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In reply to the discussion: DON'T IMPEACH TRUMP! [View all]

meadowlander

(5,146 posts)
14. Why does the working class think Democrats left them behind?
Fri Aug 24, 2018, 10:47 PM
Aug 2018

Because after the Global Financial Crisis and eight years of GWB stripped their pensions, allowed health care costs to soar, sent their jobs overseas, took their house and their savings, the Democrats said "We need to move on. We don't need to prosecute the people who fucked you over and stole from you. We're going to play nice with the banks and the corporations and bail them out using your hard earned tax dollars and we're going to cave when they whine about more regulation and we're going to play nicey nice with the insurance industry and the Republicans over health care instead of going for single payer and we're going to play nicey nice with the Republicans over the charter schools and privatized standardized testing industry which are stripping money from your kids schools."

It's time for the Democrats to say "We're going to prosecute every single person who knowingly committed treason against this country, stole an American election, stoked racial hatred and division, split up families, stole money from the public purse, obstructed justice and then lied about it. When every single one of those motherfuckers is rotting in prison, then we're going to create jobs by rebuilding infrastructure, we're going to regulate the financial system properly, we're going to provide universal single payer healthcare and free college education and we're going to do something about gun violence."

Americans voted for hope and change in 2008 and the lesson they learned was that Democrats will walk away from what is right in the name of political expedience.

We're not going to win by being the party that refuses to do what is right and what obviously needs to be done because we're afraid of kicking the hornets nest on the right. The hornets are already swarming. It's time to bring in the fire hose.

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DON'T IMPEACH TRUMP! [View all] mia Aug 2018 OP
Good argument there...nt 2naSalit Aug 2018 #1
Doing nothing is a shitty plan lame54 Aug 2018 #2
Connecting voters with values that matter to them is hardly "doing nothing." mia Aug 2018 #3
No reason why we can't do both. meadowlander Aug 2018 #11
There are 67 reasons why we can't do both shanny Aug 2018 #23
Nothing in this article suggests... lame54 Aug 2018 #19
It's pretty well Dem concensus that we're not running on impeachment for the... brush Aug 2018 #31
Thank you. peekaloo Aug 2018 #42
Fine. No impeachment provided he faces criminal charges from NY State Roland99 Aug 2018 #4
Yeah, let's keep our powder dry.until---you know----later! How much damage could Atticus Aug 2018 #5
Trump will continue to do damage with every day that passes. mia Aug 2018 #17
And trying to mend fences is impossible. This is why... Roland99 Aug 2018 #6
Too late... liberal N proud Aug 2018 #7
It is not equally divided. Trump has less than 40% redstateblues Aug 2018 #27
Still deeply divided liberal N proud Aug 2018 #40
Impeachment was created for this very reason Loki Liesmith Aug 2018 #8
Long televised hearings that air all the dirty laundry AdamGG Aug 2018 #9
Evil should not stand. I hope we can multi-task. nt babylonsister Aug 2018 #10
If not impeached / resigned & if R candidate in 2020, would be total disaster for Republicons. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #12
Disagree on forgetting impeachment, agree on giving Americans JDC Aug 2018 #13
Why does the working class think Democrats left them behind? meadowlander Aug 2018 #14
Well said! mia Aug 2018 #16
+1000 BlueWI Aug 2018 #22
White working people think they've been left behind because of race. Period. EffieBlack Aug 2018 #36
This is already a bitterly divided nation of stupid people. Oneironaut Aug 2018 #15
I'm Sorry, But Any Scenario That Doesn't End With Trump In Prison Is A Failure ChoppinBroccoli Aug 2018 #18
Depends. We shouldn't impeach presidents for purely political reasons. But serious and demonstrable struggle4progress Aug 2018 #20
If conspiring with foreign powers to undermine an election BlueWI Aug 2018 #21
I agree with most. Blue_true Aug 2018 #24
That paragraph about leaving white working class people behind under Obama is 100% bullshit jcgoldie Aug 2018 #25
THANK you EffieBlack Aug 2018 #37
Yes, it is bullshit. betsuni Aug 2018 #41
We really, really don't have that kind of time. dchill Aug 2018 #26
I'm sorry, Dr. Dunn. I'm not sure I agree. Aristus Aug 2018 #28
It Will Again Take 8 Years Of A Democratic President LandOfHopeAndDreams Aug 2018 #29
That is 50% correct... Mike Nelson Aug 2018 #30
It's the economy stupid garybeck Aug 2018 #32
I cannot abide the status quo. I just can't. Laffy Kat Aug 2018 #33
Smells like vodka Iterate Aug 2018 #34
Again with the "we must reconnect with the poor neglected white working Americans" bullshit EffieBlack Aug 2018 #35
Congress can take the nuclear button out of his hand... kentuck Aug 2018 #38
If Trump is impeached, we get President Pence. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2018 #39
If we're talking about Trump committing one or more crimes and breaking the law.. DemocraticSocialist8 Aug 2018 #43
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