Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks, and supporter of Justice Democrats

It’s no secret that the Democratic Party is, on a national level, in shambles. Democrats control very little in American government right now. The House of Representatives is firmly in Republican hands. the Senate a bit less so, but still controlled by Republicans. The White House is under Donald Trump’s leadership. And all across the country, Republicans rule the state houses over a vast swath of American soil with absolutely no end in sight, and barring wholesale collapse, things don’t look much better in 2018, despite what many here say is going to happen. Yes, Hillary won the popular vote, but focusing on that fact alone ignores the issues staring the Democratic Party in the face.

It's time for a new start. It’s time to roll up our sleeves and fix the problem. Donald Trump will be Donald Trump, and it does us no good to worry about events that haven’t happened, so it’s time to ignore the minutia of what he does for the time being. Worrying about him won’t solve the problem. Action will. It’s time to form a real political force that can oppose him and his policies. It’s time for #JusticeDemocrats.

The Democratic Party is sick and defeated. There is no sugarcoating that fact. And one of the causes of that sickness is corporate intrusion. It’s time for the people to be the antibody, the macrophage, and destroy this virus that has left the Democratic Party in the state that it’s in. Justice Democrats seek to purge the Democrats of these corporate interests such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, General Electric and the funding firms they support. They are not our friends. They want only to protect their own interests, not the will of the people. Any politician on the dole of these big multinationals and big billionaires needs to be kicked to the curb. Cenk Uygur of the Young Turks describes the issues better than I can, so I’ll let him talk.

The most interesting part of this is it’s catching the eye of a group known as the Skeptic community, and a prominent member of which is youtuber Sargon of Akkad. Sargon of Akkad is not strictly a progressive, he is a centrist, but he is fully behind #JusticeDemocrats and believes they can be a change for good in a new left-wing social movement.

The biggest point that he makes is that, regardless of identity, our fellow citizens need our help. And #Justice Democrats can be the vehicle that drives those who need our help into a brighter and better future.

Trump is President. Nothing Democrats can do about that for now. But Democrats can reform. Democrats can get better. Democrats can become vessels for the will of the people. And Justice Democrats are working to do just that. Justice Democrats are not advocating becoming a third party. Justice Democrats seek to become a true populist faction within the Democratic Party in the same way the Tea Party became a faction of Republicans. And with everyone on board, #Justice Democrats can.

I myself am a centrist and I fully support everything that the Justice Democrats seek to do, even if I disagree on a few issues here and there. Money in politics is killing us all. So let’s eject corporate influence from the Democrats. And let’s take back the country. We can do it. Are you with us?