It was very much a cry for democratic control at that time. Above all, breaking the accomplished power of a few people to rule the lives of everybody else.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I can remember when Democrats believed that it was the duty of America to fight for freedom over tyranny.
We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government.
Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
The violence had broken out in both sides, but our philosophy as a party was very, very clear.
I've always believed everything was about protecting the Clinton power structure and anyone would be sacrificed who got in the way of that.
Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.
I think we lost a great deal of sympathy and support with the way in which the crisis was handled, most importantly I think when we appeared to be grasping for too much at one time instead of identifying our priorities in a much more responsible fashion.
How is it that, once victory took form and the horrible spectacle of the extermination camps was revealed, we could have shamelessly broken the promises given to the peoples in those years of ordeal?
The machinery of the democratic process is really no different today from what it was 150 years ago.
But I think what happened was that Clinton knew how to fight back. And the way he fought back was on the issues - being tough in staying on the things that mattered to people in their lives.
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