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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: How the Democratic Party Establishment Suffocates Progressive Change [View all]Ferd Berfel
(3,687 posts)62. HIllary is temporarily ahead in come areas becauwse
the system is rigged in her favor. From the DNC to M$M it's rigged
Don't bother to come back with " show me the links" They are hundreds all over DU alone. Go look them up your self.
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How the Democratic Party Establishment Suffocates Progressive Change [View all]
Ferd Berfel
Mar 2016
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"I'm a registered Democrat and a Rockefeller Republican ... where that will get me, I'm not sure yet
think
Mar 2016
#2
The Third Way/DLC "Play" Is To Persuade Rank And File To FOCUS on Social Rather Than Economic
CorporatistNation
Mar 2016
#23
The current Democratic Party is a big tent with the right-centrists being the bullies
AZ Progressive
Mar 2016
#3
Clinton is as progressive as Nixon. No I take that back she isn't as progressive as Nixon.
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#11
The two are running on remarkably similar platforms, and voted the same 90+% of the time.
DanTex
Mar 2016
#14
Her "grasp" on foreign has cost thousands of lives. I gave you a list of issues where they
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#16
So let's talk about her "pay-offs". Do you deny that she has taken money from banksters for her
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#50
You're accusing her of bribery with zero evidence. You're also conflating individual campaign
DanTex
Mar 2016
#51
I didn't say it doesn't exist anywhere, I said there's not a trace of evidence that it exists
DanTex
Mar 2016
#59
As soon as you say that stating she accepts payoffs from banksters DQ's you ... you are DQ'd.
Scuba
Mar 2016
#52
Nice try. I don't hate her, I hate those that put corporate profits ahead of the lives
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#69
It's mostly false, at best misleading. At this point I'm used to it from the fringe left.
DanTex
Mar 2016
#39
They won't be able to stop it for much longer. The "centrists" will be dead from old age, soon. (nt)
w4rma
Mar 2016
#5
No. I promise that I'll never support someone like Clinton in any primary election, anywhere. (nt)
w4rma
Mar 2016
#10
But they can only loot our resources so much. Then what does capitalism have in store for them?
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#13
You know how you get progressive change? You join the party and work at the lowest level and build
upaloopa
Mar 2016
#28
why don't you write me a long rambling critique and if I have some time maybe I'll read it.
upaloopa
Mar 2016
#42
Like Hillary, the establisment has a lot of "experience"...at protecting the establishment.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2016
#72