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527

organ for unlimited transmission of ca$h money from the economic bourgeoisie to the political bourgeoisie; well-suited to individual rich twits with exotic agendas (eg, destroying Ralph Nader) that do not motivate cohesive fractions of the ruling class

action

voting for a Democrat and shutting the fuck up

base

constituencies that voted for Democrats 30-40 years ago

coalition

organization which, although strictly following the Democratic Party line, is named something other than "Democratic Party"

campaign

subsidiary political actions attached to an ordinary electoral campaign, but legally structured to circumvent financing laws

constituency

any group of people that might vote for Democrats on any basis; though meaningless given political equivalence of two major parties, the fundamental category of liberal sociological theory

cultural issue

material issue that Democrats wish to avoid

faith

obligatory political accessory, like American flag lapel pin

grassroots

institution involving a certain nonzero percentage of non-millionaires

impact

utter insignificance

international cooperation

utilization of modern public relations techniques to obscure American unilateralism

labor

organ for unlimited transmission of ca$h money from the organized proletariat to the political bourgeoisie

movement

see 527

NASCAR dad (var: person of NASCAR, people of NASCAR)

primitive humanoid organism that, to liberals, comprises vast majority of Americans

nuance

right-wing policy smeared with a small coat of left-wing gloss

peace

a state in which the opressed are relatively quiet about their oppression

political education

explaining to serious progressives the need to 1) vote for Democrats with whom they disagree on all political points and 2) shut the fuck up

politics

the art of the currently-existing

pragmatism

complete capitulation without any demands, eg: entering the Kerry camp without winning even a single progressive plank in his campaign; also: any strategy that defies elementary logic, eg: voting for reactionary Democrats to encourage them to move left

principle

ceremonial declaration; non-binding rhetoric that does not serve as a guide to action

progress

a condition in which the majority of reactionary measures are undertaken by Democrats rather than by Republicans

progressive

the state of being not quite as reactionary as a thing could possibly be under different circumstances

progressive infrastructure

a new channel through which people can donate ca$h money to triangulating Democrats, generally made possible through the careful use of new letterhead

progressive movement

the act of telling serious progressives to 1) vote for pro-war Democrats and 2) shut the fuck up

real world

bizarro world of liberal fantasies

security

condition of having a Democrat restrict civil rights

security mom

terrorism-obsessed mother whose previous soccer-related concerns now seem trite and naive

soccer mom

soccer-obsessed mother who has not yet comprehended the awesome threat of terrorism

sophistication

voting for Democrats in spite of major disagreement

strategy

any series of tactics, possibly with no mutual interconnection, provided the final action is voting for Democrats

stark differences

alternate phrasings

success

satisfaction of goals set in retrospect of failure of original goals

values

center-right policy presented as far-right moral imperative, eg: "John Kerry stands for allowing straight married couples to deduct a portion of their out-of-pocket medical expenses, which encourages marriage and procreation. Now that's real family values!"

victory

attainment of what one has attained, including nothing and less than nothing

voice

ability to raise issues under conditions where it cannot possibly have any effect

wedge issue

issue where difference between beliefs of liberals and the position of the Democratic Party is unusually vast