yes - we should applaud them. They have moved us towards democracy itself.

However, there is no electoral opposition. Luckily, there is a healthy pressure from its own supporters there. The Trump Administration will feel that pressure to do the right things because the people’s voices in their own party are loud and clear.

But there is no political pressure created by an electoral alternative that risks the Republican’s position of power anymore. There is no voice for organized labor and we have not heard any mention of issues such as a minimum wage increase, universal health care, maternity leave, union rights, or a myriad of other workers’ rights. We have not heard anything about taxing the rich or enforcing anti-trust actions.

The Trump Administration stands unopposed to their seat of democratic power on many issues because we have no organized voice to even raise those issues for discussion and debate. Again - the Democratic Party is so weak and feckless that our voices on our issues are simply not there. We are of no threat to the democratic power of the new Republican Party.

That means there is no democratic pressure because the alternative party - the Democrats - is irrelevant. And we can absolutely bet that they will continue to be irrelevant because they are unable to remove their corrupt leadership. The Democratic Party is a nothingburger in its function as an opposition party to the Republicans.

Democracy requires an opposition party. It needs the checks-and-balances of an opposition party. It needs a voice that drives discussion and debate on issues that will otherwise be ignored.

The Opposition Opportunity

The country needs an opposition party. The opportunity is to fill that need. That is what we need to build.

I repeat for emphasis that the Democrats are not it. They have imploded under the weight of their own corrupt leadership and bullshit messaging. They are feckless, weak and marginalized. Furthermore, they have no impetus to change their course.

We do not need to focus on winning a national office election right now. The Trump Administration has its mandate and we can even welcome its successes on removing corruption from Washington DC, re-focusing government attention to domestic issues and away from globalist imperialistic interventions. We can actually applaud a lot of it - and we should.

What we need to focus on is creating an alternative to remove the Democratic Party from their opposition status. Guess what? Even the Republican supporters would welcome it! They actually would embrace an opposition electoral option just to keep their own elected officials in check. This is about the power of the people.

As such, we need to create and build an opposition party. Even if we don’t like it, we can work within the duopoly that we are stuck with - just replace the Democratic Party. Like it or not, the Republicans did it but they did it internally because they could. We tried to do it internally in the Democratic Party, but the resistance there is entrenched. So let’s replace them as the official opposition party of this duopoly. The demand is there!!!

So … let’s focus on taking second place. Build the opposition party that this duopoly needs so that we keep the agenda of democratic power focused on the people. Democracy demands it.

The Green Party/Workers Strike Back

What do we need to establish an actual political party? Two things:

1. An organized force that focuses on workers’ rights. Workers Strike Back is such an organizing force. It’s effectively new but it is staffed with the right people. Its leadership is driven by Kshama Sawant who has earned her chops and proven her incorruptible character. I urge everyone to research her personal history. She is supported by people who share her strength of purpose and character.

These people know the game, they focus on actual workers’ rights and issues. They have had political successes. They have thwarted organized attacks against their agenda. And most importantly, they understand the democratic power of unity.

2. An electoral system infrastructure. The Green Party has that in-place. They know the challenges of gaining ballot access and on blowing back the Establishment efforts to remove them from the electoral process. They have the legal expertise and experience as well as the infrastructure to capably ensure electoral presence is achieved.

Put them together. If you do it with strength plus strength, it adds up nicely.

How do you build an opposition party that can fit into the duopoly that is the reality of American politics? By combining those two elements into one political force. Put the Workers Strike Back leadership in-place to manage the Green Party electoral infrastructure.

The entire focus for the next 4-years should be to replace the Democratic Party as America’s opposition party. Yes - take over that side of the duopoly!!!!

Take it from the Democrats. They are weak - and even more to the point: they are completely uninteresting. They have actually become boring. For evidence of that, look at the ratings decline of their corporate media outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, and the NY Times. Their corrupt bullshit is our opportunity to take them out. And taking them out should be our number 1 priority.

Ignore the Republican Party as the strategic focus for the next 4-years. They are making some key changes that benefit us all. They have opened their doors for constructive debate. They are not perfect … and that is why there is the need for an effective opposition party.

As such, focus 100% of our efforts on taking the votes from the Democratic Party. Exploit their weaknesses and deliver on what they failed to deliver or even address.

What I am trying to propose here is to essentially ignore the new Republican Party for the next 4-years. Focus entirely on replacing the Democratic Party as the opposition party of the duopoly political landscape. For clarity, I propose we completely focus on winning second place. Win the opposition party position.

There is no reason we cannot applaud what the Republicans do right. Freedom of speech. We applaud it! The draining of the bureaucratic corruption swamp. We applaud it! Initiatives for global peace. We applaud it! Movements towards making America healthy. We applaud it! Limiting the powers of the government to surveil the people. We applaud it! Bringing transparency to Washington DC. We applaud it! Efforts to restore trust in the justice system. We applaud it!

There is another thing that is happening within the current Administration that we should not only applaud; but embrace. Their receptiveness to discuss and debate issues. That we should not only applaud, but embrace and participate in it.

There is no reason the “New Green-Workers Party” cannot bring forth issues related to workers’ rights. Paid parental leave, paid time off, sick leave, minimum wage, health care as a right, the right to unionize, and so much more. Raising voice to those issues could influence the agenda of the current Administration. Working together with the Republicans on common ground should be a pillar of our strategy. That can only improve our lives.

Raising voice to those issues where we do differ should only serve to foster discussion and debate. Find the common ground, elevate the common ground, improve the common ground actions and solutions. Yet, also ensure that debates occur where opposition is warranted. Let democracy do its thing. And accept democracy’s results.

If we foster democracy by elevating discussion and debate we will be meeting our objective: which is to replace the Democratic Party as the opposition party within this duopoly. The people win.

In four-years the Republicans will earn another term because they have moved our society forward. And that would be fine. Or - they will have failed to move our society forward, and the people will have a trustworthy, credible and competent alternative to replace them with.

Either way, the democratic voice of the people will rule. And in a true democracy, it is the people who rule. I bet we can do it. This could be a win for us all. Isn’t that the common ground we all want?

Our strategy should be to replace the Democratic Party. Our tactics should focus on winning the position of opposition. Our role should be to embrace the powers democracy gives us and bring them to the fore. The time to start is now.

Power to the People.

February 22, 2024

It can start next month. There is already an organizing meeting scheduled in Seattle WA for February 22, 2024. Have open discussions, present all ideas, have constructive debates. But - mostly - focus on the prize. The prize is democracy.

I will start the discussion with a couple ideas of my own and some I have heard from others:

1. Start building one clear unified force. Put it together and choose a single name. Stop confusing the voting public. To unify, you need to look unified.

2. Focus on fighting the Democratic Party. To become the opposition party, take steps to earn it.

3. For electoral activity, start finding candidates for every single down-ballot position and build a unified platform that you can leverage in future elections. Build a base to gain experience and find leaders to promote upwards.

4. Build bridges by finding common ground and worker-centric platform issues. Every divisive position serves to alienate someone out. The only alienation that should be fostered is the elite ruling class. Find consensus issues to focus on. This is a Class War. Show up on the right battlefield.

5. Build up the independent media voices into a unified weapon. The Trump Administration is giving us free speech. Let’s use it. The Democratic Party has a media presence. Be prepared to fight them on their battlefield.

Divisive issues tend to divide. Common ground tends to bind. Please give that some thought.

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