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Democracy Is More Important Than Party

Democracy Is More Important

The Republican and Democratic parties need to be reminded that democracy is more important than party, or who becomes President.

Right now… We have a Republican Senate that won’t allow evidence in a trial. We have a Democratic Party that changes, mid-stream, the rules for joining a debate. They are behaving like nothing more than self-interested elites.

The Great American Experiment

Party leaders need to be reminded of what makes the United States unique or great in any way: DEMOCRACY. The United States is the first country in the world that began as a democracy. Thus, the United States was/is called “The Great American Experiment.” The hypothesis was/is that a government can effectively function, and thrive — without ruling elites!

Is it possible for a Government to be permanently maintained without privileged classes… and without either hereditary or self-appointed rulers? Is the democratic principle of equal rights, general suffrage, and government by a majority, capable of being carried into practical operation…?

~ New-York Daily Tribune, November 27, 1860 (just months before the American Civil War began)

The Power of the People

The majority of American People don’t give a Flying-Fig about the careers or personal ambitions of establishment party leaders (would-be members of a Ruling Elite). Contrary to popular D.C. opinion, in which the President’s Administration constitutes the nation, the citizens of the United States consider The People to be our nation. ALL the people (which kindly includes current White House residents and Members of Congress).

Despite low points throughout 250 years of American history, The People remain a democracy. We are ready, willing, and able to quash the power of would-be Ruling Elites.

WE… Stand up. Protest. Exert power. Vote them out. Reform the system. Restore democracy. We revolutionize again, again, and again. We clean it up — wash, and repeat — as often as necessary. We make our country stronger, and more beautiful, than ever. WE ARE the First Democratic Nation.

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Published by JoAnn Chateau

Website owner and administrator of “Progressive Graffiti.”

11 thoughts on “Democracy Is More Important Than Party

  1. Joann, I agree the impeachment of the president was more about our democracy than party. To be frank, it matters not who it benefits or does not benefit, we cannot have a president who is acting the way this one acts. He is every bit as guilty as believed and more. Plus, he has dragged a lot of other folks into this mess. The Senate has grounds to remove him from office, but the GOP is too scared of this person.

    This 61 year-old independent and former GOP (and Dem) voter believes Donald Trump is the most corrupt and untruthful president in my lifetime and that includes Richard Nixon who was a crook. But, none of this is new. Thomas Wells, an attorney who worked for Trump for years, wrote in 2016 “Donald Trump lies everyday, even about things of no consequence.” Under oath, Michael Cohen, his attorney and fixer, said “Donald Trump is a racist, he is a con-artist and he is a cheat.” Of course, five Trump biographers all said Trump has a hard time with the truth.

    So, taking Trump at his word, is a fool’s errand. It is sad to say this about the president of the US, but I urge people to confirm anything he says or tweets. It is probably untrue or exaggerated. Further, our allies see him for what he is as 63% of Europeans feel Trump is untrustworthy, a lower ranking than Putin and X, per a recent Pew survey.

    The GOP Senators may be opening Pandora’s box and they will not be able to put the president back in the box. How will they be able to rein in Pandora as more transgressions come out next week, the week after, the month after….Keith

    1. Thank you, Keith. It’s the truth. And now, it’s up to The People to curb a corrupt system. Nonviolently, of course — we’ll need to protest, strike, and demonstrate en masse to halt further assaults on our democracy and to restore it. No more enabling leaders who’ve lost their compass.

  2. Totally disgusted at the gutlessness of the GOP senators. Putting their own place in power before the constitution, the American people, and common morality. What did Trump say in the last election about clearing the swamp????

    1. Yes, the GOP Senate is truly deplorable. But most politicians elected to national US office learn to “work the system.” Some of them, love that corrupt system more than others. They don’t give a flying-fig about American ideals. Of course, they pretend to have principles — while employing every ego defense mechanism in Freud’s handbook — projection, rationalization, denial, etc. The lies and self-gratifying agendas are, as you note, disgusting. Utterly disgusting. Thank you for your empathy, dear British cousin.

  3. Hi JoAnn:
    I will be honest. I’m afraid that selling the progressive issues will not create enough of a coalition for them to win the Presidency ie. Bernie Sanders – Please tell me something I am missing.

  4. The DNC is systematically trying to cheat Bernie out of the nomination. Yes, Trump is horrible, but the Democratic Party leadership is by far the most corrupt of the two parties. At least the Republican Party allows an honest vote by its members.

    Rumor is that there is one precinct in Iowa whose results still haven’t been reported because they would make Bernie the state delegate equivalent (SDE) winner too, the weird standard for “winning” Iowa.

    1. Agreed. Didn’t hear about rumor, but would NOT be surprised.

      Bloomberg is a sham candidate. He’s meant to block Bernie. To the DNC, that is more important than beating Trump.

      I think/hope people are waking up to the current state of American politics.

      1. Absolutely! Beating Trump will be easy compared to getting a fair primary from the DNC.

        If Bernie is cheated out of the nomination, Mike Figuerado says we should burn down the Dem Party by never voting for a Democrat again, ever, in any race. I agree. We can form a new party.

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Old 11-14-2008, 10:26 PM   #122
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Default Re: Clear Your Debts 70% of Credit Agreements Are Unenforcable Therefore NON repayabl

you all can call it what you want, play semantics all day but if you get (take) something for nothing it is not morally correct on any level.

if you "buy" a house from your friend and do not pay him, you got a house for nothing and your friend loses the value of the house. i think we all will agree that this is wrong.

if you "buy" a house off of your friend and pay for it with a mortgage loan that you do not pay back then you got a house for nothing. who suffers.....everybody who has or deals in currency. because the bank increased the money supply to loan you the money to buy the house and you do not return that money back to the bank then the existing money supply is watered down and worth less.

anyone who truly understands the videos that you all use as evidence to your case knows this. while it is clear in the first instance that you have screwed your friend and received a free house, it is also equally clear that in the second scenerio that you have screwed everyone else and received a free house.

as money supply increases, inflation ncreases and money becomes less valuable. by paying the bank back, you are taking that money back out of circulation and you stablize the value of money.

your theory doesn't hold water, isn't right, and if the banks and credit card companies are shysters, then don't borrow the money. save your money and pay cash for it like people did in the old days. 2 wrongs never made a right.

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Getting customers

The 5 things that all successful Online PT’s Do

  1. Speak with authority and empathy to their audience
  2. Run Ads
  3. Have scalable coaching systems in place
  4. Deliver meaningful result to their clients
  5. Know their numbers

The first 2 points revolve around lead generation, 3 and 4 are all about delivering excellent coaching, and number 5 is about putting on your CEO hat and running the show like a true professional. We’re going to buzz through them in order.

Authority and Empathy

This is a must-have for successful PTs in any domain and no more important than online. Online you have access to millions more potential clients than you do when working in a gym. You also have thousands more coaches to compete with. To stand out from the crowd you have to prove to strangers via the internet that you know what you’re talking about when it comes to solving their specific problem. You also have to show that you understand their pain points and the barriers they have to achieving their goals. Boiled down to its bare bones all you are doing as a coach is helping someone solve their specific problem in less time than it would take them on their own.

The best coaches all speak authoritatively and practically to their target niche. Joe Wickes isn’t diving into the intricacies of l-glutamine, carb-back loading or Maximum recoverable volume in his 40 minute zoom classes. It would be useless for his target audience to get into that – it isn’t what they need, or what they want. They need a fun workout, someone that speaks to them on their level, and is the right mix of encouraging and accommodating. That’s exactly what Joe is, and one of the reasons why he has been so successful. Conversely Menno Henselmans dives into the scientific nitty-gritty of evidence based muscle growth, because that is what his target audience desires. Why are you a great solution to you target market’s fitness problems?

Run Ads

Dependable organic growth on social media is becoming closer to impossible with each updated algorithm. As Facebook and Instagram optimise for their own profit, and figure out more and more how to seamlessly integrate ads as part of the platform in a way that doesn’t turn off their users, we are seeing a huge drop-off in the reach of organic content.

For now at least, gone are the days where you could put some valuable content out there for free and see it linearly increase the amount of eyes on your content.

So, what about the good news?

The good news is that you can pay Facebook or Google to put your promotional material in front of thousands of people you would otherwise never reach. If you target the right audiences with the right messaging this can unlock a dependable method of scaling your business that goes way beyond the possibilities of your organic growth.

All of the highest earners are leveraging the power of advertising to maximise their income, even the ones with tons of organic followers.

When ads are working in line with your offer you have a dependable stream of clients coming through the door. Once that part is solved you need to be able to serve your ever-growing client base. If you don’t fix this piece of the puzzle you max out around 20-30 clients. To many this is a success, but even managing this amount of clients can be made 10x easier if you work out how to leverage your time properly.

What this means in practice is automation, standardisation and potentially employing others. Many of you reading this might recoil at the idea of automating, or outsourcing your expertise but the truth is its what all the best people do. It allows you to help more people, and it helps you create a consistence experience for your customers. If, instead of automating, you were depending on your own brain power to juggle 100 different clients then you would provide a bad service. You probably overestimate your ability to do it with 20 clients. Automation prevent’s the ups and downs of life and human experience from getting in the way of you delivering an elite level experience for your client base.

Get results for your clients

It may be obvious, but it is important not to lose sight of this. Your coaching should be delivering meaningful results. With a brilliant marketing and sales strategy you may be able to stick around a couple of years without doing much meaningful for anyone’s life. Beyond that you will run out of steam, and the lifetime value of your clients will be so much lower, because people will find out quickly that you aren’t good at what you do.

It isn’t about fancy qualifications, it goes back to the first point about knowing your niches needs. You should be studying the best methods in solving the specific problems that your niche encounters achieving their goals. That is all you should be studying.

Know your numbers

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It’s not overcomplicating and having a stat for every little corner of your operations. It’s knowing the fundamental numbers that effect revenue at different points of your business. E.g number of new leads per week, conversion percentage and avg. client lifetime value.

With this data you can make rational decisions about which strategies in your business are proving effective for your growth and the efficiency of your time.

To hear an in depth conversation about all of the key numbers you need to be tracking listen to Jonny and Alex get into it on this podcast:


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