Been saying and thinking this for a long time.

100% - I'm still wary of their recent proposed bills to stamp out corruption in politics as a possible attempt to unify the base with honey instead of vinegar while not really being true to progressive ideals. I'd like to believe they got the hint but I wouldn't bet on it.

There is very little difference between democrats and liberals in the US, both have no interest in ordinary Americans. It is time for the US citizens to realize it.

The problem is the passivity of the American citizenry when it comes to political candidates. They expect to sit around while someone else presents "choices" and when none of the "choices" are palatable, they loudly complain for the lack of real choice. But the problem is that we do have some power to create other choices. Get involved. If you don't like the Democrats, go join the green party, and there are smorgasbord of different flavors of socialist parties to choose from. But if you are not doing that, do you have the moral standings to complain about the Democrats? They are at least doing something.

There is a good argument that the Democratic party needs to be "Occupied." If we cannot hope to bring a political revolution WITHIN the democratic party, what hope do we have bringing that about in the wider arena of the national politics?

I'm an independent. The Democrats corporatism is exactly why I refuse to join the party. It's a shame that Democrat refuse to learn from thier past mistakes. I have some hope that the newly elected progressives will make some inroads to reform the party. Maybe, I'm just kidding myself.