18. La Crisis Existencial de la Democracia y la Frustración con el Liderazgo Demócrata

1. Percepción de Inacción y Liderazgo Débil del Partido Demócrata.

Numerosos comentarios expresan una profunda decepción con la respuesta del liderazgo demócrata ante las crisis, calificándola de lenta, inadecuada y carente de la urgencia necesaria. Se critica a figuras como Schumer y Jeffries por su ineficacia y por no estar a la altura del momento histórico.

A large part of the problem is that the democratic party doesnt have effective leadership. Schumer jefferies are failures at their jobs, even worse at providing leadership the country needs in this crisis.
Im a democrat and i blame dem. Leaders for not understanding what the fierce urgency of now actually means. At 71, this is the biggest national crisis of my lifetime, and dem. Leadership has been slow to respond.
We are in a crisis, and you and others are defending inadequate responses from fellow democrats who should be fighting back.
Democrats are telling you they wont save you.
The modern corporate democratic party will not be the heroes we need at this point in history. Everyone should prepare for that reality. They lack all ability to function in crisis.
If dems believed we were in an emergency theyd act like it. Their actions would obviously reflect the crisis mindset. Right now their actions very obviously do not reflect a crisis mindset.
Democrats turn away from leadership at every moment of crisis always using the auspice of craven poll chasing. They dont lead they barely gesture at following.
Democratic leadership folding in the face of the worst constitutional crisis this country has faced since the civil war has to be one of the most disappointing things ive encountered.
Dem leadership is either feckless or have been paid to take a dive or both. Our current leadership will not get us out of this crisis, so we must do it ourselves.
The lack of any democratic leadership in these times of crisis is both heartbreaking and infuriating.

2. La Naturaleza Existencial y Constitucional de la Crisis.

El documento subraya la gravedad de la situación actual, con muchos describiéndola como una "crisis existencial" o "constitucional" sin precedentes desde la Guerra Civil. Se percibe una amenaza fundamental a la democracia y a los valores del país.

This is a bit of an existential crisis for the democratic party because if they get back into power theyre actually going to have to do something about this rather than just fund-raise off of it.
Were saying that us is facing an existential crisis, and dem leadership is acting like its any other election year.
At 71, this is the biggest national crisis of my lifetime, and dem. Leadership has been slow to respond.
This is a crisis of epic proportion. Cant see democrats arent comfortable saying so.
Schumer, dont cave in, use the power of the purse!! this is not politics as usual! no hyperbole, we are in an existential crisis, our democracy is in serious danger.
I cannot comprehend that how people havent wrapped their head arounds how existential this crisis is. If this isnt where the dems take a stand, there will be nothing left to take a stand on.
The constitutional crisis is here already, as the file release no-self-enforcement has shown us for nearly a month.
Congress dems must accept were in the midst of a bonafide constitutional crisis.
We are in a multi-generational crisis. As you say, even a dem sweep wont address this.
This is a crisis. And for our party to actually win elections, we have to actually create more democrats, dnc chair ken martin said in an interview with the associated press.--this wont work while supreme court republicans continue to roll back the voting rights act of 1965.

3. Críticas a las Estrategias y Enfoques Demócratas.

Se cuestionan las tácticas del Partido Demócrata, desde su dependencia de la recaudación de fondos y la "triangulación" política, hasta su enfoque en temas como la "crisis de asequibilidad" mientras se ignoran amenazas más graves. La falta de una estrategia clara y combativa es un punto recurrente.

This is why pure partisanship rots the brain. If youre only thinking in terms of electing dems, you wind up triangulating into this mushy nothingness.
How well has disciplining the party financially via small dollar donors worked before.
Rather than interpretive responses to major crisis after major crisis by dem leaders, alternatively - create a shadow cabinet and conduct daily press briefings to provide organized, systematic, coherent oversight and insights about whatever is happening.
At a certain point you have to recognize that they respond to every crisis by doing exactly what the gop wants.
If they dont let us stew in a crisis like state, then how can the dems in the uniparty win their elections? still using the adage of never letting a crisis go to waste.
True! meanwhile liberals have used the chaos to perpetuate their own fecklessness while never actually enacting or fighting for at all, for that matter solutions to solve this seemingly inevitably repeating crisis.
Fundraise on the human crisis now, maybe take action later, but probably never is a hell of a strategy, democrats.
Dem leadership continues to stick with failed strategies, bad comms and weak, appeasing leadership.
The mo of the dems when faced with any crisis presented by trump has been to find ways not to do anything meaningful about it on party lines.
Democrats are not enabling this. None of them wanted this. Some of them are in red-leaning districts so they dont vote in lockstep with everyone on every vote, but thats not unusual in a diverse party.

4. El Rol de los Republicanos y la Polarización Política.

Aunque el foco está en los demócratas, muchos comentarios reconocen que la raíz de la crisis actual reside en las acciones y la ideología del Partido Republicano. Se les acusa de ser "insanos y malvados," de crear crisis y de una complicidad que amenaza la democracia.

The gop is insane and evil of course i support dems., but they need to do better.
At a certain point you have to recognize that they respond to every crisis by doing exactly what the gop wants.
This is both sides made crisis. And this didnt happen overnight, this has been 30 years in the making from the dems. We all should know, the gop is the party of the elite.
The crisis isnt fundamentally a political one in the sense that it isnt about the rules qua the rules, its a failure of our civic religion and of our civil ethics. The issue is that the gop and their base voters have decided that democracy isnt worth it if they dont win.
The crisis is that 77 million voters in the u.s. Are so stupid they voted for trump.
Republicans, pay attention! constant chaos and crisis indicates incompetence. It does not build confidence. You guys are screwed.
The gop should get zero air unless its acknowledging apologizing for their role in creating this crisis and what theyll do to stop it, and no credit till action.
This is a donald trump created crisis. On the other hand its only a crisis because the republican party are happy to let it be.
The republican fascists crisis is enormous the resistence to republican fascism needs to be unified - not bickering and backstabbing.
The gop is the problem. The billionaire class is the problem. Media purchased to suppress truth to enable this tyranny is the problem.

5. Llamados a la Acción, Liderazgo y Transformación del Partido.

A pesar de la frustración, hay un fuerte deseo de cambio y acción. Se pide a los demócratas que "se levanten," "hagan ruido," "luchen sin miedo" y adopten medidas extraordinarias. También se sugiere la necesidad de nuevos líderes y una transformación profunda del partido para enfrentar la magnitud de la crisis.

If you start with solve the crisis in front of this, you talk differently and probably wind up electing more dems as a result.
You cant hem and haw, you gotta just drop the hammer.
Dear senate democrats heres an example of what to do in a crisis. Stand up. Walk out. Go to the areas under siege.
We have to call a crisis a crisis. We need help now, long before november, or november 2028. Sitting democratic senators and reps are sitting in the capitol and not on the streets leading daily mass protests, calling for a general strike.
If they wont provide real leadership in time of crisis, then its time for citizens snf statesgovernors, citiesmayors to stop looking to them for action and do this thing themselves.
Let the whole joint come to a halt. Nothing moves until we solve this problem.
When theres a crisis the dems are expected to act with dignity. Why?? when everyone else acts like idiots ? make some fucking noise!!
Democrats need to, above all, above the medical bills and infrastructure bills and fiscal bills yelling every hour that potus, ag, etc be removed from office.
I need democratic leaders to act pissed - schumer et. Al. Drive me crazy with the business as usual crap. This is a crisis - at least act like it is.
This isnt about abandoning the dem party, its about transforming it. You fix the immediate crisis by electing progressives under the only viable ballot line we have.