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11. Every tactic the Third Way tries to use, slimes them more.
Sat May 2, 2015, 03:08 AM
May 2015

They really are in a hopeless situation. A Catch-22.

*They can embrace and run on their candidates' predatory, corporate, warmongering, antidemocratic policy agenda. But if they do that, they alienate the 99 percent, who are sick of looting, murderous, predatory corporate exploitation.

*Or they can LIE about and deny their candidates' true agenda, and pretend to be populists. But if they do that, they alienate the 99 percent, who are sick of obvious manipulative lies from corrupt, corporate politicians.

*Or they can focus on trying to slime the opposition, in which case they alienate the 99 percent, who are sick of dirty, diversionary, dishonest politics.

They can't win, because they are corrupt. And now that we have a genuinely honest candidate in the race, their corruption is glaring by contrast. It's good to see the Third Way finally exposed for what they really are.

Apparently. Too much empathy. bravenak May 2015 #1
Crazy when young white men advocating for social justice is presented as a bad thing. Luminous Animal May 2015 #2
Yep. It is. bravenak May 2015 #31
+100 nt JustAnotherGen May 2015 #40
Tell it to Scott Olsen. (n/t) SMC22307 May 2015 #5
If Democrats begin to shame TM99 May 2015 #3
yes! flobee1 May 2015 #38
Occupy Atlanta offshoot of Wall Street protest denies Rep. John Lewis chance to speak struggle4progress May 2015 #4
Are you saying that Occupy asked him not to speak because he was black? nt Zorra May 2015 #6
Not allowing John Lewis to speak is pretty stupid Cali_Democrat May 2015 #8
He wasn't turned away. Marr May 2015 #9
Did he speak? ucrdem May 2015 #16
Your response has little to do with the question I asked. Zorra May 2015 #60
They did not deny him a chance to speak.They asked him to wait his turn. Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #10
Yeah. He was the member of Congress for the district containing the park where Occupy Atlanta struggle4progress May 2015 #17
Occupy took an egalitarian view regarding speakers Ken Burch May 2015 #21
This poster has an agenda. This is a smear. Katashi_itto May 2015 #19
Yes. A search of poster's work here on DU reveals a clear pro-oligarchy bias. nt Zorra May 2015 #58
Dialogue is needed Cali_Democrat May 2015 #7
Every tactic the Third Way tries to use, slimes them more. woo me with science May 2015 #11
Nailed it.. Jesus Malverde May 2015 #12
I'm curious. romanic May 2015 #13
Third Way is a Clinton-friendly centrist think tank in DC ucrdem May 2015 #15
Thanks for the reply. romanic May 2015 #23
It's an all-purpose DU bugaboo. If someone does something unpleasant, it's because they're... Hekate May 2015 #55
Blammo. hifiguy May 2015 #48
Some people just want to be bigots romanic May 2015 #14
Any identifiable group that endorses, contributes to, or supports Bernie will now be "suspect". djean111 May 2015 #18
You're with us or against us malaise May 2015 #20
They can't smear Bernie on civil rights, so they smokey nj May 2015 #22
Try being an OLD white man. NaturalHigh May 2015 #24
Go watch T-ball. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #28
Did they advocate voting? treestar May 2015 #25
It's Occupy's fault we didn't get a liberal Congress in 2012? Who knew? merrily May 2015 #29
Don't you have the script? It is ALWAYS the liberals morningfog May 2015 #32
We all have the script by now. All of us know it's bullshit, but merrily May 2015 #39
Did they have an effect? treestar May 2015 #33
They absolutely did. They changed the national conversation PROFOUNDLY. merrily May 2015 #34
who cares about conversation? treestar May 2015 #35
Did you even look at the post? What happened to all that shit after 2011? merrily May 2015 #36
What laws were passed? treestar May 2015 #52
LOL. I just thank heaven for the laws that were in the works that did NOT get passed. merrily May 2015 #65
+1 LordGlenconner May 2015 #63
Obviously, this means I can no longer believe in populist reform or vote for Bernie Sanders. merrily May 2015 #26
Hmmmm.... Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #27
lots of butt-hurt that the occupy movement wasn't a dem party / obama love-in KG May 2015 #30
Failed to get out the Democratic vote, too. Who knew that was Occupy's mission and not the Party's? merrily May 2015 #37
That OP is in fact an old, straight white affluent man in a Red State slamming young men to his left Bluenorthwest May 2015 #41
People like that are suspect. Lancero May 2015 #42
I am wondering how low the PUMAS will go. That post is the new record. Doctor_J May 2015 #43
probably not as low as sander supporters pulling out the puma shit. seabeyond May 2015 #51
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc May 2015 #44
Some people will never see beyond skin color AgingAmerican May 2015 #45
and aren't they the ones always complaining about us purists? MisterP May 2015 #46
Robert Rozier - had to look that one up. NaturalHigh May 2015 #50
Wow, that is just pathetic. hifiguy May 2015 #47
economic populist candidate. seabeyond May 2015 #49
Occupy...Come Together...Peace...All of us can! Why so much infighting? NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #53
i can tell you why, or i have, and we will see the very people tell me to shush. seabeyond May 2015 #54
Blerg. What frantic, grotesque, & amateur smear tactics. DirkGently May 2015 #56
How does that post have anything to do with either Sanders or HRC? as some are claiming... Hekate May 2015 #57
OWS endorsed Sanders, apparently? DirkGently May 2015 #61
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles May 2015 #59
Sadly, far too many white males on DU are hostile to feminists/people of color- KittyWampus May 2015 #62
And visa versa AgingAmerican May 2015 #64
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