I have been trying for quite a while to come up with a description for the Trump cultist republicans that could go viral and at the same time be derogatory enough to shame them for their blatant hypocrisy, lies, and slanders. My last attempt fell rather flat.
So I have decided to take a different approach and come up with a slogan that the Democrats can get behind and run with as a party. It is well documented that as a big tent party we come under criticism for not having a cohesive message that everyone can identify us by. Focus groups struggle to use just a few words to describe what Democrats stand for. We are a herd of cats lacking a unifying banner.
Well, how about the Liberty and Justice Party! It is easy to remember and 100 percent American.
Yeah, it is right there in the pledge of allegiance, Liberty and Justice for All is the very thing that every American and aspiring American believes is what makes America “Great”. Imagine Chuck Schumer standing up at the microphone stating for all in the world to hear that Democrats will fight for Liberty and Justice for all those who Trump oppresses. Democratic Senators stating loudly and clearly that the cultist Trump administration is denying Liberty and Justice to millions of Americans thus defiling the American dream. Local Democratic politicians running for office under the Democratic Liberty and Justice banner vowing to represent all the people. We can unite under this banner, we can attract independent minded people under this banner.
There is no doubt that Republicans have abdicated the desire and the will to grant Liberty and Justice to everyone. The things that Trump and his cult of willing followers have done, that we find most atrocious and odious, deny liberty and Justice to entire classes and races of Americans. Trump and his followers believe that liberty is for the privileged, and justice is for the deserving. They do not believe in a Republic that has Liberty and Justice for all. Their policies tear the fabric of liberty and justice apart leaving them a useful reality to only the few.
We can attract and inspire people of all kinds, all income levels, from the poor to the very wealthy by stating loudly and clearly that we will stand up and fight for Liberty and Justice for all!
Not just for the white people, not just the rich people, not just the bigoted people, not just the paranoid, fearful and homophobic people, not just the prejudicial and racist people, not just the narcissists egotists and sociopaths, not just for the climate science deniers flat earthers and coal rollers, not just the home schoolers and anti vaxers. Not just the cultist republicans whose tent includes all of the above, but for every single American.
We decry and abhor racism, bigotry, dishonesty, deceit and all things that strive to stifle the human rights of others. We stand firm in our conviction that those who choose to be liars and bigots and racist are choosing to be un-American, and are deserving of our condemnation because they do not have a morally defensible point to make.
Democrats have had a long history of being a big tent party, we welcome people of all races, religious creeds, sexual orientations, all income levels, the working poor, the working middle, and yes the privileged rich. We stand for opportunity, for decency, for honesty, for free and fair elections and the rule of law,. We are the party of the People. We are the political party that truly stands up for Liberty and Justice for All. It is time we state that clearly, lest we fall to the opposite.
Let us grab hold of the Liberty and Justice mantle and run with it. Let`s grab hold of the Liberty and Justice mantle and make it a reality once again.
The Democratic Liberty and Justice Party.