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In reply to the discussion: OK, thanks to DUers I think I'm seeing a "Shock Doctrine" pattern here........ [View all]socialist_n_TN
(11,481 posts)based on historical evidence of how the capitalists manipulate crises in order to advance a neo-liberal agenda. ALL of the issues mentioned have been supported by Obama, with the exception of the Keystone pipeline which he supposedly hasn't made a decision on. And of course, ALL of the Republicans, even the so-called "moderates" support ALL of these issues, INCLUDING the pipeline. There's your bi-partisan "compromise" actors right there. So it's not that there's "...ZERO evidence of happening". Just because it hasn't happened YET, doesn't mean that there no evidence it COULDN'T happen. I fully admit it speculation, but it IS speculation based on historical evidence and stated aims and goals of the actors.
BTW, even in my speculation, I do believe that the capitalists would give up on SOME of these issues AT THIS TIME, in exchange for getting some of them enacted. And that would look like (or could be spun to look like) bi-partisan "compromise" in order to fund the government and solve the current crisis. My problem with this is that ANY of these things being enacted would be further disaster for the working class and poor.
It's worth the speculation IMO and apparently several posters agree with me. We'll see how it shakes out over the next few weeks and months.