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Cartaphelius

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7. Becoming?

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 10:40 AM

Jun 2018

Where have you been?

The Dem's, as a party, have been on a break-neck drive to the right since the Clinton Era, at least.

I could be argued that the Dem's complicity stretches back to Lincoln's decision to free the slaves only to make all of the 99%, black, white and all the colors in between.

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Are we Democrats becoming the true small c conservatives ? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 OP

By international standards, Democrats are "c"onservatives and GOP is right-wing fringe. DetlefK Jun 2018 #1

We're still the party of FDR, Truman, and John Kennedy. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #2

There was never a true left-wing in US mainstream. DetlefK Jun 2018 #5

this was largely accomplished by bill clinton's "triangulation" unblock Jun 2018 #3

There used to be a rough consensus favoring the things I cited. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #4

So, Democrats are powerless in all these matters, but we control taking kids away from world wide wally Jun 2018 #6

Becoming? Cartaphelius Jun 2018 #7

Wait wut? ismnotwasm Jun 2018 #11

There is a huge chasm between small c conservatism and Trumpism or modern Conservatism. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #12

We don't need to become . . . peggysue2 Jun 2018 #8

I lulz'd KG Jun 2018 #9

No ismnotwasm Jun 2018 #10

"We want citizens united rescinded... our chances are worse than ever." BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #13

Yeah ismnotwasm Jun 2018 #14

Very true! BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #15