tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post3775426362389809554..comments2024-01-06T17:38:53.551-05:00Comments on Poli-Tea: Do-It-Yourself Politics: Political Punkd.erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09186054212519025557noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-81118786273225536372009-07-08T16:57:58.331-04:002009-07-08T16:57:58.331-04:00"NO ONE in the ranks has stepped up." D..."NO ONE in the ranks has stepped up." Despite the severity of the situation, this does not really surprise me. I think some would if there were enough pressure coming from the public, in whatever form, i.e. phone calls, emails, actual demonstrations outside their offices. But this does not seem to be happening. My sense is that people are fed up, but also feel powerless to change d.erisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-51886627694697248712009-07-07T22:30:23.508-04:002009-07-07T22:30:23.508-04:00Levine makes an important observation when he stat...Levine makes an important observation when he states, "whoever is to lead, someone must act, and act now." The specific application in the NYS debacle is exactly the lack of actionable leadership. NO ONE in the ranks has stepped up to say, "this nonsense is unacceptable." All of the senators are elected but nobody has the courage to stand up against this continuing travesty.Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-78424389680074303712009-07-06T22:50:34.426-04:002009-07-06T22:50:34.426-04:00Thanks, Michael. The "unknowns" are eve...Thanks, Michael. The "unknowns" are everywhere and nowhere. With even just a minimal amount of local organizing, they may well come out of the woodwork. The neighborhood level, as Sam suggests, is the 'natural' starting point.d.erisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-32679706737021364582009-07-06T22:25:12.429-04:002009-07-06T22:25:12.429-04:00Awesome post, Damon! Tomorrow in the Town of Rott...Awesome post, Damon! Tomorrow in the Town of Rotterdam, "someone" will begin to do "something."<br /><br />I don't believe that the effective leaders of the movement needed will come from names we know, like Bloomberg, though they will certainly try to capitalize on the sentiment. Real progress will be borne from "unknowns."Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-81443856826231862662009-07-06T19:02:06.663-04:002009-07-06T19:02:06.663-04:00Kudos to Holt. New Yorkers need to get together in...Kudos to Holt. New Yorkers need to get together in each county, starting at the neighborhood level, to nominate their own candidates, perhaps even from their own ranks. As long as their candidates are chosen for them, democracy in America is as compromised as democracy in IranSamuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.com