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jwirr

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48. Climate change, wealth inequality and social media should
Fri Mar 25, 2016, 02:38 PM
Mar 2016

help to wake people up to the take changes that are needed. And IMO those changes can only come from the left because we are not afraid to make changes.

the 2008 and 2012 Democratic Party platforms were well to the right of the 1956 Republican platform. hobbit709 Mar 2016 #1
Neoliberalism - Its happening all around the world Baobab Mar 2016 #5
+1 tk2kewl Mar 2016 #8
" trade agreements that short circuit democracy " <-ENDGAME FOR CORPORATE FASCISTS vintx Mar 2016 #9
^^THAT^^ onecaliberal Mar 2016 #26
What do you take away from this- (PDF) Note that these deals are - after 20 years about to go live Baobab Mar 2016 #54
Somewhat socially liberal as a cover to keep people voting, but highly GreenPartyVoter Mar 2016 #2
this is it SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2016 #31
You are so welcome. Hell of a scam, no? Breadcrumbs for we the people. GreenPartyVoter Mar 2016 #33
Bingo: liberal on issues the oligarchs don't care about. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #37
My theory is that this is more than the standard robber baron greed. They know climate change is GreenPartyVoter Mar 2016 #40
Reasonable theory marions ghost Mar 2016 #44
I agree with that totally. We have a few economic theories jwirr Mar 2016 #47
Obama has been a transformative progressive president, the best at least since LBJ, DanTex Mar 2016 #3
There's that sports mentality. What you call "bashing democrats" I call trying to improve democrats vintx Mar 2016 #6
It's not a sports mentality. The future of the nation is at stake, and Trump needs to be defeated. DanTex Mar 2016 #7
Transformative? Other than the ACA, please list Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #10
Why "other than ACA"? That's a big part of his legacy. DanTex Mar 2016 #11
Agreed about Obama being held back by Congress vintx Mar 2016 #15
Most Dems in congress are on board with his agenda. Sure, there are a few DanTex Mar 2016 #16
Was Obama like FDR when he slashed food stamps by $8 billion? RiverLover Mar 2016 #43
The food stamps were part of an omnibus bill. FDR had a very heavily Democratic congress. DanTex Mar 2016 #46
Since Nixon won over Mondale. intheflow Mar 2016 #4
Yes, the nation has shifted dangerously to the right, ... salinsky Mar 2016 #12
Parties change. They realign nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #13
Yes, to me, climate change makes all of this no longer business as usual. vintx Mar 2016 #17
It is, but people around the world know this nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #19
"Those who prevent peaceful revolutions will wake up to real revolutions" vintx Mar 2016 #24
Exactly. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #55
Climate change, wealth inequality and social media should jwirr Mar 2016 #48
We must not accede to the Third Way and GOP framing Broward Mar 2016 #14
We're being conned. RiverLover Mar 2016 #18
I cast my first vote in 1956, have seen a lot of shifting. Thirties Child Mar 2016 #20
if we aren't purely partisan hacks we do. ibegurpard Mar 2016 #21
Can you provide a specific example of a far left policy that was implement then and abandoned now? Sheepshank Mar 2016 #22
Too many people on this site do not know what memes are. vintx Mar 2016 #23
so I've heard....over and over Sheepshank Mar 2016 #25
You can start with support for job-destroying free trade agreements. Broward Mar 2016 #28
A poor agreement to be sure, but not hard evidence that the Entirety of Dems is lurching Right Sheepshank Mar 2016 #35
NAFTA for starters Meteor Man Mar 2016 #36
In addition, Bill Clinton making China a NTR country & ushering them into the WTO RiverLover Mar 2016 #39
In many, many ways, the Dems have moved left...it's easier to ignore those situations apparently Sheepshank Mar 2016 #42
There are many Americans unaware because they get "news" mmonk Mar 2016 #27
There have been times I could feel oldandhappy Mar 2016 #29
"Hillary Clinton's Ghosts: A Legacy of Pushing the Democratic Party to the Right" RiverLover Mar 2016 #30
No. The Republicans have moved a long way right, while the Democrats have moved left a little. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2016 #32
exactly, Dems took care of segregation, delineated and faught harder than ever for voter rights, Sheepshank Mar 2016 #41
*some* Dems took care of segregation & voter rights; others stonewalled & became TheDormouse Mar 2016 #49
Noooooo! Obamacare is right wing gift to the insurance companies. Dawgs Mar 2016 #50
This is how they do it. vintx Mar 2016 #52
I recognize all of that. LWolf Mar 2016 #34
I think we all realize it, but Hillary supporters apparently celebrate it.[n/t] Maedhros Mar 2016 #38
yep!! dana_b Mar 2016 #45
K&R..... daleanime Mar 2016 #51
Nixon would be a liberal today. pat_k Mar 2016 #53
And Eisenhower a socialist. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #56
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