2016 Postmortem

dreamnightwind

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15. It isn't progress because

Mon May 2, 2016, 03:17 AM

May 2016

we are losing so much more ground than we're gaining, and our own party is enabling it.

The energy progress you mention is beyond pathetic given the urgency of climate change. The health are progress you mention got access for more people but at the expense of locking in a guaranteed market and profits for a kleptocracy called the health insurance industry, a Republican idea that had been rejected when proposed by Republicans. Marijuana has made exactly zero progress on the federal level, despite overwhelming demand for them to do so. And Hillary doesn't support legalizing it anyway.

If you go forward 2 steps and go back 3, is that progress? Why no, it's not.

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Incremental Progess is No Progress at All [View all] pmorlan1 May 2016 OP

As the 1% vacuum up more resources, it's been incremental regress. (nt) w4rma May 2016 #1

That is definitely a huge factor BootinUp May 2016 #16

OP doesn't know how laws are made apparently. qdouble May 2016 #2

+1, " Ride this wave of democratic energy to overwhelm right-wing opposition" ..wtf is that?! uponit7771 May 2016 #26

I so agree. auntpurl May 2016 #31

Fantastic article. bjo59 May 2016 #3

Thank you pmorlan1 May 2016 #5

I also find it funny qdouble May 2016 #4

Did you read the piece? pmorlan1 May 2016 #7

We'd have to substantiate what exactly is "incremental" and what is not qdouble May 2016 #9

Straw-man dreamnightwind May 2016 #12

It's not a strawman... qdouble May 2016 #14

It isn't progress because dreamnightwind May 2016 #15

Making baby steps forward does not equal taking two steps back... qdouble May 2016 #18

No it is to suggest we are rapidly losing to climate change dreamnightwind May 2016 #19

I read it and take it to be specious/populist rhetoric at best qdouble May 2016 #20

Not really, no dreamnightwind May 2016 #21

Every election is always the "most urgent of times" qdouble May 2016 #25

Climate change is indeed very serious, probably more than we thought Arneoker May 2016 #30

Thanks pmorlan1 May 2016 #41

You're quite welcome dreamnightwind May 2016 #42

LOL pmorlan1 May 2016 #43

Oh gee, then I'll just drop my health insurance Arneoker May 2016 #29

How is not getting all that you want NOT incremental (assuming of course you even make progress)? Arneoker May 2016 #28

Given that Social Security was passed incrementally, yes I do mythology May 2016 #32

Not at this point, that's for sure. It would be like spitting into the ocean. In other words, silvershadow May 2016 #6

All the success Bernie Sanders has ever had in getting legislation passed has been The Second Stone May 2016 #8

+1 qdouble May 2016 #10

You Didn't Read this Piece, Did You? pmorlan1 May 2016 #11

Yes, I read it, and your post is condescending and ignorant The Second Stone May 2016 #13

Excellent reply ... thank you! NurseJackie May 2016 #33

university students are responding to the call of FREE stuff nt msongs May 2016 #22

I don't think Sanders is callling for "free stuff" The Second Stone May 2016 #39

I didn't read it all, but it llooked like the author left out Obama's terms and the ACA for example. BootinUp May 2016 #17

Say that when in 1996 no gay people could get married, but they can in 2016. moriah May 2016 #23

Team Instant Gratification ... NurseJackie May 2016 #34

Great post. Lisa D May 2016 #35

More basher sophistry, FDR had an 80% progressive congress... you want fast change get a congress uponit7771 May 2016 #24

Too bad we didn't get some incrementalism in 1994 with Hillarycare. We'd have a good system now. Hoyt May 2016 #27

Medicare has made incremental progress with a number of important changes over the years. pnwmom May 2016 #36

Kevin Drum-Here's Why I Never Warmed Up to Bernie Sanders Gothmog May 2016 #37

2 steps back, 1 step forward - woohoo, we went a forward! DebDoo May 2016 #38

K&R nt Live and Learn May 2016 #40