Why?

[imanamerican63]

Can’t Democrats in Congress get on board with each other? I will say it again “the GOPers are chomping at the bit to retake power of both Houses and it won’t be pretty”! They need to find away to get done and fast! It will the President the boost he even if it is the bipartisan bill! Get it done, please!

[LenaBaby61]

1. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[mtngirl47]

2. I'm sick of it. n/t

[ymetca]

3. Well, over at Counterpunch they characterize it this way:

Identity politics is a strategy to fragment the wage-earning majority of voters into separate ethnic, racial and gender identities. That distracts attention from their class consciousness whose interests do not match those of the Donor Class that has gained control of the Democrat-Republican duopoly. This control and divergence of interests explains the DNC’s refusal to back progressive candidates.

Then they trot out the apologists onto TeeVee to tell us all the sausage-making is really, really, REALLY hard!

[jalan48]

4. Makes sense to me.

[empedocles]

6. Simply put, this is not a 'Progressive' voting populace.

FDR & LBJ recognized that, and fortnately, passed doable [and durable Medicare, Medicaid, etc. ] legislation - despite left attacks.

[LBJ got sick of those attacks, and quit his likely re-election, based on tremendous economic gains].

[jalan48]

8. He quit because of the fiasco of the Vietnam War and the realization that the military had

been lying to him. The left at that time was focused on the War and civil rights.

[empedocles]

9. that was a factor. Also, 'Burn baby burn', LBJ recognized as as awful problem for the Dems,

'for generations'. LBJ was right, as usual. - a brilliant politician. [

[Imho, I don't know of anyone who could have achieved what LBJ did. Southern Dem Committee chairman on board - unbelievable, then and now.].

[jalan48]

10. He was a tenacious fighter who grew up poor in Texas. I wish we had more like him today.

[empedocles]

11. So do I. However, . . .

[ymetca]

12. You've overlooked

The Powell Memo

Hence, the "despite left attacks" characterization ignores the class problem, which Americans of all stripes have been propagandized into believing doesn't exist here in the good 'ol USA.

Every time various mass movements of the lower classes start stirring things up, and making people start to question the status quo, here comes the Identity Politics.

It's not Left or Right. It's the Haves vs. the Have Nots.

Yours truly,

"The Godless Communist"

[badhair77]

5. I've lost patience.

Just vote.

[Heartstrings]

7. +10000