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In reply to the discussion: Apocalypse Now: Seriously, It Is Time for a Major Rethink About Liberal and Progressive Politics [View all]polichick
(37,152 posts)39. Truth. k&r
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Apocalypse Now: Seriously, It Is Time for a Major Rethink About Liberal and Progressive Politics [View all]
xchrom
Oct 2014
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we are going to have to go through the labor movement all over again in this country. nt
antigop
Oct 2014
#54
That is because the Industrial Unions were broken by business, governement, and business unions,
jtuck004
Oct 2014
#56
That's what Mother Jones a Matles, among others, called them. And just because you have yours,
jtuck004
Oct 2014
#82
Big K&R! I love his takeaway - that we need to start locally to begin to effect change nt
riderinthestorm
Oct 2014
#2
I totally agree with you RiverLover why oh why did they ever do away with the real Fair and Balanced
classykaren
Oct 2014
#22
You are correct. No FOX wasn't mentioned. I find when stating the propaganda power of
appalachiablue
Oct 2014
#69
Correction-conservative corporate media and Fox were in the full article on Alternet.
appalachiablue
Oct 2014
#88
Some of this is happening. At least around here, I've seen a real push not only for food from the
Chathamization
Oct 2014
#33
I look forward to reading it when you finish. If you're interested, here's our sustainability plan
Chathamization
Oct 2014
#44
Money is just a representation of resources. If you allocate more equal amounts of money tokens
CJCRANE
Oct 2014
#71
Look no further than the authoritarian freaks who have taken control of the Democratic Party
whereisjustice
Oct 2014
#11
Our enemy is not Conservatives. It is Rahm Emanual, the Third Way, etc..
SomeGuyInEagan
Oct 2014
#72
Great post, the canonical issues making it difficult to distinquish our two parties. And as
whereisjustice
Oct 2014
#95
K&R!!! +1,000,000,000!!! This is what I have been talking about for the last 3 years!
Dustlawyer
Oct 2014
#12
Great post as well! The question that I have is how do we get enough people motivated to
Dustlawyer
Oct 2014
#38
"The Left is too content just to rent space in the attic from the Democrats.
adirondacker
Oct 2014
#21
it's literally called the "Veal Pen" strategy: anyone who *wants* anything beyond electioneering
MisterP
Oct 2014
#47
Thanks. That would explain the early slaughter of many a good candidate. nt
adirondacker
Oct 2014
#48
I recall Lieberman claiming that Howard Dean would cause a depression during the 2004 debates.
adirondacker
Oct 2014
#51
What makes me fearful is the longer this tyranny continues the tighter the rubber band gets and there
geretogo
Oct 2014
#55
Yeah, it's time we all went populist and began insisting on policies and spending that
PatrickforO
Oct 2014
#60
I wish you were wrong. Alas, you are not. All else aside, those damn electronic machines are
silvershadow
Oct 2014
#81
And yet, no candidate, elected official or Party leader has claimed that...
brooklynite
Oct 2014
#84
Powerful. The sad, hard truth and necessary solution. The groups named are a good start toward it.
ancianita
Oct 2014
#64
You forgot " educate " . They have taken civics out of our public schools . The Corporatists push
geretogo
Oct 2014
#89
Everything's going according to plan. And no real "Opposition Party" to stop it.
blkmusclmachine
Oct 2014
#76
And when "real liberals" lose in red States, that means you should run MORE liberal candidates....
brooklynite
Oct 2014
#90