Politically Pomp

By Patty @ Politically POMP

Every election season brings the same pressure: pick a side. Red or blue. Left or right. Democrat or Republican. As if our entire civic worth depends on which color we check on a ballot.

But I’ve never quite fit neatly into any of those boxes.

People often assume that because I talk about social responsibility, economic fairness, and protecting the vulnerable, I must be a Democrat. In truth, my worldview aligns more closely with Democratic Socialism, not the version cable news distorts, but the philosophy that government should be a tool for collective well-being. A system that ensures working people aren’t left to fend for themselves in an economy built to reward the few.

Between Ideals and Institutions

The problem is, the Democratic Party no longer represents that vision. It hasn’t for a long time.

It claims to fight for the working class, yet so many of its policies are written in boardrooms, not break rooms. It speaks in polling data and talking points instead of plain language. It relies on think tanks and consultants instead of community organizers.

Once upon a time, Democrats were the party of grassroots movements, of people who knocked on doors and sat at kitchen tables, listening to what mattered most. The “meat-and-potatoes” issues that define everyday life: rent, groceries, wages, healthcare, and education.

Now, both parties seem equally distracted by the shiny objects presented by corporations, lobbyists, and oligarchs. They chase headlines and campaign donations instead of solutions. They posture for the cameras rather than for the people. Somewhere along the way, they forgot why they ran for office in the first place: to serve.

The Meaning of Independence

That’s why I call myself an Independent. Not because I’m undecided or uninformed, but because I refuse to be politically owned. Independence, to me, means staying loyal to values, not parties. It means voting for policies that uplift people, not the candidates who spend the most money trying to convince me they will.

I believe we need a movement that brings politics back to the people, back to those kitchen tables, back to the communities that built this country. Where power isn’t concentrated in corporate boardrooms or political war rooms, but in the collective voice of citizens willing to demand better.

We don’t have to accept “lesser of two evils” politics as the best we can do. We can imagine something better—a system where democracy isn’t a spectator sport but a shared responsibility. This is why I push for a version of E-Democracy that lets the people decide.

That’s the kind of democracy I believe in.

Patty
Politically POMP