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In reply to the discussion: In defence of Michael Moore... [View all]PaulX2
(2,032 posts)My friend believed Trump because he was gonna fix stuff. He now knows he was tricked. People do learn.
MM told us Trump was gonna win months in advanced. No one listened.
We all underestimate the stupidity of "Regular Americans". I don't. I watched Bush get re-elected after lying us into a war and ignoring dozens of direct in your face warnings before 9-11.
If Democrats threw off the corporations (cash) and represented "mostly" working and struggling Americans, while being fair to corporations, but making them pay taxes we wouldn't have Republicans.
Taking the money from Goldman Sachs DID HURT HILLARY PERIOD.
Millions understand corporate control of our government is America's worst problem. Many want to whistle past this problem, ignore the oligarch control, and think we can get people off their couches to vote for us because we are simply "better" didn't seem to work, and counting on "demographics" may be too late.
The Game Is Rigged Elizabeth Warren:
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-end-of-political-parties-us-elizabeth-warren-grassroots-progressive-2017-4
The game is rigged.
The people who fight for the poor, and struggling will win.
When is the last time you heard a politician mention "the poor"? It's always "the middle class" or "working families" or whatever. There are millions with zero hope and they can vote. Time they were heard front and center.
To hell with Goldman Sachs.