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86. The Pendulum Has Swung Way Too Far to the Right

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Thu Nov 29, 2012, 11:36 PM

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There is something happening here... [View all] nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 OP

I sure hope so lunatica Nov 2012 #1

The MSM is doing what it does nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #2

Hear hear! ananda Nov 2012 #6

we do have a labor press Sherman A1 Nov 2012 #30

I have told my local central labor council nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #34

IWW.org Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2012 #46

The pendulum swings sandyshoes17 Nov 2012 #3

Les Miserables! Berlum Nov 2012 #27

My History Professor used to talk about the pendulum swings in US politics Liberalynn Nov 2012 #40

Your history professor was correct nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #43

I sure hope you are right, Nadin. nt awoke_in_2003 Nov 2012 #64

When the Rpublicans took the house ashling Nov 2012 #100

Well Said! sheshe2 Nov 2012 #53

The Pendulum Has Swung Way Too Far to the Right AndyTiedye Nov 2012 #86

When did it ever swing zentrum Nov 2012 #98

The progressive era was quite, well progressive nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #108

I've been feeling the same way and I love it! Lilyeye Nov 2012 #4

I think if massive cuts to Medicare and Medicaid happen Liberalynn Nov 2012 #5

I think you are correct. closeupready Nov 2012 #111

Awesome. I've been kinda, sorta feeling the same way as of late. EOTE Nov 2012 #7

Years of barely scraping by while watching the wealthy grabbing more & more DJ13 Nov 2012 #8

We are getting to see Heathen57 Nov 2012 #9

Yup, we are living high nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #10

That is the bill I most want to see revived Liberalynn Nov 2012 #22

Maybe this is in fact the Mayan prophecy of the world ending on the winter solstice. Cleita Nov 2012 #11

I've ad so much with that end of the word nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #17

Ah, c'mon. I'm kidding. Cleita Nov 2012 #21

I know, but that particular one nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #23

I dunno about extinction....... AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #51

No species lives forever nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #58

Tell that to the tadpole shrimp...sometimes called the shield shrimp zappaman Nov 2012 #78

And birds, cockroaches, misquotes, alligators and crocodiles. fasttense Nov 2012 #102

Some of the birds today evolved FROM dinosaurs. mwooldri Nov 2012 #104

Here is a fun fact: Utopian Leftist Nov 2012 #72

Not just astrologers. nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #79

now THAT sounds interesting BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #92

It will be down right your wheelhouse. nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #94

very cool! BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #93

The Reagan revolution has been overthrown malaise Nov 2012 #12

"Stop Children What's That Sound!" KoKo Nov 2012 #29

Ahh Koko, you take me back. nm rhett o rick Nov 2012 #54

Nice malaise Nov 2012 #122

+ 1. Is this what President Obama meant when he said that Zorra Nov 2012 #120

Yes America is abandoning 'greed is good' for 'let's look after malaise Nov 2012 #121

Snoopy Dance! Zorra Nov 2012 #124

What it is ain't exactly clear NashvilleLefty Nov 2012 #13

Hey, you beat me to it! For what it's worth... ailsagirl Nov 2012 #15

Hey! what's that sound? UncleYoder Nov 2012 #19

Perfect!!! Squinch Nov 2012 #20

As Jay Leno would say EXACTLY, EXACTLY! nm rhett o rick Nov 2012 #55

What it is ain't exactly clear... ailsagirl Nov 2012 #14

Yup nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #16

"bloody" is right. This is the Rise of the Labor Movement Redux... Bigmack Nov 2012 #18

And that...we will. nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #24

Maybe they won't *give* anything theKed Nov 2012 #62

True but begging, signs, and appeasement isn't taking and passive resistance TheKentuckian Nov 2012 #68

I never advocated passive resistance as the solution theKed Nov 2012 #91

Drum circles are not passive tama Nov 2012 #125

and weekends, safe working conditions, and decent wages are gone now. robinlynne Nov 2012 #115

On the off-chance you are disagreeing with me.... Bigmack Nov 2012 #134

I wasn't being sarcastic. I'm agreeing with you. robinlynne Nov 2012 #135

Yay libodem Nov 2012 #25

Chris Hedges captured it pretty well: marmar Nov 2012 #26

Yup nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #28

Definitely...even though it sounds depressing..it's the TRUTH! n/t KoKo Nov 2012 #32

WOW! Perfect! Thanks for posting this quote marmar. nt snappyturtle Nov 2012 #44

Buying the election didn't work. They will try stepping it up, somehow. closeupready Nov 2012 #112

"There's something happening here. What it is, ain't exactly clear," Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #31

So much of that music still rings true-- anyone who thinks of it as 'oldies' is beyond redemption. ailsagirl Nov 2012 #41

