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In reply to the discussion: Why Hasn't The American Left Convinced More Americans To Vote For More Progressive Candidates? [View all]YoungDemCA
(5,714 posts)..anything remotely "progressive", let alone "Left", and why has the Democratic Party become so much closer to the Republican Party on almost every substantive, meaningful issue?
Before you chastise the Left, realize that the Left has almost entirely been shut out of the halls of power, the media, and any public platform that would give them influence.
How do you convince more Americans to vote for progressive, left-wing candidates? It's not a fair fight to begin with. The Right has untold amounts of wealth, which buys them access to politicians of both parties and to the mainstream media (who, in this corporate conglomerate world, have the same interests as the Right-profit). The Right has a vast network of think tanks, journals, and other propaganda outlets, which subject the people to right-wing propaganda on a daily basis. And the Democratic Party at best, only mildly resists these developments and at worst, is a willing collaborator in the deprivation of the American working class and poor.