Reply #18: Chris Hedges nails it, for the most part.

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"The Democrats are always able to offer up a least-worst alternative while, in fact, doing little or nothing to thwart the march toward corporate collectivism." --> Got it in one, especially as long as we quietly allow them to do this by not asking for better representation, insisting that they must do more for their constituents, and loudly yanking the public discourse toward more socially responsible government. The so-called radical left (waves) should not and cannot sit down and behave because our ideas are "politically inconvenient" or "ill-timed" or "asking too much too soon" or... You get the picture.

His conclusion that "The game is over. We lost." is one I refuse to share. To concede defeat is not the way.