De-escalate, De-mobilize, and De-moralize any Progressive Movement

[jwirr]

19. There is talk of a mass walk out at the Convention. I would

love to see that but I am wondering if it would be so mass? Would those in the Union establishment walk out? I doubt it.

Regardless I would still like to see it. Where I really think this movement is needed is at the grassroots. When the t-party started taking over the Rs they began with local offices and things like the school board.

I have written about what happened at the conventions when we voted on local committees etc. We voted unanimously for a slate selected by several people from the old committee. So who did we elect to run the party next election - a mixture of supporters? Bernie supporters? Hillary supporters? Or even Trump supporters? Who knows. Yet we have seen how the establishment has dominated this year - who did we vote for?

And I suspect that our Unions have the same problem. Who rules? The rank and file? or the establishment leaders?

We need desperately to start this change at the bottom or start a new party if we really want change.

And I will be the first to admit that I do not know how to do that. But a walkout would be a start.