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villager

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2. The surviving apparatus in the Democratic and GOP parties is simply a "bankers' party" now

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Original post)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 02:21 PM

Mar 2016

We need a truly liberal/green party to the "left" (if saving the actual fucking planet is a "liberal" idea, still) of that Bankers' Party.

And some of those self-proclaimed "true" "conservatives" might feel a similar need on their side...

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Why is the democratic party also in trouble? [View all] nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 OP

Because it's no longer the Democratic Party? dchill Mar 2016 #1

This is very local nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #3

The surviving apparatus in the Democratic and GOP parties is simply a "bankers' party" now villager Mar 2016 #2

That is why I said the flight will continue nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #4

...which will be interesting, because the environmental and economic crises will be ratcheting up villager Mar 2016 #5

Why I don't think either of the two parties nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #6

well thanks for depressing the shit out of me but you speak the truth dembotoz Mar 2016 #7

This is at the local level nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #8

Because with the party of the political right collapsing, we turned to the political left... Iggo Mar 2016 #9

Dems are turning to the left? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #10

Because, although there are differences between the two parties bigwillq Mar 2016 #11

Except that the people who pushed for that CAP are (or were) part of the democratic base nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #13

The Democratic Party has the same problem Hillary does: Maedhros Mar 2016 #12

Less and less and things like this don't help nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #14

The next thing you know, they'll be opposing wind turbines! muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #15

I am not sure about tthat nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #16

That would be crazy. demmiblue Mar 2016 #17