In These Times writer Adam Werbach has had enough of political consultants and Daschle-esque wusses, and he's going to anachronistic lengths to say so. He's pasted his "Theses on the Failure of the Democratic Party" to the door of the DNC headquarters, and the gesture is setting off a wave of copycat actions at state-level Democratic headquarters.
Number XIV sums it up nicely:
"Those who resist the process to create a new vision will be left behind."
Of course, some folks never looked to the Democratic Party to develop their vision, and "anybody but Bush" wasn't exactly a rallying cry to stir the cockles. Still, if you're feeling demonstrative, download your own copy and break out the wheatpaste.
It's time we had something to believe in.
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Jessica Clark is a writer, editor and researcher, with more than 15 years of experience spanning commercial, educational, independent and public media production. Currently she is the Research Director for American University’s Center for Social Media. She also writes a monthly column for PBS’ MediaShift on new directions in public media. She is the author, with Tracy Van Slyke, of Beyond the Echo Chamber: Reshaping Politics Through Networked Progressive Media (2010, New Press).
