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17. We don't actually need a revolution, we need a counter-revolution. The Reagan Revolution has to go

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 12:16 PM

13 hrs ago

We're 45 years into that experiment, and it's made a few people super-wealthy but left most of the rest scraping by. Since 1980, the highest virtue in the land was shooting wealth skyward: as much as possible, as fast as possible, as high as possible.

Contrast that with the New Deal framework, which didn't prevent the upward flow but did bottleneck it. Wealth had to circulate at the lower levels for a while before going up the pipe. The system had its flaws, and by the 1970s conditions had changed enough that it needed fixing, but it needed fixing, not dismantlement.

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Democratic Party's Low Polling Numbers Explained [View all] Pototan 16 hrs ago OP

Many Democrats expect their elected Dem reps to lead the revolution. FalloutShelter 16 hrs ago #1

The GOP embraces their protesters and far right spokesmen Farmer-Rick 14 hrs ago #11

Not true at all creeksneakers2 48 min ago #31

Elected Democratic leaders need to endorse popular Democratic candidates and ideas while fighting the fights they can. Gore1FL 14 hrs ago #14

We don't actually need a revolution, we need a counter-revolution. The Reagan Revolution has to go JHB 13 hrs ago #17

The fight now is trying to protect what we have creeksneakers2 45 min ago #32

One suggestion: Democratic leaders should hold "shadow" hearings and tape them Justice matters. 11 hrs ago #21

There is the day to day process where right now we are weak as the minority. Then there is vision. Which we seem.... dutch777 16 hrs ago #2

trouble is- mopinko 15 hrs ago #5

And these things need to be accomplished in a hard hitting get-it-done manner. Trust_Reality 13 hrs ago #18

We need to be more outspoken WmChris 16 hrs ago #3

It doesn't fully explain it. everyonematters 16 hrs ago #4

"trans boys" angrychair 6 hrs ago #24

I should have said trans girls. everyonematters 6 hrs ago #25

Corporate media has their thumb on the scale for the pukes as well. It's not an even playing field. Blues Heron 15 hrs ago #6

Yep. For profit media is for profit first. Trust_Reality 12 hrs ago #19

But Democratic candidates are winning Buckeyeblue 15 hrs ago #7

i don't see Dem adrenaline. AOC and Gavin are exceptions Tetrachloride 14 hrs ago #8

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Republicans are to the left of "corporate" Democrats? Martin Eden 14 hrs ago #13

It's simple. Low approval for Democrats does NOT equate to approval for Republicans Martin Eden 14 hrs ago #10

Yes, Democrats need to fight harder Mysterian 14 hrs ago #12

Democratic low polling numbers are from Democrats or unaffiliated Democratic leaning voters, 'cause the Democratic Fil1957 14 hrs ago #15

Both parties make the same mistake of thinking--or choosing to think--that voters... Ol Janx Spirit 13 hrs ago #16

With a few exceptions (AOC, Gavin, Bernie) pinkstarburst 12 hrs ago #20

I think there's a disconnect between campaigning and achieving dickthegrouch 11 hrs ago #22

It all stems from a sometimes-Democrat that has misled a large swath of the left-leaning electorate. W_HAMILTON 11 hrs ago #23

Absolutely. That kind of damage to Democrats wasn't possible before. betsuni 3 hrs ago #28

Republicans can't do policy. OAITW r.2.0 5 hrs ago #26

Many of the polls ask the wrong questions Bluetus 4 hrs ago #27

When grievances matter more than vulnerabilities. betsuni 2 hrs ago #29

I have a good explanation for it. bob4460 1 hr ago #30