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In reply to the discussion: Beware of People Pretending to Be on Our Side [View all]FoxNewsSucks
(12,011 posts)having a steady change to the better.
In practice, though, it's been used to continually get progressives to accept less and ending up with sometimes less and sometimes nothing. It's never been used to get conservadems to give up protecting their corporate and billionaire donors. THe ACA is an example. We were told that to get it through, we had to "compromise and settle, and wait to fix it in the future this is just a starting point." 11 years later, some of the ACA has been undermined, not improved and we're still at the mercy of price-gouging for-profit insurers.
Once again, it's looking the way some predicted a few months ago. When progressives and conservadems "compromised" a 6T plan down to 3.5T + "some infrastructure". When that was split into two separate bills, the writing was on the wall. Conservadems would get their way and the 3.5T would never pass because they would also fail to keep their word and live up to the bargain they made.
That should also be kept in mind when being aware of people pretending to be on our side. Whether it is troll infiltrators posting here or elected "democrats" who work against Democratic policy and politicians.