Bernie Sanders

pantsonfire

(1,306 posts) Mon Apr 18, 2016, 12:12 AM Apr 2016

There Is a Moderate Republican in this Race, but She’s Running as a Democrat

In the late 1970s, as large corporations turned into transnational giants, they pumped huge amounts of cash into the political system. This largesse lured, first, the Republican Party, in the 80s, followed by the Democratic Party in the 90s, and precipitated a rightward political shift as both parties rewrote their policies to compete for the same corporate contributions.

Before this, from 1932–1976, the Democratic Party as a whole was far more progressive. The issues and approaches advocated today by Bernie Sanders were considered mainstream Democratic ideas by Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon Johnson, and even many moderate Republicans. It was common to support strict financial regulation, liberal immigration, social services for the poor, and progressive tax policies.

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There Is a Moderate Republican in this Race, but She’s Running as a Democrat (Original Post) pantsonfire Apr 2016 OP

I salute you! Land of Enchantment Apr 2016 #1

the Progressive magazine had a great piece on this - news stands now SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2016 #2

Except she is not a Moderate Republican montanacowboy Apr 2016 #3

I bet she would get things done... DemocracyDirect Apr 2016 #4

I think it's been pretty clear from the recent debates here My Good Babushka Apr 2016 #5

She is not a moderate by any means Baobab Apr 2016 #6

Spot on.. disillusioned73 Apr 2016 #7

Land of Enchantment

(1,217 posts)

1. I salute you!

Reply to pantsonfire (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 12:14 AM

Apr 2016

You have clearly outdone yourself with this rare gem of a thread!!!

SoLeftIAmRight

(4,883 posts)

2. the Progressive magazine had a great piece on this - news stands now

Reply to pantsonfire (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 12:15 AM

Apr 2016

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montanacowboy

(6,730 posts)

3. Except she is not a Moderate Republican

Reply to pantsonfire (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 12:26 AM

Apr 2016

She is far more hardcore than the old type Moderate Republican - she is to the right of them, she is our Margaret Thatcher and God forbid a Margaret Thatcher is just what we don't need

DemocracyDirect

(708 posts)

4. I bet she would get things done...

Reply to montanacowboy (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 12:38 AM

Apr 2016

... but I also know who she'll get them done for...

Corporations.

My Good Babushka

(2,710 posts)

5. I think it's been pretty clear from the recent debates here

Reply to pantsonfire (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 06:33 AM

Apr 2016

That the Democratic Party has just been using working class people for their votes for a long time now. They don't care about inequality, or corporate corruption, or pay to play politics. They believe that concentrated money is good, any way you can get it is good, and having it makes them better than everyone else.

Baobab

(4,667 posts)

6. She is not a moderate by any means

Reply to pantsonfire (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:52 AM

Apr 2016

Lots of Republicans are less extremely pro multinational-corporations anti Americans.

disillusioned73

(2,872 posts)

7. Spot on..

Reply to pantsonfire (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 12:09 PM

Apr 2016

Exactly what I've seen in my lifetime..

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