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In reply to the discussion: I see the anti-Hillary brigade is on another tear... [View all]BainsBane
(57,766 posts)There isn't a campaign yet. Vacuous references to corporatism are not policy or critiques of policy. Obviously it is personal when such people attribute to Clinton everything they dislike about capitalism and the American political system.
The Iraq war: They praise Kerry and Biden, who also voted for Iraq, and hold the war entirely against Clinton.
Corporatism (I'll set aside my irritation at the ahistorical nature of their ridiculous use of that word): They falsely claim she is the darling of Wall Street when in fact Wall Street supports the GOP, probably the same candidates some of those Clinton haters will end up voting for, like Jeb or Scott Walker.
Some have declared that the number one priority is defeating Clinton, not advancing a certain policy or position, not stopping the GOP from doing something, but defeating Clinton. Of course it's personal. It's a visceral, irrational hatred, and anyone who isn't blinded by that same hatred has seen it.
They don't discuss policy. Everything is about individual personalities. The NSA spying issue became all about whether one worshiped or despised Greenwald. There is very little discussion of policy or issues. In fact, I see a great deal of energy put into avoiding such discussions. On top of that, those of us who do discuss issues, who care about social justice, are accused of advancing her candidacy, even when we don't mention her. I was accused of campaigning for her in a post I did about Marxist theory. Who can make that shit up? They insist on reducing any discussion about policy to the lowest common denominator, their views on one or another member of the political elite.
Your policy claim doesn't hold water.