Maldistribution of wealth is the issue at the root of all of our problems, including, believe it or not, the passionate rift here on dailyKos. If we fail to stop and reverse the flow of capital, and thus power, from the middle and lower classes of this country to a few uber-rich, we will fail in our most faithful attempts to address other issues such as climate change, out-of-control military spending, public and private debt, erosion of constitutionality and the rule of law, the economy, media irresponsibility, etc.
Henceforth, we progressives need to evaluate every policy decision in terms of whether it continues the flood of wealth upward or truly provides net value for the middle class. (Perhaps it is more aptly called "downward.") At the very least, we need to understand the forces which can cause a person passionately to hold opinions very much at odds with our own. Assuming their goals are the same as yours—progressive, Democratic—they are likely neither trolls nor fools.
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