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In reply to the discussion: I believe there is merit to the argument... [View all]pragmatic_dem
(410 posts)the nation is moving to the right and Democratic Party has gone right along with it.
We are faced with the phenom of "socially liberal, economically conservative" i.e. Ronald Reagan meets gay marriage.
Citizen United is making things even worse, of course. On the one hand, I'm pissed as hell that the middle class keeps getting shafted no matter who is in office, on the other hand, middle class is horrible at looking out for their own best interests and to a large extent they deserve what they get, which is less than zero these days.
Now, watch as middle class chops off their left arm (India and China took the right one) with TPP free trade agreement.
Then, as a million more jobs hemorrhage to Asia, the middle class will bitch and moan and demand cuts to food stamps to pay for the damage done by their own hands.
Both Democrats and Republicans take advantage of a weak middle class, Republicans, built their brand on this, but conservative Democrats are gaining influence on what used to be Republican policy (e.g. "clearly, we need spying and we must raise the retirement age to 75" .