Beware of People Pretending to Be on Our Side

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271. Here's what I think a corporate Democrat is..

Correct me if I've got anything wrong, as I'm watching from a distance and possibly have a different perspective than Americans...

There's a whole range of Democrats. They'd range from AOC to Joe Manchin.

AOC is someone I see who'd fit well into the moderate Left in any other country that's considered a peer of the US as she supports all the things (universal healthcare, paid parental leave etc) that's part of the fabric of society in most other countries.

Joe Manchin, on the other hand, is someone I'd call a Corporate Democrat. He opposes the things like expansion of medicare that the Biden administration and every sane person supports because lobby groups that have a finger in the pie and some influence in his wealth don't want the American people to have the same safety nets that other countries have.

So, Manchin doesn't work on behalf of his constituents. His top priority is working on behalf of the corporate interests that are in his ear. And the situation with the US Senate and the 50/50 split has given him power he shouldn't have.