The 2020 Democratic Platform reads as if it was written by Sandy O and her entourage. Joe Biden cannot honestly face the 70 million who voted for his opponent and call for unity while subscribing to such a platform. One also questions how the moderate Democrats can remain in their party while claiming that the socialist talk cost them too many seats in the House.
Jim Forbes "Joe Biden is claiming to be everyone’s president and the leader who will unite us and solve all our problems. Whether Biden becomes the victor in the presidential election or not, understanding the beliefs of his supporters and admirers is fundamentally important. They are a force that will continue to have to be reckoned with. In this regard, critical review of the Democratic Party platform is enlightening and still relevant.
"First, for context it seems wise to have a comparison, but not to the Republican platform, for that would be comparing apples to oranges. As a historical perspective, why not compare to the 1960 Democratic Party platform on which John Kennedy was elected President? The 1960 platform celebrated the party of Jefferson, instead of the movement today to remove, deface, or destroy his national monument in Washington D.C. and rename hundreds, even thousands, of public schools. It promoted a strong military and economy to defend against the Soviet Union and Red China, rather than replacing the superiority of American military and economic strength with ineffectual diplomacy. It promised housing for everyone and the end of urban blight, as consequences of a strong economy, instead of government handouts and welfare. It recognized God rather than claiming that government is the only hope. It established the need for the end of pollution and the wise use of resources instead of the blind religion of environmentalism and climate change. It blamed previous Republican administrations for not accomplishing what the Democrats claimed they could only achieve, but without hatred. It understandably was political propaganda, but it was strikingly different than what the Democratic Party states they believe today." . . .
There is no amount of reasoning or compromise that can influence those who truly believe and support the tenets of the 2020 Democratic Platform. They are the foundation on which a Democrat-controlled presidency and Congress will formulate policy. There is no common ground.
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