Highly Experienced we are. But far from down and definitely not out. "People get ready, there's a libdem4life Nov 2012 #76

You're absolutely right ailsagirl Nov 2012 #95

believe thats called for every reaction there is an opposite reaction PatrynXX Nov 2012 #33

This goes well...beyond elections. nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #36

K&R to the nth degree ReRe Nov 2012 #35

Yup nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #37

Their hatred and general demonization of working class people is finally coming back to haunt TxVietVet Nov 2012 #38

What I see is the begining of some serious nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #39

I hope you are right!!! robinlynne Nov 2012 #42

It is not a reaction, but a quiet revolution. Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2012 #45

It is a revolution in the American mold. nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #48

If you haven't done so, I strongly urge you to read: Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2012 #75

"The Sound of Silence"- original version - Simon and Garfunkel KoKo Nov 2012 #50

And that is one of my all time favorite songs. nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #57

Amazing...it almost sounds "new" once again...in it's provocative thought. KoKo Nov 2012 #60

Yup nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #67

A couple of more in the tradition of this thread. ;) Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2012 #84

Highly agree. MannyGoldstein Nov 2012 #47

And I am ready to cover this from my local front lines nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #49

My local front lines are pretty boring MannyGoldstein Nov 2012 #71

Mine are pretty bland here nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #85

My local front lines are all Dems in name. But Daley was the 1st to privatize an interstate highway. ieoeja Nov 2012 #107

I think the emperor has been exposed, if you know what I mean. nm rhett o rick Nov 2012 #56

......the clothes...the clothes that are not there.....? KoKo Nov 2012 #63

Careful, careful, whistle-blowers will be treated as traitors. nm rhett o rick Nov 2012 #74

Long overdue, may it grow! eom greyghost Nov 2012 #52

I hope you're right! Chorophyll Nov 2012 #59

I've been noticing and thinking about the same thing. WOO HOO! lexw Nov 2012 #61

Fuck yeah! Unions and education and loving one another. These three hold our answers. lonestarnot Nov 2012 #65

and all of them under attack from all places...seems to me ..anyway. n/t KoKo Nov 2012 #66

Not only that: The musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2012 #69

Will add to the list nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #80

To quote Jimmy Carter pipewrench Nov 2012 #70

The next wave of labor will be ushered in by service workers Politicub Nov 2012 #73

Is that not unfortunately appropriate, however, as we have jettisoned our manufacturing base. libdem4life Nov 2012 #77

Another thought ... service workers can't be offshored, by definition. libdem4life Nov 2012 #88

And they deserve fair wages and benefits Politicub Nov 2012 #89

Absolutely. libdem4life Nov 2012 #90

you have a good point there liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #106

Cue up WalMart as they are among the biggest of the Corporate Blights and hold them libdem4life Nov 2012 #118

Here here! Politicub Dec 2012 #136

It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down pdxblue Nov 2012 #81

Welcome to DU nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #83

About TIME!! former-republican Nov 2012 #82

Ah, yes . . . "For What it's Worth" and "Sound of Silence" . . . Brigid Nov 2012 #87

And don't forget Dylan's astonishing song (one of many, but particularly apropos today): ailsagirl Nov 2012 #97

I have been expecting this ever since the EFCA came & went without a blip. I knew that wasn't like patrice Nov 2012 #96

We've seen Occupy groups and unions unite in many actions--a BFD that strengthens both pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #99

Yup, thanks for the song by the way nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #113

Occupy WalMart. Rolling Back Vultures. libdem4life Nov 2012 #119

UNION!!! It took Chicago & a team of community organizations to bring Unions back! graham4anything Nov 2012 #101

There is something happening here union_maid Nov 2012 #103

I think TARP was the tipping point. KansDem Nov 2012 #105

While it was needed to avoid a Great Depression nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #114

I was thinking the same thing. blackspade Nov 2012 #109

I absolutely love those classic, timeless songs. Springslips Nov 2012 #110

Which Side Are You On? triplepoint Nov 2012 #116

Indeed nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #117

An Excellent Watch and Thanks for this! KoKo Nov 2012 #129

"This is a unique period in our history. And no state or federal official or agency is going to Zorra Nov 2012 #123

This is great to hear! n/t hrmjustin Nov 2012 #126

We have the potential for a New Progressive Era and a New Deal 2.0 LongTomH Nov 2012 #127

As it always has been nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #133

What it is ain't exactly clear............................. n/t Pharaoh Nov 2012 #128

Just like the fall of the Soviet Union, the end of the GOP will be swift. randome Nov 2012 #130

Yep. But unless we actually take the next step this time........ socialist_n_TN Nov 2012 #131

Yup...I will e brutally honest nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #132